Index Ventures
Syntegra to float Moleskine
Syntegra Capital confirmed yesterday it is looking to float Italian notebook and diary brand Moleskine at the company’s annual results presentation.
Vitruvian leads $64m round for Just-Eat
Vitruvian Partners has led a $64m funding round for London-based online takeaway ordering service Just-Eat.
Declining activity belies venture successes
Although European venture capital activity decreased by 12% to €974m last year, 2011 saw a number of sizeable fund closes as well strong exits, indicating fresh appetite for the asset class.
Sunstone joins Index et al to fund Amen Internet
Sunstone Capital A/S and Slow Ventures have joined a $2.9m round in Amen Internet led by Index Venture Management in co-operation with private investors, including a number of celebrities.
Index Ventures closes life sciences fund at €150m
Index Ventures has closed its latest life sciences fund, raising €150m from LPs and pharmaceutical companies.
Venture-backed Groupalia sells Latin American subsidiaries
Daily deals company Groupalia, owned by Nauta Capital, Caixa Capital Risc, General Atlantic, Index Ventures and Insight Venture Partners has sold its Latin American subsidiaries to local Brazilian daily deals site Pez Urbano.
LP caution hits life science investments
Universities can be a safe environment to raise funds and develop ideas. But it looks like university clusters are losing their pull factors in the eye of diminishing returns to investors. Anneken Tappe investigates
Soundcloud raises $50m in Series-C funding round
German online music platform Soundcloud has received an estimated amount of $50m in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Balderton leads $17m funding for Housetrip
Balderton Capital has led a $17m series-B financing round in holiday accommodation website Housetrip.
Index Ventures closes €500m fund
Index Ventures has raised €500m for its latest fund, targeting the technology sector.
Index Ventures and Creandum lead €8.2m round for iZettle
Index Ventures and Creandum have invested €8.2m in a series-A financing round for Swedish technology company iZettle.
VCs invest another $26m in Groupalia
Index Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc, Nauta Capital, General Atlantic and Insight Venture Partners have subscribed to a $26m capital increase carried out by Spanish discounts website Groupalia.
VC-backed PhotoBox acquires Moonpig for £120m
PhotoBox, which is backed by a consortium of investors that include Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures and HarbourVest, has acquired online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com for £120m.
Venture firms agree on start-up funding guidelines
A series of venture industry-sanctioned guidelines, designed to facilitate entrepreneurs’ access to seed funding, were announced today.
Vesalius Biocapital et al. back ProFibrix
A consortium of venture investors led by Vesalius Biocapital and INKEF Capital has provided Dutch biotech company ProFibrix with a series-B follow-on financing round.
Index invests £2.5m in Funding Circle
Index Ventures has provided UK-based social lending platform Funding Circle with a £2.5m series-A round of funding.
Just-Eat secures $48m funding round
Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures have co-led a $48m funding round for UK online food takeaway business Just-Eat.
Balderton, DFJ and Index sell LOVEFiLM to Amazon
Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures have exited one of Europe’s largest entertainment subscription businesses, LOVEFiLM, via a trade sale to Amazon.
Syntegra and Index invest in Moleskine
Existing owner Syntegra Capital and new investor Index Ventures have injected fresh capital into Italian notebook and diary brand Moleskine.
Index Ventures et al. back SoundCloud
Venture capital firms Index Ventures and Union Square Ventures have provided funding for audio distribution platform SoundCloud.
Southern European Private Equity: 2010 in review
The year 2010 saw significant improvement across the private equity market in Southern Europe. Read on for a month-by-month summary of the regional highlights.
Index invests €10m in Mind-NRG
Index Ventures has committed €10m to Mind-NRG, a Swiss-based company that develops disease-modifying compounds for disorders affecting the central nervous system.
Index et al give AlertMe £15m cash boost
Index Ventures has led a £15m round of funding for online energy management specialist AlertMe.