Venture
Jeito holds €200m first close for maiden fund
France-based venture capital investor is planning to reach the fund's €500m target by Q4 2020
Google buys VC-backed Pointy
Following the acquisition, Pointy expects to build new features and further expand its offering
Eureka Venture launches maiden €50m VC fund
Fund follows several recent launches of early-stage-focused vehicles across southern Europe
Five Elms et al. back SimpliField $11m series-A
SimpliField plans to use its most recent fundraising round to expand in the US
Five Seasons et al. back Just Spices series-B
Online spice and cooking kit marketplace plans to use the €13m investment to expand to new markets
SET Ventures Raises Fund closes third fund on €100m
Dutch VC closes the fund, launched in Q1 2019 and focusing on energy transition
Accel-KKR leads $50m round for Partnerize
Accel-KKR principal Joe Porten will join the Partnerize board of directors as a part of the deal
K Fund et al. in €3m round for Bob.io
Company plans to expand internationally and develop new services for passengers' needs
Consortium in €36m series-B for NorthSea Therapeutics
US-based VCs VenBio and Sofinnova Investments back the business for the first time
Versant Ventures et al. back VectivBio
The $35m investment will be used to launch the biotech company following its spin-out from Therachon
OTPP et al. in €140m round for Kry
Founded in 2015, Kry had already raised in excess of тЌ80m prior to this round
Venture Stars et al. back Finoa
Blockchain startup aims to use the fresh capital to broaden its service offering and grow its team
SmartFin closes sophomore fund on €240m
Belgian early-stage and growth fund will provide €500,000-12m equity tickets
Slingshot, Shoe back Swishfund
Fresh capital will help Swishfund to develop its software and expand its client base
Insight Partners et al. in £55m round for Receipt Bank
Accountancy software platform also drew investment from Kennet Partners and Augmentum Fintech
Volta collects €35m for Volta Ventures II
New vehicle will provide funding to Benelux-based software and internet startups
Swiss and German venture peaks in Q3 2019
Aggregate value of venture deals in Germany soared to more than €2.73bn across 85 deals
Mubadala leads €150m series-E for delivery platform Glovo
Previous investors Drake Enterprises, Idinvest and Lakestar also take part in the round
Tesi et al. back $15m series-C for BC Platforms
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its global network of clinical and genomics data
Summit leads $90m round for Odoo
Sofinnova invested in a €3m funding round for the enterprise management company in 2010
Octopus, Calculus lead £3.6m round for Fiscal
Octopus draws equity from its Apollo VCT for the investment, which manages ТЃ30m
Elbrus leads $10m round for YClients
Elbrus is currently investing from its $550m vehicle, which held a final close in February 2014
Iris Capital, Idinvest et al. inject $12.3m into Yubo
Iris, Idinvest and historical backers invest in the manager of the eponymous social media app
Software sector lures increasing amounts of capital in CEE
Interest in the software sector in CEE is on the up and was especially prominent in Q3