Venture
Backed VC closes on €30m
Backed VC aims to bring a community approach by offering carry to anyone who brings forward investments
Nauta et al. inject €1.4m into Lodgify
Backers include existing shareholders Howzat, Venrex and high-net-worth individuals
Hélicéo raises €1.5m in first round of funding
The drone-maker will aim to commercialise its products internationally
Armada Interactive raises $3m from Initial Capital et al.
Other backers include Index Ventures, ProFounders Capital, Backed and Reaktor Ventures
Iris Capital promotes two to managing partner
Erik de la Rivière and Erkan Kilicaslan have been part of the firm for more than 10 years
Nestlé Health Science joins €14.5m Enterome series-C
Funds will help Enterome push research into gut bacteria-related diseases
Nordic startup bloom may wither without government support
As Nordic cities continue to foster successful startups, should governments be doing more to improve affordability?
Avantium raises €20m in round led by PMV
The funds will be used to commercialise Avantium's bio-based packaging material
Tengelmann et al. lead $5m series-A for CareerFoundry
Online school for web development CareerFoundry raised a $5m series-A
Seventure leads €5.8m series-A for appetite researcher TargeDys
Funds will help bring the company's 10-year research project to fruition
IT firm Nexthink raises $40m from Highland et al.
Latest investment brings Nexthink's total funding up to $65m since its creation in 2004
Ardian and Generis inject €4m into TabMo
First round of funding will help the group strengthen its European operations
Crosscall raises €4.5m from ACG in first round of funding
The mobile phone manufacturer has been self-financed since its foundation in 2009
Idinvest et al. in $25m series-B for Onfido
Automated background checking firm is to expand in the US after its rival's recent $40m round
Capricorn et al. back €10m series-B for iStar
The funding will help iStar finalise the development of its current product MINIject
EIF backs Coparion's €225m venture co-investment fund
EIF and KfW have set up new VC fund Coparion to invest in later-stage German startups
Tiller Systems raises €4m from 360 Capital et al.
The fresh capital should allow the French tech company to expand its team significantly
Endeit and Beringea in $25m series-B for Blis
London adtech company is to expand into the US market and invest in marketing activity
Accel raises $500m for latest European and Israeli vehicle
Early- and growth-stage fund will target e-commerce, SaaS and IT companies
XAnge, Entrepreneur Venture back €4m HomeRez round
Funding round also features several business angels and will mainly support technological development
Octopus raises £100m for VCTs
Increased consumer appetite for VCTs follows the introduction of new UK pension laws
Innogest leads €3m round for Sardex.net
Backers include Invitalia Ventures, Banca Sella, Fondazione Sargegna and others
Seed Capital closes third fund on DKK 819m
Seed's fundraising surpassed its DKK 750m target at final close and comes nearly a year after its first close
Gilde leads €25m series-C for Stat-Diagnostica
Backers include Kurma Partners, Ysios Capital, Idinvest Partners, Caixa Capital Risc and others