Technology
NVM backs Volo Commerce
New capital will be used to expand the business internationally with a focus on North America
iZettle to receive €30m in debt funding from EIB
Stockholm-based fintech company will receive the debt funding across the next three years
Swisscom reinvests in Adello
VC also announces Bettina von Kupsch of Swisscom Mobile has joined Adello's board
Speedinvest, AWS Gründerfonds back Myclubs
Push Ventures has also invested in the round as well as the founders of diabetes app Mysugr
Avedon Capital buys and merges VisionsConnected, Viju
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €100m in annual revenues
Balderton in $2.5m seed round for Furhat Robotics
UK venture capital firm LocalGlobe also participated in the round for the AI business
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Summit commits follow-on investment to Relex
GP completes an expansion capital investment in its Finland-based portfolio company Relex
Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer holds €40m first close
ITAtech, a €200m Italian technology transfer-dedicated fund-of-funds, signs its first commitment
Draper Esprit, Touchstone in $24m round for Ieso
Digital healthcare provider will look to expand its US and European presence following the deal
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Deal in Focus: Carlyle sells Itconic to Equinix
Sale comes two and a half years after the GP acquired the business and is the first divestment for its third Europe-dedicated fund
LBO France makes seventh VC deal with OpenHealth
LBO France acquired VC firm Innovation Capital from Caisse des Dépôts in 2016 to move into the space
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra тЌ5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
General Atlantic backs Typeform in $35m series-B
Existing investors including Index Ventures, Point Nine and Connect Ventures also take part
MMC leads £2.5m Peak series-A
Peak lists the Economist, AstraZeneca and Morrisons among its clients
Kindred Capital leads £2m Sn-ap funding round
A number of private investors from the travel and finance sectors also backed the business
Carlyle sells Itconic via trade sale
Deal draws an end to the GP's two-year ownership of the Spanish datacentre business