Technology
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
Disruptive Capital partially exits Tantalum in trade sale
Sale of the stolen vehicle tracking division comes 17 months after the VC's most recent investment
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
UVC, BtoV lead €10m series-A for I2x
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and new investors MS&AD Ventures and Asgard also take part
Apax sells Exact Software to KKR
KKR makes the investment through its long-term capital programme, Core Investments
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors
Blossom Capital closes debut fund on $85m
Firm will look to make four or five deals per year and will focus on European technology startups
Adelis buys Ropo Capital from Sentica
Ropoтs management team remain in their positions in the business and will retain a stake
Oxx leads $8m round for Funnel
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Industrifonden and Zobito also take part in the financing
Nauta Capital leads $6m round for German startup Zenloop
Piton Capital also takes part in the funding, alongside entrepreneurs including Christian Henschel
QED Investors lead £3.5m round for Capitalise
SMEs can use Capitalise to seek financial advice from competing providers
Downing Ventures leads £6.5m investment in Imagen
Guinness Asset Management and Cambridge Innovation Capital also take part in the round
XAnge leads $3m investment in Sweagle
Unnamed US-based enterprise software company also invests in the round alongside XAnge
Standout Capital backs VisBook
GP invests via its Standout Capital I fund, which held a final close on SEK 1bn in August 2017
Workday Ventures invests in Beamery
Beamery said it has raised $40m to date and experienced 300% growth in the last 12 months
Auctus sells Valantic to DPE
Founding shareholders and management, led by Holder von Daniels, retain a stake of approximately 25%
Practica targets close on €40-50m in 2019
Practica Venture Capital II held a first close on €22m in December 2018, against a €40m target
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Bee2link
GP uses £600m Bridgepoint Development Capital III fund to invest in France-based Bee2link
360 Capital leads €7m series-A for Signaturit
Previous backers, including Bonsai Partners and Banco Sabadell, also take part in the round
Czech incubator launches €30m fund
New fund has been set up to invest at the series-A stage in B2B technology companies across Europe
FSN makes final exit from Netcompany
Shares would be valued at DKK 685m, based on yesterdayтs share price of DKK 220
Essling invests €16m in Evolucare Group
GP invests in the software company via Essling Expansion, a fund that recently held a first close
Bessemer leads €30m round for Mambu
Acton Capital, CommerzVentures, Point Nine Capital and Runa Capital also take part