Venture
Southern Europe's VC industry grows amid pandemic
VC ecosystem has not been immune to Covid-19, but has been able to react more promptly than traditional segments of the PE market
eCapital backs series-A for Papershift
eCapital is a new investor in the software developer, which raised a seed round in 2015
Index, General Catalyst in $100m round for Bloom & Wild – report
Existing shareholders in the business include MMC Ventures and Piper Private Equity
Amadeus leads $3m round for V7 Labs
Round also sees participation from Partech, Air Street Capital and Miele Venture Capital
BVP leads €2.1m round for FoodMarble
Company is looking to further its US activity following the fresh funding
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of £150m and has a valuation of more than £2bn
TCV leads $130m round for Spryker
Series-C round values the Germany-headquartered e-commerce software platform at more than $500m
Draper Esprit leads $30m round for CoachHub
Round is also backed by HV Capital, Partech, Speedinvest, Signals Venture Capital and RTP Global
Silversmith invests $60m in Microblink
General partner Sri Rao has joined the company's board of directors as part of the investment
Accel leads $21m round for Taxdoo
Series-A for the online retail VAT software is also backed by Visionaries Club, 20VC and HTGF
Eurazeo Growth, Dawn Capital lead €85m round for Tink
Other investors include HMI Capital, Paypal Ventures, Heartcore and Opera Tech Ventures
Octopus, BGF lead $24m round for Orbex
Existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor also participated
Digital+ Partners leads VMRay series-B extension
Round brings the malware detection software's series-B to $25m; eCapital has also invested
EQT Ventures leads $44m series-B for Cleo
Existing investors Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe also participated in the round
One Peak leads $28m investment in Brightflag
Existing investors Sands Capital Ventures and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
VCs in $36.7m series-C for Weaveworks
Weaveworks will use the fresh capital to enhance its platform and accelerate market expansion
Merieux Equity et al. in series-A round for Cell-Easy
Company plans to use the fresh funding to expand its manufacturing platform and scale up its team
Forbion V closes on €460m hard-cap
Investors in Forbion V include a mix of existing and new LPs including Pantheon and Argentum
Sova VC makes first investment from debut fund
Although sector agnostic, the Sova VC team has a focus on technology and healthcare
Rundit raises €1m in seed funding
Startup was founded this year and has so far raised €1.6m in total
Highland Europe closes fourth fund on €700m hard-cap
Kirkland & Ellis provided legal advice and the firm did not use a placement agent
VCs in CHF 20m funding round for H55
New investor Tippet Venture Partners leads the round alongside existing investor ND Capital
Scale Venture Partners Fund VII closes on $600m
Fund targets software startups, with a special focus on cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI