Technology
VCs back Aire in $11m funding round
Crane is joined in the round by existing investors White Star Capital and Sunstone Capital
Carlyle hits €1.35bn hard-cap for Europe Technology Partners IV
Fund will invest in lower-mid-market technology-focused companies based in Europe and the US
Neva Finventures, Primomiglio lead €5m series-A for Yolo
Newcomers Net Insurance and Miro Ventures also take part in the latest funding round
Montagu's Maincare bolts on Anticyclone
Deal for the speech recognition software developer comes eight months after the GP's backing
Battery Ventures invests $29m in Guardsquare
Battery Ventures invests for a majority stake in the mobile security software app developer
CM-CIC backs Septeo MBO
GP, buying a minority stake, will help France-based Septeo to grow internationally
CapitalG leads $100m series-E round for Collibra
Existing investors Iconiq Capital, Index Ventures, Dawn Capital and Battery Ventures join the round
Index leads $30m series-B for Mimiro
Existing investor Balderton Capital also takes part in the series-B funding round
DC hires Luycx from Torch Partners
Luycx joins from Torch Partners, where he worked for 10 years, latterly as managing director
CM-CIC Innovation et al. invest €7m in Diota
Safran Corporate Ventures, Supernova Invest and Calao Finance reinvest in the company
Carlyle acquires SER
Acquisition was made from the firm's CETP III fund, which focuses on technology companies
Insight, MissionOG lead £25m round for Featurespace
Deal will support the fraud detection software firm's international expansion and product development
Eurazeo leads $60m series-C for Contentsquare
Existing investors Highland Europe, Canaan Partners and H14 also take part in the latest financing
Hg buys Transporeon from TPG
Acquisition continues Hg's strategy for B2B cloud-based software and network companies
BPI France, CM-CIC back Bretagne Télécom
GPs inject €20m into telecoms specialist Bretagne Telecom in the form of equity and debt
Axcel partially exits EG
Axcel makes divestment from its DKK 3.6bn buyout fund, Axcel IV, which held a final close in 2011
Accel in $9m round for Humio
Accel principal Andrei Brasoveanu joins Humio's board and partner Adrian Colyer joins as board observer
Index Ventures leads $33m series-B for GeoPhy
Previous backers Inkef Capital and Hearst Ventures also take part in the investment
HTGF and BitStone invest in Dotscene
Investment for the 3D-mapping software company has been taken from High-Tech Gründerfonds III
Runa Capital et al. lead €6m series-B for Admo.tv
Company will use the funds to scale up its team in London and open new offices in Spain and Germany
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in Essentia Analytics
Essentia Analytics' technology analyses investor behavior and performance
Lea Partners invests in IDL
Capital will be used to accelerate the development of the software and expand its market position
Omnes, Turenne lead €7m round for Teach On Mars
Turenne draws capital from its Région Sud Investissement fund to support the round
Equistone-backed PIA bolts-on UDG
Acquisition is PIA's fifth since Equistone's buyout, following SoQuero, Dymatrix, Appico and TAB