Technology
SEP sells ControlCircle to Alternative Networks
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold hosting and cloud-based services provider ControlCircle to Alternative Networks for ТЃ39.4m.
Runa Capital pours €1.5m into Cloudpartner.de
Runa Capital has invested €1.5m ($2m) in a series-A round for Berlin-based start-up Cloudpartner.de, which gives German SMEs access to cloud-based services.
SoundCloud raises series-D at $700m valuation
Institutional Venture Partners has led a $60m series-D round for German music platform SoundCloud.
Highland leads €23.5m investment in AMCS
Highland Capital Partners Europe has led a тЌ23.5m capital injection into AMCS Group.
Creandum et al. back PlayRaven
Creandum and London Venture Partners (LVP) have taken part in a $2.3m (тЌ1.7m) funding round for Finnish game developer PlayRaven alongside angel investor Jari Ovaskainen.
Sintef launches fourth seed fund
Trondheim-based Sintef has launched Sintef Venture IV, a NOK 209m seed fund aimed at technology-driven SMEs.
Hutton Collins injects €50m into Dedalus
Hutton Collins has made a €50m investment in Dedalus, an Italian healthcare IT systems provider, along with a further €15m from co-investors.
Earlybird holds first close for new CEE fund
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the first close of its CEE-focused early-stage fund, Earlybird Digital East Fund (EDEF), on $110m.
Partech et al. back Vodkaster
Partech Ventures, Elaia Partners and 3T Capital have injected €1.2m into Vodkaster, a French social media site for cinema.
Index Ventures backs Resource Guru
Index Ventures has led an $870,000 investment round for London-based scheduling systems firm Resource Guru.
Estonian start-up Cloutex raises $600,000
Cloud service integration platform Cloutex has raised a $600,000 seed funding round from asset management firm United Partners, Baltic investor SmartCap and the EstBan business angel network.
Amadeus IV Early Stage holds first close on £33m
Amadeus Capital Partners has held the first close of its new fund, Amadeus IV Early Stage, on ТЃ33.2m.
SDNsquare raises €1.5m
TMT-focused investor Merapar has led a €1.5m funding round for SDNsquare, a Belgian provider of network and storage solutions.
Acton's Heureka Growth Fund II holds first close
Acton Capital Partners has held a first close for its Heureka Growth Fund II on $110m.
NVM nets 3.6x return on e-know sale
NVM Private Equity has sold IT services firm e-know.net to AIM-listed cloud computing provider Nasstar for ТЃ13m.
Segulah's European Travel Interactive buys Flygresor.se
Segulah portfolio company European Travel Interactive (ETI) has acquired price comparison website Flygresor.se.
Elderstreet backs Sentiment Metrics
Elderstreet Investments has led a ТЃ1m series-A funding round for Sentiment Metrics, a UK-based social engagement and intelligence platform provider.
Iceotope raises $10m two years after entering administration
UK-based environmental IT cooling specialist Iceotope has raised $10m in a series-A round led by Aster Capital.
Delivery Hero raises $88m
Insight Venture Partners has led an $88m series-E round for Delivery Hero, a German online food ordering service.
DN and Holtzbrinck lead $8m round for Quandoo
DN Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures have co-led an $8m series-B funding round for Quandoo, a Berlin-based restaurant reservation software provider.
DFJ Esprit et al. back Trustpilot
DFJ Esprit and its Menlo Park-based parent DFJ have led a $25m series-C round for consumer review site Trustpilot.
Inventure Fund II holds first close on €50m
Inventure has held a first close for Inventure Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund, on тЌ50m.
FlatFrog closes $10m round
FlatFrog Laboratories, a Sweden-based multi-touch systems provider, has raised a further $10m from Invus, Sunstone Capital and Intel Capital.
Batman invests $1m in Robin
Orbys Ventures and Dutch entrepreneur Jan-Willem Tusveld have invested $1m in Robin Software, a Netherlands-based provider of e-commerce customer service software for SMEs, via the newly formed holding company Batman BV.