Index Ventures
Index Ventures backs Rad
Index Ventures has led a €2.5m series-A funding round for French e-commerce business Rad.
Index and CM-CIC inject €2.5m into Capitaine Train
French online train booking business Capitaine Train has raised a further €2.5m from its two existing backers, Index Ventures and CM-CIC Capital Privé.
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 Facebook’s 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 Condé 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 leads €10m round for Trustpilot
Index Ventures and existing investors Seed Capital Denmark and Northzone have invested €10m in Danish company review provider Trustpilot.
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 £8m 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.
Lessons from Silicon Wadi
Lessons from Silicon Wadi
Index et al. partially exit Funxional Therapeutics
Index Ventures, Novo A/S and Ventech have partially exited their investment in Funxional Therapeutics, following the company’s 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 €25m 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 £10m funding round for UK online business notonthehighstreet.com.