Technology
Redpoint et al. invest in Zendesk
Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs and existing backers have invested $45m in customer service software provider Zendesk, alongside a $15m facility provided by Silicon Valley Bank.
Faraday participates in $1.9m round for PlaySpace
Spanish VC Faraday Venture Partners has participated in a $1.9m funding round for PlaySpace, a developer and operator of Spanish and Portuguese social games.
ECI-backed Fourth buys Adaco
ECI Partners portfolio company Fourth, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider targeting the hospitality sector, has acquired Adaco, a global supplier of SaaS to the hotel sector.
Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested тЌ500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
Second deal in a week for BGF with SkyDox investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have taken part in a ТЃ20m round for UK-based business software developer SkyDox.
Industrifonden backs Anyfi Networks
Industrifonden has invested SEK 9m in Swedish Wi-Fi technology developer Anyfi Networks, alongside the current owners' SEK 1m investment.
Intel et al. in €10m round for Sigfox
Intel Capital has joined existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and iXO Private Equity in a €10m funding round for French technology company Sigfox.
SAM Private Equity invests $12m in Nujira
British semiconductor business Nujira has secured a $12m financing round from SAM Private Equity.
SAP invests in HTGF II
German business software provider SAP has invested in High-Tech Gründerfonds II, a venture fund focusing on start-ups in the technology sector.
Lyceum's Access Group acquires Prelytis for €4m
British business software provider Access Group, backed by Lyceum Capital, has bought French business intelligence provider Prelytis for тЌ4m.
AXA PE backs Place des Leads
AXA Private Equity has invested €3m in Paris-based data collection company Place des Leads in exchange for a minority stake.
Active Venture Partners holds final close on €54m
Active Venture Partners has closed its second technology fund on €54m.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
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Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. back Semasio
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures and the incubator Project A have invested a seven-figure euro sum in Hamburg-based software company Semasio.
DN Capital holds first close on €51.5m
DN Capital is reported to have held a first close of DN Capital GVC III on тЌ51.5m.
GE Capital backs Marlin's Hospedia
GE Capital is said to have invested ТЃ2m in UK point of care systems provider Hospedia.
212 leads round for Hemenkiralik.com
212 Ltd has led a funding round for Turkish online accommodation site Hemenkiralik.com.
Ubiquisys raises a further $19m
UK-based 3G technology company Ubiquisys has raised $19m in an oversubscribed round from existing investors, as well as new Chinese investors Mobile Internet Capital and Nissay Capital.
Khosla leads series-A for ParStream
Khosla Ventures has led a $5.6m funding round for German data analytics platform ParStream.
EQT buys UC4 from Carlyle
EQT has wholly acquired Austrian software company UC4 from the Carlyle Group.
Almi in SEK 7m round for InCoax
Almi Invest and Norrlandsfonden have participated in a SEK 7m round for Swedish broadband business InCoax Networks.
Accel-backed 99designs buys 12designer from Grupo Intercom
Online graphic design market-place 99designs, backed by Accel Partners, has bought Berlin-based creative market-place 12designer, owned by Spanish venture capital firm Grupo Intercom.
Kelso Place-backed MDNX acquires Octium
Kelso Place portfolio company MDNX has wholly acquired UK-based IT services provider Octium.