Technology
Khosla leads $8m series-B round for ParStream
Khosla Ventures has backed data analytics solutions provider ParStream as part of an $8m capital injection alongside other investors.
PrimeVentures backs AppLift with additional $7m
PrimeVentures has backed mobile games marketing platform AppLift with $7m, after injecting $13m into the start-up in June this year.
Tech entrepreneurs launch new fund Clarent
Lumi Mobile co-founders Mark Beilby and Gavin Poolman have launched media- and technology-focused fund Clarent Capital PE Fund 1, aiming to raise £102m over the coming months. Alice Murray speaks to Poolman to find out why the European technology sector...
BayBG buys minority stake in SSP Europe
BayBG has backed SSP Europe, acquiring a minority stake in the IT security solutions provider.
IBB backs labfolder in 11th deal this year
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has made its 11th transaction this year by backing software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform labfolder, alongside Vogel Ventures and business angel Jan Bohl.
QWave Capital backs ID Quantique with $5.6m
QWave Capital, a new physics- and material science-focused VC fund, has backed ID Quantique, a network security provider, with a $5.6m investment.
Inveready leads €1m round for Sweetspot
Spanish venture capital investors Inveready and Cube Investments have led a €1m round for Sweetspot Intelligence, a marketing analytics platform.
Uxpin secures $700,000 from IDG Ventures et al.
Polish user experience design tool provider Uxpin has raised $700,000 from IDG Ventures, Innovation Nest and a number of Silicon Valley-based angel investors.
Project A Ventures receives €30m from Springer
German incubator Project A Ventures has raised €30m from media company Axel Springer after less than two years on the road.
Industrifonden backs Magcomp with SEK 10m
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in Swedish electromagnetic technology company Magcomp, taking a stake in the business alongside existing owners.
Pinova and BIP team up to buy Utimaco Safeware
Pinova Capital and BIP Investment Partners have acquired cyber security provider Utimaco Safeware in a management buyout.
PE-backed Yandex acquires KinoPoisk
Russian search engine operator Yandex, which is listed on Nasdaq and backed by UFG Private Equity, has acquired KinoPoisk, a Russian-language movie, television show and actor database.
VC-backed Criteo to raise $176m in IPO
French advertisement targeting company Criteo, backed by several venture capital firms, plans on raising $176m in its upcoming flotation on Nasdaq, valuing the company in the region of $1.5bn.
Private equity firms circle Unit4
Netherlands-based software company Unit4, which is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, has been approached by private equity firms with takeover bids that value the company at up to €1.04bn.
Brockhaus to close third fund by year-end
Brockhaus Private Equity is aiming to close its latest fund, Brockhaus Private Equity III, on €170m in Q4.
Almi Invest backs Avalanche Biotech
Almi Invest and business angel PУЄr Ribbner have invested in Swedish life sciences business Avalanche Biotech in exchange for a minority stake in the company.
Partech closes seed fund on €30m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech Entrepreneur seed fund after raising €30m ($40m).
Albion leads investment in Aridhia Informatics
Albion Ventures has led a funding round for health and biomedical informatics firm Aridhia Informatics.
Partech VI closes on €130m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech VI venture fund on €130m ($175m), having originally targeted €120m at the time of its first close.
NEA backs Silk with $1.6m
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has injected a further $1.6m into existing portfolio company Silk, the Dutch provider of a cloud-based, interactive data visualisation platform.
SEP supports Tryzens MBO
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has supported the management buyout of UK-based digital solutions provider Tryzens from its parent company Jaywig.
3TS sells Avangate to Francisco Partners
CEE technology investor 3TS Capital Partners has sold its stake in Romanian software business Avangate to US VC Francisco Partners.
Cipio exits eMaze in management buy-back
Cipio Partners has sold security services and software company eMaze to the firm's management.
True Ventures leads $3m round for Narrative
True Ventures has led a $3m funding round for Swedish firm Narrative (formerly Memoto), a developer of micro-camera software and hardware.