Venture
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 ТЃ25m 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
Shark Solutions raises funding from Circularity Capital
Company will use the proceeds to develop its manufacturing infrastructure and to expand its product range
La Famiglia announces second fund
B2B-focused venture capital fund has made eight investments so far and is targeting €50m
VCs sell stakes in Kandy Therapeutics to Bayer
Backers included Advent Life Sciences, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Forbion, OrbiMed and Longitude
GED invests in SimpleCloud via Conexo Ventures
SimpleCloud plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its international expansion, primarily in the US
P101 in €6.4m round for WeSchool
CDP Venture and Tim Ventures take part in the round, alongside Club Digital and Club Italia Investimenti 2
Nuo Capital, Olma in €4.5m round for Artemest
Early-stage investor Italian Angels for Growth and Swiss holding company Brahma also take part in the round
Panakes et al. in €20m series-B for InnovHeart
Indaco Venture and CDP Venture Capital also take part in the round, alongside previous backer Genextra
Axon launches €150m fourth innovation growth fund
Fondo Axon Innovation Growth IV acquires minority stakes in technology businesses with high-growth potential
Versant Ventures invests $30m in Matterhorn Biosciences
Versant has launched the T-cell therapy developer in partnership with the University of Basel
Heal Capital, EBRD in $10.25m series-A for Infermedica
Round also saw participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners and Dreamit Ventures
Verizon Ventures, PME Investimentos in €4m round for PicAdvanced
PME invests via Fundo 200M, a €200m co-investment vehicle that supports the expansion of Portuguese startups
Nordic Alpha Partners et al. in $14m round for DyeMansion
Series-B round follows a seed round in 2018, backed by BtoV, AM Ventures and Unternehmertum