Largest-Ever Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Midwest, Minority-Led Startups Announced by Lightship Capital and SecondMuse
Connect Ventures, a London-based venture capital house focused on seed-stage technology investments, has closed its third fund on $80m.
Longitude Capital has led a $40m funding round for Switzerland-based Polares Medical, with participation from Decheng Capital, Endeavour Vision, IDO Investments, Earlybird Venture Capital and Wellington Partners.
Although dealflow in the DACH VC market has remained fairly strong amid the coronavirus crisis, deals have shrunk in average size, and uncertainty lingers. Harriet Matthews reports
London-based investment house Connect Ventures has sealed a £65m fundraise targeting seed-stage tech deals across Europe.
7bridges, an AI-powered automation engine for businesses logistics and supply chains, has launched with a $3.4m seed round led by Crane Venture Partners and LocalGlobe.
Cedar, a FinTech company hoping to simplify the financial experience for patients, has netted $102m in a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Warburg Pincus-backed data privacy platform Privitar has raised an additional $7m for its Series C round, having initially closed the round on $80m in April.
VC backers including Octopus Ventures and eCapital have sold their stakes in Cambridge-based electronic chip developer UltraSoc to Siemens
African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.
French corporate restaurant card business Swile has raised €70m in a series-C round led by Index Ventures.
LA-based early-stage investment house Upfront Ventures is back in the fundraising market with its seventh flagship fund.
Cybersecurity startup SecurityGate.io has closed its Series A funding round, with Houston Ventures leading the investmen
