Venture
Cathay Innovation et al. in series-A round for Saagie
Consortium of investors commit €5m to the French big-data processing platform
Canaan et al. in series-B round for ContentSquare
US GP leads the round for the French online content optimisation platform
Insight and Eight Roads in $28m round for Duco
VCs have invested in the data management platform alongside corporate backer NEX Group
Go Capital et al. invest in Pherecydes Pharma
New backers include Omnes Capital, Fa Dièse and a group of angel investors
Da Vinci invests £15m in EZBob
Fresh capital is provided at a post-money valuation of ТЃ100m, according to press reports
Felix leads $20m round for Heetch
Via ID and Alven Capital both took part last time and have reinvested along with Idinvest
Octopus Ventures leads $20m series-B round for Depop
Rebecca Hunt, investment manager at Octopus Ventures, will join the board of Depop
Insight in additional series-C round for Showpad
Insight Venture Partners injects $25m in the Belgian content activation platform company
VC-backed Blacklane raises series-D
Car manufacturer Daimler also takes part in the round alongside Alstin and Blacklane's founders
Conor to raise third technology fund
Target size of the latest vehicle is around double the amount raised by its predecessor
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
Project A in €3m funding round for Opinary
Existing investors including Global Founders Capital and Motu Ventures also take part
Normandie Participations et al. back Yousign
Consortium of GPs invest €3m in the French provider of e-signature software
Capnamic leads €2.25m series-A for Acellere
Business angels and unnamed industry veterans from Germany and the US also take part
Xerys leads €14m series-B for AlzProtect
Xerys is now the main financial investor in the company following the latest funding round
Cap A launches Nordic B2B technology fund
VC firm is planning an initial close for the fund during the first half of 2018
Jolt Capital leads $12.5m series-B for Eyeota
Berlin-based VC firm Project A Ventures and Singapore-based Qualgo also take part
Runa Capital launches third fund
VC firm is looking to attract existing investors and will invest a maximum of $10m per project
VCs tread cautiously around blockchain craze
VC activity in cryptocurrency has increased, but despite eye-catching deals, their volume is not as high as the wider enthusiasm would suggest
HTGF backs eBlocker
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg II also backs the company alongside private investors
Ring Capital holds first close on €140m
French GP, launched in 2017, backs French tech companies in their early-stage phases
Omnes Capital et al. in $1.7m series-A round for Vsora
Omnes Capital, Partech Ventures and angel investors back the French DSP IP provider
BPI France et al. in €18.5m series-B round for HalioDX
French tumour microenvironment diagnostics expert is backed by a consortium of investors
Sequoia, Google Ventures lead £20m series-A for Vaccitech
Neptune Ventures also takes part in the financing, bringing the total raised to ТЃ30m