Venture
Index, Balderton et al. invest $7m in Credit Benchmark
Credit Benchmark has now raised $34m and provides aggregated ratings for 22,000 institutions
HTGF backs Kumovis
Value of the financing was not disclosed but was said to be in the seven-figure range
BBVA and Anthemis launch London-based fintech incubator
Project will look to support companies from start-up thorugh to their seed funding rounds
Alpana invests CHF 6m in Lend
Geneva-based VC firm supports European startups with international expansion strategies
Reach, Kindred in $11m series-A funding for Mrs Wordsmith
Round was led by Trustbridge Partners, with the participation of VC firms Reach and Kindred
Blackstone, Goldman invest €100m in Prima Assicurazioni
Co-founders Alberto Genovese and Teodoro D’Ambrosio will retain a majority stake in the company
Lifeline et al. in €5.1m funding round for Synoste
German early-stage investor HTGF, a previous backer of Synoste also participated in the round
Bullnet Capital sells Zhilabs to Samsung
Following the deal, Zhilabs will continue to operate independently under its own management
Quadrille holds €200m first close for new tech fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Quadrille Technologies III, launched with a €100m target
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
Investinor et al. raise $5m for Memory
Previous investor SNУ Ventures also participates in the latest funding round for the tech startup
P101, Samaipata lead €6m funding round for Colvin
Television group Mediaset Spain also takes part in the funding, alongside several private investors
Dawn Capital et al. inject $12m into Zivver
UK-based Dawn Capital and DN Capital, and previous Dutch investor HenQ Capital, back Zivver
Kinnevik leads $44m series-C for TravelPerk
Previous backers including Felix Capital, Target Global and LocalGlobe also take part in the round
Dawn Capital leads £22.9m round for Garrison
Expansion deal for the web browsing software provider comes 19 months after its ТЃ12m series-A
VC firms in $22m series-B for Thread
Balderton Capital, Beringea and Forward Partners all commit capital to the round
CapAgro invests SEK15.6m in BoMill
CapAgro is currently investing via its Innovation fund, which held a final close on тЌ124m in 2017
Stride.VC closes £50m seed fund
Firm simultaneously announces the appointment of former LGT Impact head of finance Arjuna Soysa
Inception invests €7m in Penta
Investment comes just eight months after a €2.2m seed round also led by Inception
IW Capital invests £2m in Eos Leisure
With the new capital, Eos Leisure intends to drive development of its own-brand sales
Edge Investments in £2.9m round for TRX
UK-based TV licensing platform has quadrupled its volume of transactions since Q1 2018
BGF invests £5m in Fleetondemand
BGF investment manager Chris Boyes and head of TMT John Eggleston will join the company's board
Partech et al. inject €5m in Acorus
Other backers in the round include French VC firm Elaia Partners and Kima Ventures
DTCP injects $10m into Pipedrive's $60m series-C
Follow-on round for the CRM software developer comes four months after an initial $50m series-C