Technology
Capnamic leads €2.25m series-A for Acellere
Business angels and unnamed industry veterans from Germany and the US also take part
Cap A launches Nordic B2B technology fund
VC firm is planning an initial close for the fund during the first half of 2018
GP Bullhound IV holds €65m first close
Latest vehicle has surpassed capital raised by its predecessor, GP Bullhound Fund III
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands
Pera Capital acquires stake in Bimser
With the new capital, Bimser plans to boost its domestic and international growth targets
Tikehau-backed Oodrive acquires Orphea
Through the deal, Oodrive expects to strengthen its offerings to meet market demands
Holtzbrinck holds first and final close on €306m
Fund closes at a similar size to its predecessor and will to pursue the same strategy
Runa Capital launches third fund
VC firm is looking to attract existing investors and will invest a maximum of $10m per project
VCs tread cautiously around blockchain craze
VC activity in cryptocurrency has increased, but despite eye-catching deals, their volume is not as high as the wider enthusiasm would suggest
HTGF backs eBlocker
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg II also backs the company alongside private investors
Draper Esprit et al. in $75m round for Ledger
Series-B is a massive step up from the €7m series-A secured by the French business less than a year ago
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay buys MPay24
Second bolt-on, after the purchase of Hamburg-based Startec, since AnaCap's original acquisition
Goodwater leads $5.7m funding round for SweatCo
Other backers in the round include Greylock Partners, Rubylight, Seedcamp and SmartHub
Omnes Capital et al. in $1.7m series-A round for Vsora
Omnes Capital, Partech Ventures and angel investors back the French DSP IP provider
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
Artemis, Alven back Speachme
GPs invest €10m in French peer-to-peer skills transfer platform startup Speachme
VC firms in $15m series-B for Nozomi Networks
Lux Capital, GGV Capital, Planven Investments and THI Investments take part in the round
Waterland buys Swyx Solutions
Acquisition marks the first step in a new buy-and-build strategy in the IT sector
SEP injects £25m into Redwood
SEP initiated contact with the comms and cloud services firm three years ago
Capital D buys Invincible Brands
Invincible Brands projects revenues of €30m for 2017 and describes its profit margins as "healthy"
Connect backs Forest Admin in €3m round
Pietro Bezza, managing partner and co-founder of Connect Ventures, will join the company's board
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Softbank invests €460m in Auto1
Softbank draws capital from the $93bn Vision Fund, which held a first close in March 2017
Seed Capital, SEB lead DKK 30m series-A for Cardlay
Cardlay intends to use the series-A funding to expand its partnerships with banks