Venture
Speedinvest in $14.5m series-B for Payworks
Corporate venturing arms of Commerzbank (CommerzVentures) and Visa led the round
Alliance backs Boost AI in $5m funding round
Financing will be used to strengthen technical and commercial teams for expansion plans
Ascend Capital backs TactoTek in $23m round
TactoTek will use the fresh capital to expand operations and production capacity
iBionext closes maiden fund iBionext Growth on €90m
Backers of the fund include French and international investors, including a Chinese corporate
VC-backed Vivino raises $20m series-C
Latest round brings Vivino's funding to $57m since first receiving a capital injection in 2011
Frog Capital leads €3m series-D for Sofatutor
Acton Capital Partners, JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part
Ring Capital backs $12m series-B for Adikteev
Other backers in the round include existing investors Isai, Ventech and Laurent Asscher
Abac leads funding round for Spanish startup Mr Noow
Mr Noow intends to expand its business internationally by the end of 2018
One Peak leads $22m funding round for Spryker
Existing investors, including Berlin-based Project A Ventures, also take part in the round
Tesi leads €6m funding round for Zervant
Zervant plans to use the investment to grow the use of electronic invoicing for micro-businesses
Evolution Equity Partners backs $3.5m round for DFLabs
GP deploys capital from Evolution Technology Fund, which closed in July 2017
Abac launches venture fund to invest in Spanish start-ups
Vehicle, created in partnership with Rubén Bonet, will invest up to €100,000 per round
Bregal leads funding round for Helloprint
Berlin-based VC firm Project A has also taken part, having previously backed the company
Calculus Capital invests £3m in Open Energy Markets
UK firm intends to strengthen its sales team and enter the US with the fresh capital
M Capital backs $3.7m series-A funding round for Intuilab
Private investment company IRDI Soridec Gestion also takes part in the financing
Creandum leads $10m series-A round for Mixmax
Mixmax plans to use the new capital to build its team and develop a new mobile interface
Capzanine, Creadev back Recommerce
GPs invest €50m in the French used electronic products retailer in a series-C funding round
8GT launches £110m Sino-British venture fund
Government-formed fund will partner with Chinese institutes to invest in UK tech companies
Inception leads €2.2m seed round for Penta
Fresh capital will be used to hire more staff to support the company's growing customer base
Augmentum to launch £125m listed fund
New fintech-dedicated vehicle will acquire the GP's stakes in five portfolio companies
Trident leads $17.5m series-B for BehavioSec
Trident Cybersecurity managing directors Alberto Yepez and Ken Gonzalez join the board of directors
Parkwalk leads £6m series-A for Bodle Technologies
Low-powered video display producer will use the funding to scale up its operations
Intel Capital et al. in series-C for Aledia
Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter, BPI France, Ikea GreenTech and Sofinnova Partners also take part
Gilde leads €40m series-C for Fire1
Deal for the remote monitoring medical devices business is the GP's first Irish investment