Technology
Accel Partners et al. in $28m Shift Technology series-B
Consortium of US and French investors backs the platform, which helps insurers detect fraud
Norvestor-backed Crayon sets IPO price range
Shares are expected to start trading on the exchange on or around 8 November 2017
Circularity and Mustard Seed co-lead $7.4m round for Winnow
Business will roll out its software for tracking food wastage across new international markets
Paladin and VT Partners join forces on cybersecurity investments
The two firms intend to share resources, knowledge and networks through the agreement
CM-CIC leads €6.1m series-B for Robart
Innovacom, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and SEB Alliance also take part in the financing
Alpina acquires Syncos
GP invests via holding company that acquired ERP software providers Oxaion and Cimdata
Rocket Internet-backed Hellofresh sets price range for IPO
Hellofresh will raise €243-357m in expansion capital to fund continued acquisitive growth
LDC exits Nexinto in trade sale to Plus Server
Transaction is a bolt-on acquisition for Plus Server, acquired by BC Partners in July 2017
German VC firms back €19m series-C for Global Savings
Rocket Internet, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds, Ru-Net and Deutsche Bank take part
Spectrum holds final close on $1.25bn hard-cap
GP will make investments in IT companies ranging from $25m up to more than $100m
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures in €2m round for Comet
Venture capital funds back startup, which connects freelancers with companies who need staff
Tech deals return to the CEE region
Tech activity in CEE remains sluggish, though aggregate values are on the increase
Danube and Fidura sell Mechatronic to Accuron
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GPs, which backed the company in October 2008
Isatis Capital invests €4m in Web100T
MBO of the medical administration software developer is supported by senior debt from LCL
Seaya Ventures backs Spotahome in $16.1m expansion round
UK-based Passion Capital also provided capital in the fundraising round for Spotahome
Sapphire Ventures backs Feedzai in $50m series-C
VC firm is an existing investor and is joined in the round by another undisclosed backer
Spintop leads €1.4m seed round for Crosser
Swedish VC firm Almi Invest and Norwegian state-backed lender Norrlandsfonden also take part
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part
BIP backs €12m round for Simpleshow
Fresh capital will be used to finance international growth and further develop the website
Spanish VC consortium in €3.5m series-A for Coverfy
Round's backers include Spanish firms K Fund, Sabadell Venture Capital and Seaya Ventures
Nordwind leads $6m round for DriveLock
DriveLock intends to expand its product range and grow its presence in existing markets
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
BPI France, Idinvest et al. in $6.4m Cardiologs series-A
Consortium of French investors brings the total funding raised by the software company to $10m