Venture
Spain’s tech startup scene: a new European force?
Commentators are excited about the Spanish tech scene, but is it all it's hyped up to be?
Idinvest and Kurma in €3m seed round for BioSerenity
Maiden deal for Kurma Diagnostics after €33m first close
Portugal Ventures opens Berlin office
VC increases number of non-Portuguese satellite offices to four
Seed Capital III holds DKK 500m first close
Vehicle targets DKK 750m for final close
Felix closes maiden fund on $120m hard-cap
Fund managed by former Advent Venture Partners team surpasses $80m target
Deal in focus: Endomondo exit is largest ever for Seed Capital
Seed Capital's $87.5m trade sale of Endomondo is VC's biggest ever exit
Frumtak closes ISK 5bn second fund
Fund is one of three new funds to invest in Icelandic startups
The downside of public commitments to VC
This second instalment looks at the disadvantages of public funding
unquote” research shows VC reliance on public funding bodies
Public funding bodies have played a large part in plugging the gap left by the institutional exodus from venture capital
Partech Growth Fund holds €200m first close
The vehicle will commit as much as €30m per ticket to late-stage startups
European VCs push for improved option distribution
European venture capitalists call for rewards to be more evenly spread
New Japanese VC fund to invest in Europe
Former Mitsui Ventures CEO to lead new firm
German coalition agreement recognises PE importance
The coalition agreement by German parties CDU/CSU and SPD recognises the importance of private equity, with a special focus on venture capital.
SAP Ventures raises more than $650m
SAP Ventures has raised more than $650m for its latest direct investment fund, SAP Ventures Fund II.
VC-focused law firm Jag Shaw Baker launches
James Shaw & Tina Baker, Jag Shaw Baker
UnternehmerTUM closes first fund on €25m
German VC UnternehmerTUM has closed its maiden fund on €25m after 24 months on the road.
GSK launches $50m venture capital fund
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a $50m strategic venture capital fund, Action Potential Venture Capital (APVC), to make investments in the biotech and bioelectric medicines industries.
OpenFund leads €600,000 investment in WorkableHR
Greek venture capital investor OpenFund has injected €600,000 into recruitment platform provider WorkableHR.
NBGI Ventures sells TPV to Bausch + Lomb
NBGI Ventures has sold its portfolio company Technolas Perfect Vision (TPV) to Bausch + Lomb, which has exercised an option acquired in 2011.
Spanish government to launch new VC fund
The Spanish government will announce the launch of a new VC fund to back technology startups next week, according to reports in the local press.
European VC "stronger now than in 2000"
Venture capital is on an upward trajectory, with phenomenal exits and a handful of fund closes building momentum. Kimberly Romaine interviews John Holloway, director at European Investment Fund, Europe's largest venture backer, about the industry's decade...
VNT holds €72m second close for Power Fund III
Venture capital firm VNT Management has held a second closing for its Power Fund III vehicle on €72m.
Can celebrities make it in private equity?
Celebrities in PE