Venture
Claris Biotech I holds €30m first closing
Fund targets early-stage rounds across the biopharmaceutical industry, focusing on oncology, immunology and rare diseases
Upfront, IA Ventures leads $15.1m series-A in InfoSum
Funding will be used to accelerate InfoSum's expansion across North America and Europe
Summit Partners invests in CluePoints
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and expand its international presence
Talis makes three promotions
Beatrice Aliprandi and Kirill Tasilov have both taken the role of principal
Panakes to launch €120m second fund within months
VC expects to start raising capital by the end of the year and hold a first close in H1 2021
Industrifonden leads €3m seed round for Open Payments
Fintech company will use the proceeds to hire more staff and expand its platform
Consortium backs €4.6m round for Neon
New investors in the Swiss banking startup were Helvetia Venture Fund and e-commerce company QoQa
Euregio Plus to launch €50m VC fund
Fund intends to support the growth and expansion of startups and SMEs
VC-backed WorldRemit acquires Sendwave
Acquisition is a cash and stock transaction that is expected to close in Q4 2020
CR-CP leads $44m series-C for ReViral
Investors participating include Andera Partners, Brace Pharma Capital and Green Sands Equity
Mosaic, Santander in funding round for Bonify
Experian Ventures and the founders of fintech company Raisin also take part in the investment
Longevitytech.fund to resume fundraising in early September
Fund aims to hold a second close on $2-3m by February 2021 and to raise the remainder within a year
Base10, Cathay in $12m series-A for Lana
French venture capital house Cathay Innovation and Spanish ride-sharing company Cabify take part in the round
Consortium in $100m round for Omio
Fresh capital will be used for organic growth activities and M&A opportunities
Global Brain extends series-A for Element Insurance
Global Brain is investing from its SFV GB Fund, a joint venture between Sony Financial Ventures and Global Brain Corporation
Bullnet Capital sells Codice SW to PE-backed Unity
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for Spanish venture capital firm Bullnet Capital
Horizon leads $5m round for Liki24
Fresh capital will be used to finance the company's further expansion in Europe
DACH venture and growth deals reach volume high in H1 2020
Growth and VC deal volume exceeded that of all previous half-yearly figures, although average deal size and fundraising activity declined
Notion leads €7m series-A for Claimsforce
Notion had been in discussions with the Claimsforce management team since Q1 2019
Augmentum et al. invest in £35m series-C for Habito
Entrepreneur Yuri Milner's investment vehicle Gemini led a £25m equity raise for the company in February
Moira invests in Voovio Technologies
Company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its US operations and further develop its cloud services
Venture, tech keep UK market afloat in H1
Buyout and exit volume dropped dramatically in the first half of 2020, while GPs are doubling down on technology-driven strategies
Venture capital fund invests in Antikytera E-Technologies
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand, develop new features and scale up its team
VCs in €5m round for Klima
EVentures, 468 Capital and HV Holtzbrinck back the round for the climate change mitigation app