Venture
Six Fintech Ventures leads €4.3m round for PXL Vision
Also participating in the round were High-Tech Gründerfonds, ZKB, Arab Bank and two business angels
BlackRock leads $190m series-D for ContentSquare
Content optimisation platform has raised $310m since being founded in 2012
Global Founders et al. in €4m seed round for Pennylane
Fresh capital will be used to continue developing the company's platform
Atomico leads €16m round for Arculus
Industrial software and robotics company is also backed by Visionaries Club and La Famiglia
Revenio invests in €39.2m round for Fly Now Pay Later
Fly Now Pay Later allows users to pay for travel plans in instalments of up to a year
VI Partners Swiss Innovation fund holds €71m first close
VI Partners also manages Venture Incubator, an evergreen investment platform launched in Switzerland in 2002
Graybella Capital pushes back first close for new fund to Q3
VC is using an SPV to still invest in companies and plans to merge it with the fund later
Blue Horizon invests in Moira-backed Cubiq Foods
VC firm invests in startups developing a more sustainable food system through innovation and technology
360 Capital holds €90m first close for fifth fund
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in European startups and deploys tickets in the €2-10m range
Merian Chrysalis leads £30m in Featurespace
Following completion, IP Group will hold a direct undiluted beneficial stake of 19.7%
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company
Axa Venture-backed Cognism acquires Mailtastic
In March 2020, Cognism raised $12m in a funding round led by Axa Venture Partners
Forestay Capital backs $30m round for Zenjob
Redalpine, Acton, Axa and Atlantic Labs also invested in the temporary staffing platform
ING Ventures leads £4m bridge funding for Countingup
Triple Point, CVentures and Big Start Ventures also co-invest in the funding round
InfraVia Growth Fund reaches €270m first close
New fund targets European B2B tech businesses involved in digitalising the economy
VC Profile: Isai reaches 1st close in lockdown
Founder Jean-David Chamboredon discusses the challenges of raising a fund in lockdown, and plans to deploy capital in an uncertain environment
AVP leads €25m series-B for InsideBoard
Round also saw participation from Orange Ventures, Isai Cap Venture and Entrepreneur Venture
Axa Venture holds €200m first close for Diversified II
AVP Diversified II is the second vintage of AVP's fund-of-funds strategy
HLM and Illumina lead $71m round for LetsGetChecked
In mid-March, the company offered its coronavirus test to Irish healthcare authorities
E-scooter startups feel brunt of lockdowns but anticipate future upside
The coronavirus lockdown in Europe has put a brake on the transport sector - should e-scooter startups and their investors be worried?
Sofinnova invests €1.65m in PinCell
GP deploys capital from Sofinnova Telethon Fund, which recently held a final close on €108m
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
Grafton invests $20m in Omilia
Funding will be used to expand the company in North America and western Europe
Indaco Venture, Invesco invest €3m in Expert System
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand internationally, primarily across the US