Venture
Balderton VII closes on $400m hard-cap
Balderton VII's predecessor closed on $375m and is now more than 50% deployed over 30 investments
Vostok leads $85m series-B for VOI Technology
Consortium of investors supporting the funding round includes existing and new backers
Acton Capital Partners closes fifth fund on $215m
Firm has made six investments from the fund so far, with two more in the pipeline
Insight invests $8m in Hundred
Hundred offers a portfolio of 34 vitamins that consumers can access through a subscription model
Statkraft Ventures leads €3m series-A for Betterspace
Statkraft Ventures is the venture arm of German energy company Statkraft
True Venture leads $13m series-A for Wefarm
Existing investors LocalGlobe, ADV and the Norrsken Foundation also participate in the round
Omers Ventures leads €18.5m series-B for FirstVet
Fresh capital will enable FirstVet to expand its service globally and launch in other markets
Summit leads $40m for Immersive Labs
Existing investor Goldman Sachs also joins the funding round
FII holds €110m second close for growth capital fund
FII, in partnership with Lazio Innova, also launches an €18m VC fund called FII Tech Growth Lazio
Endeit leads €21m series-B for travel platform Comtravo
Deutsche Bank, AER Ticket and previous backers Project A, Creandum and BtoV also invest in the round
Denso et al. in €15m round for Canatu
New investor 3M Ventures and existing investor Faurecia also participate in the round
Vertis et al. in €2m round for marketing platform Buzzoole
Vertis is investing via Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup, a fund launched in July 2017 with a €60m target
Bayer Growth Ventures backs Medopad $25m series-B
Round follows a $28m series-A for the London-based healthtech startup in 2018
Ace Management, Idinvest et al. invest €5m in TrustInSoft
Fresh capital will help the cybersecurity and cyberinsurance firm expand abroad
Crane leads $5m round for Forecast
Existing Danish investors Seed Capital and Heartcore also participate in the round
Frog holds first close for Frog European Growth II
Frog Capital has closed its second European Growth fund on more than a third of its €150m target
Breega holds €90m first close for Breega III
French early-stage VC launched the fund in Q3 and expects to hold a final close in H1 2020
BtoV closes Industrial Technologies Fund on €100m
Fund has reached its target and will invest in industrial technology startups
Serena Capital, 2CRSi et al. invest €30m in Blade
Latest round brings the total amount raised by Blade since inception to €100m
Red River West, Blisce et al. in $40m round for Brut
Media company plans to use the new funds to expand internationally, starting in the US
CEE fund closes make headlines as dealflow slows
PE and VC activity has been rather sedate across the CEE region in October, with interim fund closes instead animating the market
VCs and Airbnb back $60m series-C round for Tiqets
HPE Growth Capital led a $23m round for the mobile ticketing platform around a year ago
Maven leads £4m round for Relative Insight
British Business Bank's Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund also participates in the round
VC-backed DocPlanner buys TuoTempo
TuoTempo will operate independently and CEO Bianco will stay on with the business