Venture
Consortium raises $20m for Agorize
Agorize plans to expand in Canada and said 12% of its turnover is generated in North America
VCs in $50m round for Onfido
Deal for the automated background check provider was led by the venture arms of SBI and Salesforce
Isomer taps existing LPs for new co-investment fund
Fund aims to raise between тЌ50-100m and will seek direct investment opportunities in technology
Consortium raises €21m for AgomAb
Representatives from V-Bio, Advent Biotechnology, BIVF, Omnes and Pontifax have joined the board
Byfounders closes debut fund on €100m
Vehicle was announced in October 2017 and gained the backing of cornerstone investor VУІkstfonden
VCs in $12m series-A for Polystream
London Venture Partners invested in seed rounds for the company in 2015 and 2016
Redalpine backs $30m series-B for Taxfix
Round was led by existing investor Valar Ventures with participation from Creandum
Inception sells Penta to Finleap
Penta claims to have more than 5,500 customers including AirHelp, Bepro11 and Global Digital Women
Octopus et al. in $42m series-B for Elvie
Company will use the financing to increase its investment in R&D and expand internationally
Rockaway Capital backs $6.9m series-B for Gjirafa
Fresh capital will be used by the firm to scale its current products across the region
VCs in €10m series-A for Fliit
Fresh capital will be used for international expansion and the development of the Fliit platform
VCs exit Newtec in €250m trade sale
Transaction value equates to 14.6x Newtec's EBITDA and 2.7x revenue for the 2018 financial year
Sofinnova, NEA in CHF 22.5m funding round for Polyneuron
Polyneuron develops biodegradable glycopolymers for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Subversive Capital in $43m series-B for Atai Life Sciences
Other investors in the round include Aperion Investment Group and Bail Capital
Endeit leads $18m funding round for 3D Hubs
Participating investors include Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital and two angels
VGC closes second fund on £50m
British Business Bank committs ТЃ30m to the vehicle through its Enterprise Capital Funds
Go Capital et al. invest €4.1m in Graftys
Graftys sells products in 25 countries and plans to penetrate new markets with the funding
Nauta Capital leads £1.5m round for BlackCurve
Mercia Fund Managers, which backed the company in 2018, also takes part in the funding round
Octopus Investments injects £3.3m into Veeqo
Company plans to use the funding to consolidate its position in the UK market and expand in the US
C5 Capital in $17m series-B for Blue Cedar
C5 Capital uses its C5 Cyber Partners II fund, despite not yet holding its first close
Atomico leads €30m series-B extension for Peakon
Investment brings the total volume of Peakon's series-B to тЌ48m, following a round in February 2018
Nordic VCs sell Capres to trade
KLA is a Nasdaq-listed semiconductor manufacturer based in California with 10,000 employees
XAnge leads €2.5m round for Synapse Medicine
Startup plans to use the funding to scale up its team, optimise its database and boost its expansion
White Star invests $10m in Packhelp
Existing investors Speedinvest, ProFounders and Market One Capital also take part