Venture
Lifeline Spac IPO oversubscribed, nets EUR 100m in proceeds
Lifeline will now start looking at high-growth technology companies to find a suitable target
VC firm 212 to deploy EUR 32m in two years, gears up for exits
Sponsor has already deployed EUR 17m in 13 investments from its EUR 49m second fund
Finberg to raise USD 25m for new IFR fund
Turkish corporate VC firm backed by Fibabanka and Fiba Group moves toward third-party funding
Five Seasons closes second fund on EUR 180m
Food-technology-focused VC held a final close for its debut fund on EUR 77m in 2019
GP Bullhound closes Fund V on EUR 300m
Technology-focused firm's predecessor vehicle held a final close in June 2019 on EUR 113m
Eurazeo increases stake in VC firm Kurma Partners
Firm says it plans to commit nearly EUR 100m to Kurma funds
French mega-rounds shoot up in 2021
France has already seen as many rounds of EUR 100m and above than in 2019 and 2020 combined, Unquote Data shows
Silver Lake et al. in USD 555m round for Mirakl
Mirakl's valuation has more than doubled since its USD 300m Series D a year ago
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
Lansdowne in USD 45m round for Raspberry Pi
Computer producer has a USD 500m pre-money valuation and plans to accelerate its product development
GP Profile: HPE Growth sets the stage for next fundraise
Manfred Krikke and Tim van Delden on the firm's growth plans, fundraising intentions, and the importance of European digital technology
Dawn promotes Plotnikova to general partner
Evgenia Plotnikova is the youngest woman promoted internally to general partner in Europe, Dawn says
General Atlantic leads USD 150m Matillion round at USD 1.5bn valuation
Series E brings the total amount raised by the business to USD 310m
Accel leads USD 140m round for CommerceTools
Series C follows the company's USD 145m funding round in 2019, which was led by Insight Venture Partners
Mobeus sells VCT business to Gresham House
Mobeus intends to focus on its UK small-cap buyouts business, including raising Mobeus Fund V
IQ Capital lines up next fundraise
Deep-tech specialist has registered IQ Capital IV, the successor to its $175m third effort
DocPlanner raises round valuing business at USD 1bn
Another undisclosed round is expected within the next year, sources say
Lifeline Ventures preps Helsinki Spac IPO
Lifeline is planning to raise approximately EUR 100m in proceeds via the Spac listing
ZAS Ventures aims to raise USD 15m to invest in CEE startups
Soft marketing began in April 2021, with the launch taking place in June 2021
Revo Capital nears final close for Fund II
Venture capital firm is also eyeing two more investments in September, according to MD Cenk Bayrakdar
Guidepost leads USD 150m round for Atheneum Partners
Existing investors including Crosslantic Capital have also backed the research platform
Highland, Brookfield lead USD 100m round for Plentific
Mubadala Investment Company and existing investors including Target Global have backed the round
VCs in USD 292m round for WorldRemit
Series E from Farallon, Leapfrog, TCV and Accel sees the firm rebrand as Zepz at a USD 5bn valuation
Valar Ventures leads USD 263m round for Bitpanda
Round brings the aggregate value of growth and VC deals in Austria in 2021 to more than EUR 1bn