Venture
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
Investors participate in N26 $100m series-D extension
N26 will continue to invest in growing its presence across 24 European markets and the US
Partech leads €15m round for Agicap
Partech is currently investing from its €400m Partech International Ventures VII fund
French startup Back Market raises €110m series-C
Online refurbished electronics marketplace had already raised €48m since inception
Dawn Capital appoints Inflexion's Brown
Hannah Brown is joining from her position as assistant director at Inflexion Private Equity
FTV leads £78m round in Bought By Many
Based in London, and founded in 2012, Bought By Many is a pet insurance broker based in London
LSP invests €5m in Kiadis Pharma
Company is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels
Armilar Venture, K Fund lead €1.8m round for Appentra
Previous backers Caixa Capital Risc, Xesgalicia and Unirisco also take part in the investment
VGC appoints Read as director
Alex Read joins from Alantra, where he spent three years as an origination associate
Nesta and Downing lead £2m round for Empiribox
Nesta education lead Manish Miglani and Downing portfolio director Mike Kennedy join the board
MVM Partners leads $62m round for SkyCell
Investors including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund also back the pharmaceutical containers producer
Bullnet Capital, Inveready invest €3m in Anyverse
Company intends to use the fresh capital to develop new features and consolidate its market position
MTIP leads €11m round for Trialbee
MTIP is investing from MTIP Fund II, a vehicle that held a first close in November 2019
Omers Ventures Fund IV closes on $750m
Fund targets growth-orientated, disruptive technology companies based across North America and Europe
Karma, OpenOcean in €2m round for AppGyver
Company will use the fresh capital to accelerate the development of its visual app-builder platform
NPIF allocates £23.7m to Maven
Regions the fund invests in include Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside