Iris Capital
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Advent leads $220m series-D for Shift at $1bn valuation
Avenir, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
VCs sell stakes in Adjust to KKR's AppLovin
Exit reportedly values the app performance and marketing software at around $1bn
VCs in €15m funding round for Compeon
Iris Capital, NRW Bank and the Qatar Development Bank led the round for the SME financing platform
InfraVia's Celeste acquires PE-backed VTX Telecom
Exiting their stakes, Iris and Siparex first invested in the telecoms service in 1999 and 2005 respectively
Insight Partners leads $100m round for Jedox
Investment of more than $100m has also generated returns for early investors including eCapital
Inven Capital leads $50m round for Forto
Also participating in the round for the freight software platform were VCs including Iris Capital
Goldman Sachs Growth leads $80m series-D for LeanIX
Insight, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic and Iris Capital also participate
Iris leads $2.4m seed round for Monk
Fresh capital will be used to support Monk’s R&D programme and the recruitment of new team members
Iris Capital, Idinvest et al. inject $12.3m into Yubo
Iris, Idinvest and historical backers invest in the manager of the eponymous social media app
Iris appoints Gunsenheimer as managing partner in DACH
Gunsenheimer has been at Iris Capital since 2002 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and MIT
Consortium raises $20m for Agorize
Agorize plans to expand in Canada and said 12% of its turnover is generated in North America
Bessemer leads $60m series-C for Shift
Existing investors Accel, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
Iris leads €20m series-B for Virtuo
Balderton and Raise also take part in the round, which will fund the car rental firm's UK expansion
VC firms invest $12m in Unu
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital and NRW Bank all take part in the round
Iris Capital backs Scibids in €2.2m series-A
Iris injects €2.2m into Paris-headquartered Scibids to support hiring and expansion abroad
Iris leads €15m series-A for Exotec
Existing investors 360 Capital Partners and Breega Capital also take part in the financing
VC firms in $60m funding round for Scality
Galiléo Partners, Omnes Capital, Idinvest, Iris Capital, Menlo Ventures all take part
Iris Capital injects €6m into Singlespot
Company will use the fresh capital to strengthen its presence in France and expand internationally
Iris leads €20m round for Jedox
Early-stage investor eCapital and Swiss family office Wecken & Cie are also taking part
Iris hires Capnamic principal to expand Berlin team
Berlin team expansion will continue with further appointments in the coming months
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
Shortcut et al. sell Mediakraft to Gamigo
Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital are among the company's previous investors
Capnamic VC and Iris Capital invest €7.5m in Unu
Founders.org, NRW Bank and private investors also backed the funding round