Venture
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK
Zeotap raises $42m in series-C round
Company has raised around $62m since being founded in 2014
CommerzVentures invests $6m in Concirrus
Company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach
EVentures leads $4m seed round for Sorare
Fresh capital will be used to scale up Sorare's team and finalise additional licensing partnerships
Draper Esprit leads £16.4m in series-C round in Ravelin
Ravelin is a fraud detection technology company that focuses on payment fraud
Milaya in £15m round for Lanistar at £150m valuation
Established in 2019, the London-based company has 45 employees, with plans to triple its headcount
Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo
Primomiglio, Banca di Piacenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Be Shaping the Future and CRIF also take part in the round
Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM
Also participating in the round were angel investors including the founders of Just Spices
Elige Capital, Extens invest in Medireport
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position in France and boost its expansion
Blackstone Life Sciences V closes on $4.6bn
Fund invests in late-stage rounds of established life science companies and emerging businesses
Energize Ventures backs $10m Beekeeper series-B extension
Latest round for Switzerland-based remote working software brings its series-B total to $60m
Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo
VCs including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, BtoV and Ringier Digital Ventures also participated
ETF closes Environmental Technologies Fund III on £167m
Around 40 existing and new LPs, including British Patient Capital and the EIF, participated
EQT Ventures leads $8m round for Traplight
Play Ventures, Initial Capital and Heartcore Capital also participated in the fundraise
Moira invests in logistics operator Goi
Moira intends to support the company's growth and expansion both in Spain and internationally
P101 in €3.5m round for food marketplace Soplaya
Company intends to use the capital to expand in 10 Italian cities by 2022 and scale up its team
SmartFin Capital leads $25m series-C for MariaDB
Tech company has so far raised $125m from investors including Intel and Alibaba
Mercia sells NAC to PE-backed LGC for £18m
Mercia held a 29.4% stake in NAC at the date of sale and will receive initial cash proceeds of £4.8m
Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close
Fund deploys tickets of €1-5m in seed and series-A rounds to support European B2B SaaS startups
Goldman Sachs Growth leads $80m series-D for LeanIX
Insight, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic and Iris Capital also participate
Highland leads £20m round for Farewill
Highland is currently investing from its Technology Growth III fund, which closed on €463m in 2018
Osivax raises €33m from EIC and BPI France
Of the funding, €15m from EIC will count towards series-B funding, while the rest will be a grant
S7V and Presight back Penta's €4m series-B extension
In March 2020, Penta raised €18.5m from HV Holtzbrinck, RTP, ABN Amro, VR Ventures and Finleap
Alta Life Sciences, Kurma lead €3.5m series-A for Deepull
Axis Participaciones and Sofimac Innovation, through Pertinence Invest 2, also take part in the round