Venture
Atami Capital leads £40m series-B for Simba Sleep
Saracens chair Nigel Wray also takes part in the round alongside Wharton Asset Management
Eight Road leads $20m round for OTA Insight
Hospitality-focused data analytics company will invest in product development and make new hires
DN Capital leads €10m round for Joblift
Picus Capital also took part in the round alongside existing investors
Abraaj acquires minority stake in Biletal
Turkey-focused GP acquires the minority stake through its Anatolia Growth Capital Fund
Forbion, BGV lead €25m series-A for NorthSea Therapeutics
Fresh capital will be used to conduct a phase IIb clinical study in preparation for phase III
BlackFin leads €15m series-A for Friss
Fresh capital will be used to expand globally and facilitate cross-carrier collaboration
Northzone leads $20m series-A for Freighthub
Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures, Cavalry Ventures and La Famiglia also take part
Dawn leads €40m funding round for iZettle
Existing backer Dawn led the round along with The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund
Saudi Aramco et al. in €8m round for Nexwafe
German family office Wermuth Asset Management has also taken part alongside GGF2 and Lynwood
VC firms in $59.6m series-C for Hookipa
New investors include HB Partners, Hillhouse Capital, Sirona Capital and Gilead Sciences
Cottonwood in €2.6m series-B for Clear Flight Solutions
Clear Flight targets an expansion of the funding round up to a total of €6m
HealthCap backs Doctrin in $10m series-A
Funding round was led by Swedish healthcare provider Capio alongside other investors
Mercia invests £2.5m in Medherant
Investment is part of a ТЃ3.8m funding round from other private investors and existing shareholders
Passion Capital files for third fund
Second fund targeted equity investments of up to ТЃ2m in very early-stage businesses
ICOs and venture capital: friends or foes?
With Asgard becoming the first European VC to hold a coin offering for its new fund, ICOs might present opportunities for institutional fund managers
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
Ascend et al. in €12m round for Canatu
Japanese corporate Denso and French autoparts maker Faurecia also take part in the round
General Catalyst leads $28m series-C for Contentful
Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital also take part
Pentech et al. in £3m round for TravelNest
Deal for the holiday bookings management platform is the first made by Pentech and Mangrove's new funds
E.Ventures, Greycroft back $20m round for Deposit Solutions
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Deposit Solutions' international expansion
Episode 1 closes second fund on €60m
BBB-backed tech-focused vehicle was oversubscribed and is 60% larger than its predecessor
ADV and Mercia inject £1.3m into MindTrace
Collision-avoidance systems developer will recruit a development team and CEO following the deal
Forward Partners leads $4m round for Apexx
Payment processing marketplace will invest in product development and international expansion
Conor Venture brings on board Niklas Savander
In his new role, Savander will support the VC's activities in Sweden and Finland