Venture
Epidarex and Sixth Element in $10m round for Adorx
Cancer drug discovery company will ramp up its research activities following the round
FII leads €13m round for Supermercato24
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth in Italy and expand abroad
EQT in $28m series-B for Beamery
Microsoft's corporate venture arm also took part in the round for the recruitment software firm
DN Capital's Marovac named new Invest Europe chair
Marovac, the founder and manager of VC firm DN Capital, will chair the trade body until 2019
Nauta leads €6m series-A for Talentry
Existing shareholder Global Founders Capital also took part in the funding round
Omnes et al. in series-B round for Tiller
GPs will provide a €12m equity ticket and can deploy up to €8m in the next 18 months
Syncona leads £88.4m series-B for Freeline
Gene therapy company will undertake clinical trials and look to bring its therapies to market
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
TVP et. al in £4.4m round for Micrima
Developer of breast cancer screening systems will bring its Maria product to market
Vertis invests €3m in Sclak
Company will use the fresh capital to develop its digital platform and expand internationally
Sequoia-backed Asa International announces London IPO
Business is headquartered in the Netherlands and lends to low-income populations
Irdi Soridec, Axeleo Capital back Adagio
First round of funding from VC firms sees the startup rebrand from Onfocus to Adagio
VC firms back $13m series-A for Tessian
Existing investors include Accel, Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe and Winton
GP Profile: Mangrove Capital
An early backer in Skype and Wix, Mangrove held a final close on €200m for its fifth fund earlier this year
Cabiedes & Partners, Highgrowth et al. exit Smadex
Smadex will be fully integrated into Headway, an Argentina-based provider of mobile data
Pontifax and Five Seasons lead $10m round for Tropic Biosciences
UK biotechnology company will undertake trials of its new varieties of coffee and banana plants
VC consortium in €11m series-B for GreenFlux
GreenFlux service platform is cloud-based and connects with charge stations of all types
Eurazeo et al. invest in Back Market
Investors inject €41m into Back Market, a retailer of refurbished electronic devices
Mubadala launches European tech fund
Vehicle will invest in European startups looking to establish themselves on a global scale
Iris leads €15m series-A for Exotec
Existing investors 360 Capital Partners and Breega Capital also take part in the financing
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future
Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment
Idinvest hires former Balderton principal Debock
Investment director Debock will follow venture capital investments in France and Europe
Matrix and Morpheus in $25m round for Starship Technologies
Fresh capital will enable the company to bring its autonomous delivery robots to market
NGP leads $20m series-B for Caroobi
Other backers in the round include Target Global, BMW iVentures, DN Capital and Cherry Ventures