Venture
Eight Roads launches $375m third vehicle
Vehicle is almost 60% larger than its 2015-vintage predecessor
Finnish newcomer Maki.vc launches with €70m target
Backers of the fund to date include Skype's founder, the Supercell co-founders, and Nokia's chair
Insight leads €5m funding round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures and Inventure also take part in the round
EIF's push into private capital management
The European Investment Fund is aiming to raise up to тЌ2.1bn in private capital for a new investment platform focused on venture and growth vehicles
Odyssée leads €3m series-B for Serious Factory
Historical investors, including the Region Paris Venture fund and Sibessor2/Investessor, also take part
UnternehmerTUM leads €6.5m funding round for Fazua
Early-stage investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital are also taking part
Maven's Finance Durham fund leads £850,000 round for Honcho
Investment in Honcho is Maven-managed Finance Durham Fundтs fifth deal
Five Seasons Ventures holds first close for maiden fund
French VC firm's first fund, dedicated to agriculture technology, holds a €60m first close
Initial Capital leads £3m series-A for Tech Will Save Us
Backed VC, SaatchInvest, All Bright and Leaf VC also took part in the financing
Serena et al. back Privateaser
Serena Capital, Isai and FJ Labs invest €10m in French venue-booking app Privateaser
Cipio backs €10.5m round for B2X
Seligman Private Equity invested €4.25m in the first tranche of the series-C funding round
Atami Capital in £5m series-A for Airsorted
Company previously raised ТЃ1.5m in seed funding, bringing total funding to date to ТЃ6.5m
BGF et al. in £28.5m round for Gousto
UK-based meal kit delivery company will make a number of new hires and invest in its technoogy
NCL Technology Ventures launches £50m fund
Fund will invest in high-growth SMEs, with a focus on medical technologies and therapeutics
Turn/River injects $40m into Netsparker
Web-security scanning software company will undertake geographic expansion and invest in marketing
Italian venture moves upmarket as overall activity dips
Venture dealflow and aggregate value decreased in 2017 following five years of growth, as VCs turned their attention to later-stage rounds
Ventech holds first close on €140m
Ventech will stick to its strategy of investing in early-stage European companies
Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
Evoco leads €21m round for ReBuy
Headway Capital Partners and Keyhaven Capital Partners also take part in the financing
Accel leads $153m series-B round for UiPath
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the product offering, in addition to opening new offices
VC firms invest $4m in Senic
Manufacturer of building systems technology Gira also takes part in the financing
Horizons co-leads $15m funding round for Owlstone
Aviva Ventures co-led the round, which also saw investment from existing investors
VC firms in €22m round for Foodspring
Corporate venture division of New Zealand-based dairy exporter Fonterra also took part
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies