Index Ventures
Index injects $11m into XO1 Ltd
Index Ventures has made an $11m capital commitment to XO1 Ltd, a new biotechnology company based in Hertfordshire.
VC-backed Just-Eat hints at future IPO
Online food delivery service Just-Eat, which is backed by a number of venture capital firms, has confirmed its plans to list on the stock market in the future.
Valar Ventures leads $6m round for TransferWise
Valar Ventures, which was set up by Facebookтs first outside investor and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, has led a $6m series-B funding round for London-based currency exchange site TransferWise.
VC-backed GetYourGuide acquires Gidsy
GetYourGuide, a portfolio company of Profounders Capital, Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe, has acquired Berlin-based Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform backed by Sunstone Capital, Index Ventures and private investors.
Atomico, Index, IVP in $130m Supercell funding round
Atomico, Index Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have invested in a $130m funding round for Finnish mobile games developer Supercell.
Novartis, Index et al. lead €32m series-A for GenSight Biologics
Novartis Venture Fund, Abingworth, Versant Ventures and Index Ventures have co-led a €32m series-A funding round for French biotech business GenSight Biologics.
Advent, Index and e.ventures back farfetch
Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures have reinvested in farfetch, a UK-based e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, in a $20m round led by CondУЉ Nast.
Index Ventures leads $24m round for Elasticsearch
Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital and new investor SV Angel have backed Dutch data analytics company Elasticsearch with a $24m series-B round of funding.
Highland Capital appoints partner
Global venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners Europe has appointed Tony Zappalà as a partner within its European team.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
Sofinnova closes largest European life sciences fund in years
Sofinnova Partners is due to announce a final close on its seventh life sciences fund in the second week of December, unquote” has learned. Kimberly Romaine reports
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an ТЃ8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
Accel Partners leads $40m round for HouseTrip.com
Accel Partners, Balderton Capital and Index Ventures have taken part in a $40m series-C round of funding for UK-based international holiday home rental website HouseTrip.com.
Redpoint et al. invest in Zendesk
Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs and existing backers have invested $45m in customer service software provider Zendesk, alongside a $15m facility provided by Silicon Valley Bank.
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Index et al. partially exit Funxional Therapeutics
Index Ventures, Novo A/S and Ventech have partially exited their investment in Funxional Therapeutics, following the companyтs sale of its rights to lead anti-inflammatory drug FX 125L to German pharmaceuticals company Boehringer Ingelheim.
Canaan leads $12m round for onefinestay
Canaan Partners has led a $12m series-B funding round for London-based accommodation manager onefinestay.
Index Ventures closes €350m tech fund
Index Ventures has raised a €350m fund aimed at early-stage investments in the technology sector, Early Stage Fund - IV6.
Greylock and Northzone lead €25m series-B for iZettle
Greylock Partners and Northzone have led a тЌ25m series-B funding round for Swedish technology company iZettle.
Wellington Partners et al. invest in Readmill
Wellington Partners has joined previous investors Passion Capital and Index Ventures in a series-A funding round for German social reading platform Readmill.
notonthehighstreet.com receives £10m series-D funding
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe (FGPE) has joined previous investors Index Ventures and Greylock Partners in a ТЃ10m funding round for UK online business notonthehighstreet.com.
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.