Technology
Serena Capital, 2CRSi et al. invest €30m in Blade
Latest round brings the total amount raised by Blade since inception to €100m
EIB, iBionext et al. invest $28m in Prophesee
Consortium led by European Investment Bank backs neuromorphic vision system business
Nordic Capital-backed Conscia buys XevIT
Conscia intends to boost its expansion across the DACH region and further consolidate its market position
VCs and Airbnb back $60m series-C round for Tiqets
HPE Growth Capital led a $23m round for the mobile ticketing platform around a year ago
Maven leads £4m round for Relative Insight
British Business Bank's Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund also participates in the round
VC-backed DocPlanner buys TuoTempo
TuoTempo will operate independently and CEO Bianco will stay on with the business
Initiative & Finance backs Ymag
Founder Ayroulet sells his stake in the software business to the GP and the management
Corsair Capital backs $40m round for IDNow
ID verification platform will grow its product offering and expand abroad
LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital lead $5m round for Zamna
International Airlines Group also takes part in the round alongside Seedcamp and the London Co-Investment Fund
Index leads $30m series-B for Duffel
Index Ventures first invested in the travel software company in 2018, alongside Blossom
KKR sells partial stake in SoftwareOne IPO
SoftwareOne has a market capitalisation of CHF 2.8bn following the initial public offering
One Peak, Goldman Sachs lead $32m series-C for Coople
Swiss online staffing platform seeks to expand abroad and develop its software platform
Mountain Partners et al. back €10m round for Myos
Berlin-based merchant finance business Myos will refinance loans and develop its AI software
Northzone leads $60m round for Pollen
Existing investors Draper Esprit, Backed and Kindred Capital also participated in the round
GFC et al. back $2.3m round for Demodesk
Web conferencing software company draws funding from German and Silicon Valley investors
Eight Roads backs €13m series-B for Thinksurance
Frankfurt-based insurance technology company plans to use funding to grow and expand abroad
Northzone leads $15m series-A for Disperse
Existing investors Kindred Capital and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
HTGF et al. in €2.3m round for HQS Quantum Simulations
HQS will use the capital to develop its partnerships in the chemical industry
Maven leads £5.3m funding round for E Fundamentals
Existing investors Downing Ventures and Scottish Enterprise also invest in this round
Albion VC leads £6.35m series-A for Speechmatics
Company plans to use the funding to further boost its product development and geographical expansion
Apax, NB-backed Engineering buys Digitelematica
Company expects to strengthen its digital retail and fashion unit and expand its product offering
Insight invests $145m in CommerceTools
Rewe Digital, which acquired a stake in the software provider in 2014, remains a shareholder
EVentures, XAnge lead $6.6m round for Apiax
Regulatory technology startup Apiax raised its first institutional funding round in 2017
Green Arrow to launch €400m fourth buyout fund
Green Arrow Private Equity 4 will acquire majority and controlling positions in mid-market companies