Venture
KPN leads €5m seires-B for Personal MedSystems
Backers include German lender NRW Bank, Seventure and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Thrive Capital leads €30m series-C for Raisin
Venture round saw existing investors Ribbit Capital and Index Ventures participate
Tech and venture lead the way in May’s post-Brexit vision
UK government hopes venture and technology growth will ameliorate financial services exit
R301, Impulse VC inject $830,000 into Buzzoole
Swiss venture investor R301 provided capital via its maiden vehicle, R301 Capital
Balderton leads $7m series-A for Dalia
Backers include existing investors Wellington Partners and IBB-Bet
Accel, BPI in €26m series-C round for Doctolib
Healthcare platform has raised around €50m funding from various VCs over the last three years
Rocket Internet holds $1bn final close for maiden fund
Fund is the first closed-ended vehicle for the Berlin-based listed GP
United Ventures leads €4m series-A for MainStreaming
GP deployed capital through its 2013-vintage maiden vehicle, United Ventures I
Vitruvian leads €58m series-E round for Vestiaire
Paris-based group has so far raised €116m in funding from a large pool of investors
LocalGlobe leads £1.5m round for Cuvva
Insurance technology company will launch its pay-as-you go product later this year
Index Ventures leads €11m round for Qapa
VC recently closed its eighth early-stage fund, Index Ventures VIII, on $550m
Invitalia co-leads €2.25m round for 40South Energy
Deal marks the 11th transaction for the GP’s maiden vehicle, Italia Venture
Axa and Invitalia lead €750,000 round for Floome
Deal marks the first investment in the Italian sector for Axa Strategic Ventures
Hope hangs on VC deals as Ukrainian buyouts disappear
Positive trends in growth deals driven by interest in the software and IT sectors
Invitalia leads €1.5m series-A for Vino75
Backers include Florence-based venture capital house Sici
Invitalia and Principia lead €1.4m series-A for Pedius
Funding round backers include Invitalia Ventures, Pricipia and existing investor TIM Ventures
Gradiente injects €1.8m into pasta maker Taste Italy
Deal marks second investment from the GP’s second vehicle, Invest in Modena
MMC and True Capital in £8m round for TyresOnTheDrive
Investment marks the fourth round of funding for the UK-based tyre replacement business
New Science Ventures leads €12m series-B for Zeotap
Backers include existing investors Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital, as well as business angels
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital in $1.7m round for Qonto
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital have invested a joint $1.7m in banking platform Qonto through an early-stage round.
Partech, Kurma to manage BPI-backed French university seed fund
Fund will aim to support 40-50 tech and life sciences early-stage startups over next three years
Serena Capital holds first close on €80m for Data Ventures
Venture fund is first to focus exclusively on big data and artificial intelligence
Active sells Reviewpro via trade sale
VC investor exits the business in a deal reported to value the company at $35m EV
Iris Capital leads €1m seed round for Armis
VC recently closed investments in MindLytix and exited InstanLuxe.com