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Northzone raises EUR 1bn-plus for Fund X
New vehicle is the largest raised by the Nordic VC and will target deals at all funding stages
Disruptive leads USD 250m round for Forto
Latest round brings the supply chain and logistics software platform's valuation to USD 2.1bn
Softbank, Mubadala in USD 200m round for Tier
Series D adds to the record amounts deployed in VC and growth deals in the DACH region in 2021
VCs in $240m round for Flink
Series-A round for the grocery delivery startup comes shortly after its foundation in December 2020
Consortium in $400m series-C for Hopin
Virtual event software was valued at $2.1bn at the time of its $125m round in November 2020
Korelya leads €157m round for Wallapop at €690m valuation
Previous backers Accel, Insight Partners, 14W, GP Bullhound and Northzone take part in the funding round
Index Ventures leads $125m round for Personio
VCs including Meritech Capital also back the round, which values the HR software at $1.7bn
Inven Capital leads $50m round for Forto
Also participating in the round for the freight software platform were VCs including Iris Capital
VC-backed Spacemaker sold to Autodesk for $240m
Deal comes a year and a half after the startup raised a $25m series-A round co-led by Northzone and Atomico in June 2019
PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report
Danish internet company could reportedly be listed at a valuation of $1bn
Forto raises estimated €25m from Inven, Northzone et al.
Funding comes from new investor Inven Capital and existing investors Cherry Ventures, Northzone and Cavalry Ventures.
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Northzone leads £20m round in Wagestream
Wagestream's platform allows clients' employees to access their pay cheque at any time of the month
Accel leads $75m series-C for Personio
HR digitisation software developer has opened a London office and is contemplating add-on acquisitions
DACH VCs introduce sustainability clause
VCs and their portfolio companies will commit via a term sheet and shareholder agreement clause
Northzone closes ninth fund on $500m
NZ IX invests primarily in series-A and series-B rounds, financing companies based in Europe and the US
Northzone leads $60m round for Pollen
Existing investors Draper Esprit, Backed and Kindred Capital also participated in the round
Northzone leads $15m series-A for Disperse
Existing investors Kindred Capital and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
Novator leads $22.3m series-B for Klang
Existing investors Northzone and Makers Fund have also invested in the video games developer
Balderton, Northzone co-lead £15m round for Wagestream
Wagestream has raised a total of £40m in the latest round, including a £25m credit facility
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
Owl Ventures leads $21m series-B for Labster
Balderton Capital, Northzone and Swisscom Ventures also take part in the funding round
European VC catching up to US, says EIF's Grabenwarter
Panellists at the recent Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva extolled the virtues of the European venture ecosystem