Venture
Draper Esprit raises extra £100m
Share placement adds to the £60m already raised in 2017 across EIS, VCT and secondary co-investment fund platforms
K Fund leads €1.4m round for Beonprice
Deal is the sixth transaction for the first-time-fund GP, which launched in July 2016
Merck leads CHF 10.5m series-A for Inthera Bioscience
Aglaia Biomedical Ventures and Novo Seeds also participated in the round alongside an unnamed private investor
Startup300 holds first close on €20m
Fund has a target of €40-60m and has the stated aim of funding the first Austrian unicorn
Summit Partners backs Market Logic in €45m round
Investment firm Genui and Berlin-based Sycamore, a previous backer, also take part in the round
HTGF holds first close for third fund on €245m
Fund has a target of €300m and will begin making early-stage investments in Q4 2017
Earlybird, Panakés lead €6m round for Alesi Surgical
Round included existing investors IP Group and state-backed investment firm Finance Wales
VC firms back Exporo
Fresh capital will be used to develop new products, including the launch of bonds for larger projects
EU agrees new rules to foster venture investments
Proposals extend the range of eligible managers, tweak the scope of investments and limit host country fees
Helvetia Venture Fund leads funding round for Baimos
HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Berendsen Holding, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital also invest
Omnes, Partech, Korelya in $17m round for AB Tasty
Omnes Capital had already taken part in a €5m series-A round for the SaaS company in 2016
Principia leads €6.5m series-B for neurology firm Wise
Existing investors Atlante Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, F3F and Antares join the round
Northzone at al. lead $19m series-C for Cornerjob
Current round brings the total funding raised by the Spanish business to $54m
Felix, Verlinvest lead €30m funding round for Frichti
Food delivery business will look to expand across France, before reaching other European cities
Target and One Peak in €15m series-D for DocPlanner
Investment will fund international expansion, with a particular focus on the Latin American market
Jobi Capital in £20m series-B for Quiqup
Delivery company will look to expand across the UK and internationally following the deal
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
Newfund holds €100m first close for second fund
Fund is a significant step-up from Newfund 1, which closed with €72m in commitments in 2009
Ysios, Omega lead €15m series-A for Anaconda Biomed
Additional backers include Banco Sabadell and existing investor Innogest Capital
Softbank holds close on $93bn for global fund
Softbank has set a target of $100bn for the fund and aims to hold a final close within six months
Demeter, Innovacom and Kreaxi in €10m round for I-Ten
Three GPs first invested in I-Ten in 2014, injecting €3.2m into the group
VC firms back €360m series-E round for Auto1
Round is mix of debt and equity with cooperation from major banks, on the basis of a €2.5bn valuation
One Peak, Morgan Stanley invest €22m in Ecointense
Transaction constitutes an exit for BBAF and Wecken & Cie, while HTGF retains a significant stake
M Capital, Normandie Participations lead €4.7m Robocath round
Backers are joined in the round by previous investors Go Capital and NCI Gestion