Venture
Omnes, Irdi Soridec invest €4m in Solvionic
Fresh capital will help the French fine chemistry startup to increase its sales teams
Corsair Capital backs $40m round for IDNow
ID verification platform will grow its product offering and expand abroad
LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital lead $5m round for Zamna
International Airlines Group also takes part in the round alongside Seedcamp and the London Co-Investment Fund
Index leads $30m series-B for Duffel
Index Ventures first invested in the travel software company in 2018, alongside Blossom
One Peak, Goldman Sachs lead $32m series-C for Coople
Swiss online staffing platform seeks to expand abroad and develop its software platform
Mountain Partners et al. back €10m round for Myos
Berlin-based merchant finance business Myos will refinance loans and develop its AI software
Northzone leads $60m round for Pollen
Existing investors Draper Esprit, Backed and Kindred Capital also participated in the round
Lux, Obvious Ventures lead €11.5m series-A for LabGenius
Fresh capital will be used to initiate an internal asset development programme
GFC et al. back $2.3m round for Demodesk
Web conferencing software company draws funding from German and Silicon Valley investors
Benelux biotech and pharma startups attracting larger rounds
Average tickets for early-stage investments have jumped from €13m in 2017, to €20m the year after and €36m this year
Eight Roads backs €13m series-B for Thinksurance
Frankfurt-based insurance technology company plans to use funding to grow and expand abroad
Northzone leads $15m series-A for Disperse
Existing investors Kindred Capital and Frontline Ventures also participate in the round
HTGF et al. in €2.3m round for HQS Quantum Simulations
HQS will use the capital to develop its partnerships in the chemical industry
Maven leads £5.3m funding round for E Fundamentals
Existing investors Downing Ventures and Scottish Enterprise also invest in this round
Albion VC leads £6.35m series-A for Speechmatics
Company plans to use the funding to further boost its product development and geographical expansion
Alven backs series-A round for Madbox
Alven will support French mobile gaming company Madbox in its next recruitment efforts
Eutopia raises €50m across two funds
French VC Eutopia raises funds following its spin-out from Otium Capital in early 2019
Insight invests $145m in CommerceTools
Rewe Digital, which acquired a stake in the software provider in 2014, remains a shareholder
EVentures, XAnge lead $6.6m round for Apiax
Regulatory technology startup Apiax raised its first institutional funding round in 2017
UK late-stage venture boom offsets early-stage lull
Second quarter saw an average value per deal of £30.7m, significantly higher than the 10-year average of £11.8m
LauncHub Ventures raising new €70m fund
New fund has €25m committed to date and hopes to close in Q1 or Q2 next year
Sofinnova closes Sofinnova Capital IX on €333m
Fund backs biopharmaceutical and medical devices startups, mostly in Europe and the US
Idinvest holds €350m final close for Digital Fund III
Fund is more than twice the size of its predecessor, Digital Fund II, which closed on €154m in 2015
Santander InnoVentures et al. back €35m CrossLend series-B
Round also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN Amro Ventures and Earlybird