Growth and venture capital deal volume exceeded that of all previous half-yearly figures in the DACH region in H1 2020, making for a busy first half of the year that saw 275 such deals, according
Venture capital performance remained 'unscathed' in the first quarter of 2020 despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as the industry consolidated what had been an exceptional 2019, new research shows.
The amount collected by funds globally in the first half of 2020 was 19% greater than in the first half of 2019
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While Europe showed resilience in Q2 2020, there is growing concern that the venture capital (VC) market in Europe could see large impacts in Q3'20 given the widespread effect of COVID-19
Former affiliate of private equity firm TPG would rival the €21.3bn buyout fund CVC Capital Partners completed this summer
UK proptech Hammock has secured £1m in a seed funding round backed by Fuel Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Founders Factory and several unnamed angel investors.
Home insurance platform Kin Insurance has closed its Series B round on $35m, led by Commerce Ventures.
Financial wellness platform PayActiv has bagged $100m in its Series C funding round to increase its customer base.
Maturing biotech venture market in Europe drawing more venture capital
Finland-based venture capital investors Tesi and NordicNinja have participated in a $54m series-C round of funding for Finnish virtual reality hardware and software developer Varjo.
