EQT Ventures
EQT on track for 2023 final close for Fund X
GP has so far raised more than EUR 16bn for the vehicle against EUR 20bn target
EQT closes Europe's largest VC fund with EUR 1.1bn raised
Registered in September, EQT Ventures III is almost double the size of its predecessor
Verdane's Porterbuddy sold to VC-backed Instabox
Verdane is reinvesting for a minority stake in the combined delivery service platform
EQT Ventures gears up for third fund
Fund registration comes less than two years after the final close of its EUR 660m predecessor
OTPP's Innovation Platform leads $138m round for Beamery
UK-based recruitment software platform Beamery has raised a $138m funding round led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) via its Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP).
Point72 Ventures leads €20m round for Curb
Food startup was founded in 2020 and will use the funding to invest in technology and its expansion in Stockholm
EQT Ventures backs Lenus with €50m series-A funding
Round is the largest series-A round ever secured by a startup in Denmark, according to EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures leads €75m series-B round for Instabox
Funding will be used to develop technology to enhance value-chain for customers and merchants, and for expansion outside of Sweden
EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Iconiq Growth leads $530m round for Wolt
New round takes the total amount Wolt has raised to $856m
EQT Ventures leads $18m round for Sana Labs
Latest round brings its total funding so far to $23m, having previously raised $4m in 2018 and $1m in 2017
EQT Ventures leads $44m series-B for Cleo
Existing investors Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe also participated in the round
EQT acquires 30% stake in listed company Beijer Ref
GP buys $1.1bn stake from air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Global Corporation
EQT launches EQT Growth; hires Marc Brown as head
Brown joins from Microsoft where he led 185 acquisitions for the company
Norrsken, EQT Ventures et al. in $10m round for Einride
Electric trucks startup has raised $42m in financing since being founded in 2016
Tesi, NordicNinja et al. in $54m series-C for Varjo
Tech company has raised $100m since being founded in 2016
Heal Capital leads $10.5m round for Siilo
Investment in the healthcare messaging app is Heal Capital's debut deal from its first fund
EQT Ventures leads $8m round for Traplight
Play Ventures, Initial Capital and Heartcore Capital also participated in the fundraise
EQT leads $3m seed round for Willa
Company will use the proceeds to launch its product Willa Pay
83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots
Existing investors Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures and Atlantic Labs also back the robotics company
EQT opens office in Paris
EQT partner Nicolas Brugère will take up the role of head of EQT France
Nordic GPs find solace in demand for tech deals
Buyout activity in the Nordic region has nose-dived in 2020, while venture capital activity surged in some countries
Wolt raises €100m in series-D funding round
Company will use funding to see it through uncertainty caused by the pandemic
EQT Venture leads $30m series-B round for Anyfin
Swedish fintech Anyfin has so far raised more than тЌ40m since 2018