Venture
Highland Europe injects $21m into Incopro
IP protection software and consultancy business will build out its Chinese operations
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms
Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part
Medicxi, RA Capital in $30m series-B for Xenikos
Firm intends to advance the development of its lead compound, T-Guard, with the fresh capital
Draper Esprit leads $29m series-B for Aircall
Call centre software developer will make senior appointments in its US- and Europe-based teams
Accel leads $8m series-A for Dashdash
Cherry Ventures, Atlantic Labs and angel investors also take part in the financing
Investec launches $100m venture fund
Vehicle will target UK fintech and enterprise software businesses between the seed and series-A stages
Creathor in €10m series-B for Acousia
LBBW Ventures, Bregua Corporation and existing backers BIVF and KfW also take part in the round
Elaia Partners et al. in €4.5m round for Uwinloc
Backing will help the French provider of asset location products to expand internationally
Bayern Kapital in €5.5m round for ProGlove
Intel Capital and German VC firms Gettylab and DIVC also take part in the financing
Alliance Ventures et al. invest €10m in Kalray
French microprocessors developer Kalray received €23.6m in funding in 2017
Digital+ Partners invests $15m in Starmind
Digital+ Partners is investing from its Digital Growth Fund I, a VC fund targeting €300m
Eight Roads Ventures invests $20m in Fuse Universal
Transaction is Eight Roads Ventures' third investment so far this year
LBO France launches new Digital Health 2 fund
Venture fund, with a €150m target, will invest in European medical technology startups
VC firms back $24m series-C for Simplesurance
Round was led by corporate venturing arm Allianz X, with participation from Rheingau Founders
Princeville Global leads $55m series-E for Dreamlines
Existing investors, including HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Target Global, also take part
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees
Alven leads $10m round for Freeda Media
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its internationalisation and growth
VC firms invest €5m in Eversports
Fresh capital will be used to improve the software and roll it out to more sport studios
Oxx holds first close on $100m
Fund was launched shortly after partners Mikael Johnsson and Richard Anton left their roles at Amadeus
Accel leads $3.3m seed round for Station
Webb Investment Network and Kima Ventures also take part in the funding round for Station
Smedvig leads £9.5m series-B for Poq
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce app developer to open a US office and hire a new chairperson
Omnes Capital in €3.5m funding round for Tilkee
Evolem Start, Crédit Agricole Création, Axeleo Capital and Kreaxi also take part
Yabeo et al. in $17m series-A for Cera
Online elderly care platform will expand into Germany and across the UK following the deal