Venture
Saudi Aramco et al. in €8m round for Nexwafe
German family office Wermuth Asset Management has also taken part alongside GGF2 and Lynwood
Karma, Intel, Practica in $2.3m funding round for CGTrader
CGTrader will use the fresh capital to expand its online 3D graphics marketplace to the US
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 £3.8m funding round from other private investors and existing shareholders
Passion Capital files for third fund
Second fund targeted equity investments of up to £2m 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
Tengelmann in €8m series-A for Idagio
Early-stage investor B-to-V Partners increases its commitment alongside new stakeholders
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
Capnamic backs iWelcome
Existing shareholders also take part in the round, including Filsa and Newion Investments
Mercia provides Voxpopme with series-A funding
Seven-figure investment will enable the market research software business to expand internationally
Neo invests £30m in Victoria Beckham Limited
Fashion brand plans to launch collaborations and products in new categories of womenswear
Balderton raises $375m for sixth fund
New vehicle will focus on series-A investments in European technology companies
Albion et al. in $12m round for Oviva
Diet-related healthcare platform will look to expand across Europe and invest in product development
Seedcamp holds first close on £41m for fourth fund
Fund is backed by around sixty global corporates, venture capitalists and funds-of-funds