Venture
Kleiner Perkins leads $40m series-B for Spotahome
Company's existing shareholders, including Seaya Ventures, also take part in the funding round
Target Global launches $100m transport fund
Fund will invest in startups in the transport sector, with a focus on Germany and Israel
Idinvest et al. inject $15m into Biomodex
Funding round is led by Idinvest Partners and InnovAllianz, with previous backers returning
VC firms invest $30m in Coya
Fresh capital will be used to establish the company in Germany once it receives approval from BaFin
Sintef launches NOK 500m seed fund for startups
New vehicle will be managed by Sintef TTO, the technology transfer office of Sintef
LGT, Cambridge Innovation in $100m series-B for CMR Surgical
Investment round for surgical robotics company was led by Zhejiang Silk Road Fund
VC firms back €10m series-A for FinCompare
Dutch bank ING joins the syndicate as the lead investor via its corporate venturing arm
OrbiMed et al. back €40m series-B for Enyo Pharma
Historical and new investors back Enyo Pharma, which researches drugs inspired by viruses
Deepbridge leads £2.5m series-A for Chainvine
Funding round will enable the company to bring its blockchain-related products to market
VC-backed ViroGates readies for Copenhagen IPO
Offer price is DKK 91 per share, which equates to a market capitalisation of DKK 276m
Dutch VC activity reaches all-time high
Biotech and pharma are driving record levels of VC investment in the Netherlands, while venture fundraising continues to perform strongly
VC firms invest €15m in PerfectStay
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the Paris-based company's international expansion
UVC Partners leads €4.4m series-A for Innoactive
UVC Partners draws capital for the financing from €82m VC fund, UnternehmerTUM Fonds II
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
Otium, Daphni back Comet in series-A round
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures previously invested €2m in the recruitment specialist
VC-backed Home24 sets IPO price range at €19.5-24.5
Primary offering consists of 7,692,307 shares and a primary greenshoe that will not exceed 15%
Lakestar launches double fundraise
Lakestar II held a final close on €350m in August 2015, increasing from €135m for Lakestar I
White Star Capital et al. back Klaxoon with $50m
White Star Capital, Sofiouest, BPI France and Idinvest back the training platform
VC-backed Taxify raises $175m
Korelya Capital takes part in the round alongside Chinese ride-sharing app Did Chuxing
VC firms back $30m series-B for Ava
Majority of the funding comes from existing investors, including Swisscom Ventures
Zynga snaps up VC-backed Gram Games for $250m
By acquiring Gram Games, Zynga said it will expand its portfolio of live game franchises
Insight Venture leads $20m round for CoreView
Company will use the fresh capital to expand further internationally and deepen its offering
Kinnevik leads $16m series-A for Pleo
Expenses management company will launch its service across Europe and undertake a recrtuiment drive
Daphni, Idinvest back Lunchr
Daphni has previously invested €2.5m in the France-based booking platform