Technology
Ubon portfolio companies Vaion and Jazz Networks merge
Following the merger, the combined company т now named Ava т will consolidate its offering
Maven invests £2.5m in Precursive
All-equity investment will go towards a growth strategy in both the UK and the US
Sapphire Ventures leads $30m series-C for Adverity
Round for marketing analytics platform is more than doubles the capital raised in its April 2019 round
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Siili sells stake in Robocorp to existing PE backers
Siili exits the business after having invested in it during a pre-seed funding round
Perwyn, BGF, MMC in £33m round for Gousto
Round brings the total funds raised by Gousto in the last eight years to more than ТЃ130m
Marlin Equity-backed Puzzel acquires U-WFM
Deal allows Puzzel to speed up expansion into the UK market
Lingfeng Capital leads CHF 14m series-B for Crypto Finance
Switzerland-based cryptocurrency firm mandated PwC to seek new investors for the funding round
Accel, Founders Fund back €61.6m series-B for Trade Republic
Round for the mobile broker is the fifth largest venture capital round in the DACH region in 2020
Index Ventures et al. back $65m series-C for Taxfix
Index Ventures has backed a $65m series-C round for tax filing application Taxfix, with participation from existing investors Valar Ventures, Creandum and Redalpine.
TPG leads $100m round for Onfido
TPG is currently investing from its $3.7bn TPG Growth Fund IV, which closed in December 2017
Wavecrest and Beringea lead $29m round for Edited
Wavecrest is currently investing from its debut fund, which closed on $190m in March 2019
Gresham House invests in Rezatec
Gresham's investment is intended to grow Rezatec and continue its international expansion
Fortino Capital Partners holds first close on third fund
LPs backing the €45m first close comprise existing investors following the launch in Q1 2020
Bayern Kapital, Main Incubator back seed round for Scompler
Marketing and content management firm will further develop its software platform
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
Sicav-backed NChain acquires Crea
Crea is a software development and implementation firm focused on Bitcoin and IT security
Maven and GAM lead £10m funding round for Push
Founded in 2006 and based in London, Push operates offices in Silicon Valley and Dublin
Blockchain Valley Ventures gears up for new fund launch
Swiss venture and advisory firm BVV backs companies in the blockchain and emerging fintech space
Ambienta buys software provider Namirial
GP is investing via its Ambienta III fund, which held a first and final close on €635m in May 2018
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Elco
Neuberger Berman sells its 16.5% stake in the company and NB Aurora its 13.3% holding
Axcel acquires Norwegian company SuperOffice
Deal is the GP's first investment from Axcel VI, which was launched in December 2019
Maxburg acquires Metoda from Bayern Kapital, HTGF, TEV
VCs exit the technology business having first invested in it in 2014
Investcorp acquires Avira for $180m
Deal is the seventh from Investcorp Technology Partners IV, which held a final close on $400m in December 2018