DEALS MONITOR
Deal of the Week
Each week our analysts go through the list of recently announced deal and select the most outstanding one to be awarded “Deal of the Week”.
The selection criteria are focused on the “whole picture” of the announced deal, such as raised investment, type of investment round, investors and further perspective of company development.
AWARDED DEAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
08.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 19 |
2023
wefox Secures $55m in Equity Raised from Existing and New Investors as a Closing of the Series D
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2015
- Series D
- Sector: InsurTech
Investment Raised: USD 55M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Squarepoint Capital (https://www.squarepoint-capital.com/)
01.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 18 |
2023
JOLT Energy receives €150 million investment from InfraRed to start building urban ultra-fast charging network
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Funding Round
- Sector: Electronics
Investment Raised: EUR 150M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: InfraRed Capital Partners (https://www.ircp.com/)
24.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 17 |
2023
Energy Dome Closes 40 Million Euro Series B Financing Round
- HQ: IT
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 40M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 360 Capital (https://www.360cap.vc/) Barclays Sustainable and Impact Banking (https://www.cib.barclays/solutions/esg-sustainability-transition.html?cid=paidsearch-textads_google_google_business_branded_uk-we_brand_esg_capabilities_1392745704913&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3a2iBhCFARIsAD4jQB1iCEPDfyxQZGXEDk46FCixebALy9HiQW4ywQbM46VDTtQXp8FpurQaAhRZEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) CDP Venture Capital (https://www.cdpventurecapital.it/cdp-venture-capital/en/home.page) Elemental Excelerator (https://elementalexcelerator.com/) Eni Next (https://www.eni.com/eninext/en-US/home.html) Invitalia (https://www.invitalia.it/) Japan Energy Fund (https://www.japanenergyfund-ventures.com/) Neva SGR (https://www.nevasgr.it/) Novum Capital Partners (https://www.novumcapital.com/en/)
17.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 16 |
2023
Solar Utility Sunvigo raises EUR 20 million
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 20M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Eneco Ventures (https://www.eneco.com/wat-we-doen/ventures/) Future Energy Ventures (https://futureenergy.com/) High-Tech Grunderfonds (http://www.htgf.de/en) Sparta Capital (http://www.spartacapital.com/) Triodos Investment Management (http://www.triodos-im.com/) Übermorgen Ventures (https://www.uebermorgen.vc/)
10.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 15 |
2023
Quantica adds €14 million to further push its 3D printing tech
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: 3D Printing
Investment Raised: EUR 14M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: byFounders (https://www.byfounders.vc/) Scale Capital (https://www.scalecapital.com/)
03.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 14 |
2023
4.screen Raises €21M in Series A Funding
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series A
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 21M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: BayBG Venture Capital (https://www.baybg-vc.de/) Bram Schot Continental (https://www.continental.com/) FRIBA Investment (https://www.linkedin.com/company/friba-investment/) Matthias Müller S4S Ventures (https://www.s4sventures.com/) Summiteer (https://www.summiteer.com/)
27.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 13 |
2023
Crypto Wallet Company Ledger Announces $108M in Extended Series C Funding
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2014
- Series C
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 108M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 10T Holdings CapHorn Invest Cathay Innovation (https://www.cathayinnovation.com/) Cite Gestion (https://www.citegestion.com/) Digital Finance Group (DFG) (https://dfg.group/en/) Korelya Capital (https://www.korelyacapital.com/) Molten Ventures Morgan Creek Capital Management (https://www.morgancreekcap.com/) True Global Ventures (TGV) VaynerFund (https://vaynerx.com/)
20.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 12 |
2023
Germany-based DeepDrive bags €15M to develop ‘revolutionary’ drive units for Evs
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2021
- Series A
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 15M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bayern Kapital (https://www.bayernkapital.de/) BMW i Ventures (https://www.bmwiventures.com/) co-pace (https://co-pace.com/) Peter Mertens UVC Partners (https://www.uvcpartners.com/)
13.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 11 |
2023
Amarenco raises €300m and buys out key JV partner
- HQ: IE
Founded: 2013
- Private Equity
- Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 300M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Arjun Infrastructure Partners (https://www.arjuninfrastructure.com/)
06.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 10 |
2023
Automotive payments fintech bezahl.de NX Technologies raises €11 million in Series A funding round
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series A
- Sector: Financial Services, Mobile Payments, Payments
Investment Raised: EUR 11M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Carcharodon Capital (https://www.carcharodoncapital.com/) Ingo Weber Motive Partners (https://www.motivepartners.com/) Motive Ventures (https://motivepartners.com/motive-ventures/) Rolf Christof Dienst Wessel Management (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wessel-management/company_financials)
27.02.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 9 |
2023
StudentFinance secures $41 million to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: Banking, Education, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 41M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Armilar Venture Partners (https://www.armilar.com/) Ed Vaizey Giant Ventures (https://www.giant.vc/) Iberis Capital (https://iberiscapital.com/) Martin Villig Mustard Seed Maze (https://mustardseed.vc/mustard-seed-maze) Seedcamp (https://www.seedcamp.at/) Tom Blomfield
20.02.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 8 |
2023
Quantum Motion raises £42m in record-breaking round
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Electronics
Investment Raised: GBP 42M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: British Patient Capital (https://www.britishpatientcapital.co.uk/) Inkef (https://medium.com/inkef-capital) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) National Security Strategic Investment Fund Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Oxford Science Enterprises (https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/) Parkwalk Advisors (https://parkwalkadvisors.com/) Porsche Automobil Holding (https://www.porsche-se.com/unternehmen/ueber-uns/) Robert Bosch Venture Capital (https://www.rbvc.com/)
13.02.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 7 |
2023
Credit Suisse leads $65 million Series B in digital asset firm Taurus
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: Financial Services
Investment Raised: USD 65M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Arab Bank (Switzerland) (https://www.arabbank.ch/) Cedar Mundi Ventures (http://cedarmundi.com/) Credit Suisse (https://www.credit-suisse.com/ch/de.html) Deutsche Bank (https://www.deutsche-bank.de/pk.html) Investis Group (https://www.investisgroup.com/) Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A. (https://www.pictet.com/)
06.02.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 6 |
2023
ABB E-mobility raises additional CHF325 million from four investors in second and final round of pre-IPO private placement
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2010
- Private Equity
- Sector: Autonomous Vehicles
Investment Raised: CHF 325M €
CHF 2.38B
Valuation
Investors: Beyond Net Zero (https://beyond-net-zero.com/) GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg/) Just Climate (https://www.justclimate.com/) Porsche Automobil Holding (https://www.porsche-se.com/unternehmen/ueber-uns/)
30.01.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 5 |
2023
Matchesfashion owner attracts £40m in equity to keep online retailer in shape
- HQ: UK
Founded: 1987
- Private Equity
- Sector: Fashion
Investment Raised: GBP 40M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Apax Partners (https://www.apax.com/)
23.01.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 4 |
2023
France-based PASQAL bags €100M to build quantum computers with atoms and laser
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Information Technology
Investment Raised: EUR 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/) Daphni (https://www.daphni.com/) EIC Fund (https://eic.ec.europa.eu/investment-opportunities_en) Eni Next (https://www.eni.com/eninext/en-US/home.html) Quantonation (https://www.quantonation.com/) Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures (https://aramcoventures.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index)
16.01.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 3 |
2023
Fintech Anyfin raises €30 million Series C funding to further accelerate expansion across Europe
- HQ: SE
Founded: 2017
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: EUR 30M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Augmentum Fintech (https://augmentum.vc/) Capricorn Capital Partners (https://capricorncapital.com/uk/) Citi Ventures (https://www.citi.com/ventures/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) FinTech Collective (https://fintech.io/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Quadrille Capital (https://www.quadrillecapital.com/)
05.12.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 50 |
2022
Acin, the global operational risk control data network, today announced it has closed $24 million in Series B funding from a strategic consortium of industry-leading banks, comprised of JP Morgan, Citi, BNP Paribas, Barclays, and Lloyds Banking Group
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 24M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Barclays Corporate Banking (https://www.barclayscorporate.com/) BNP Paribas (https://www.bnpparibas.at/en/) Citi (https://www.citi.com/) Fitch Ventures (https://www.fitch.group/) JP Morgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/AT/en/about-us) Lloyds Banking Group Notion Capital (https://www.notion.vc/) Talis Capital (https://taliscapital.com/)
28.11.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 49 |
2022
Sweden-based Einride bags €475.5M to accelerate deployment of sustainable freight mobility
- HQ: SE
Founded: 2016
- Series C
- Sector: Electric Vehicle
Investment Raised: USD 475.5M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: AMF (http://www.amf-capital.de/start.html) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Norrsken VC (https://www.norrsken.vc/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Polar Structure (https://polarstructure.se/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index)
21.11.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 48 |
2022
Crypto market maker Keyrock raises $72 million
- HQ: BE
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Asset Management
Investment Raised: USD 72M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Middlegame Ventures (https://www.middlegamevc.com/) Ripple (https://ripple.com/) SIX FinTech Ventures (https://www.six-group.com/en/company/innovation/start-ups.html)
14.11.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 47 |
2022
Atom Bank has pushed back its flotation by at least two years after tapping backers for another £30 million, giving it a post-deal valuation of £460 million
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2014
- Private Equity
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: GBP 30M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: BBVA (https://www.bbva.com/en/) Toscafund (https://www.toscafund.com/)
07.11.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 46 |
2022
Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, raises $200 million to scale Ethereum
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series C
- Sector: Blockchain
Investment Raised: USD 200M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/) Blockchain Capital (https://blockchain.capital/) Dragonfly (https://www.dragonfly.xyz/) Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://lsvp.com/) Variant (https://variant.fund/)
31.10.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 45 |
2022
Another nail in the photographers’ coffin as PhotoRoom develops $19 million
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 19M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Adjacent (https://adjacent.com/) Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com/) Hugging Face (https://huggingface.co/) Meta (https://about.meta.com/)
24.10.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 44 |
2022
Lisbon-based RealFevr scores €10 million to lead football into the NFT era
- HQ: PRT
Founded: 2020
- Seed
- Sector: IT
Investment Raised: EUR 10M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Siegerlandfonds (https://www.siegerlandfonds.de/) Earlybird Venture Capital (http://earlybird.com/)
17.10.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 43 |
2022
Neoplants has raised more than $20 million in funding
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2018
- Seed
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: USD 20M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Collaborative Fund (https://collabfund.com/) Entrepreneur First (https://www.joinef.com/) Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com/) Niklas Zennström True Ventures (https://trueventures.com/)
10.10.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 42 |
2022
Munich-based vacation rental company Holidu secures €100M, eyes expansion
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2014
- Series E
- Sector: Travel
Investment Raised: EUR 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 83North (https://www.83north.com/) Common Fund (https://www.commonfund.org/) coparion (https://www.coparion.vc/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) LIOS Ventures (https://lios.vc/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Possible Ventures (https://www.possible.ventures/) Prime Ventures (https://www.primeventures.com/) Senovo (https://senovo.vc/) Vintage Investment Partners (https://www.vintage-ip.com/)
03.10.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 41 |
2022
Blockchain development platform Tatum nabs $41.5M to untangle Web3
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
- Series A
- Sector: Blockchain
Investment Raised: USD 41.5M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 3VC (https://three.vc/) Christian Trummer Circle (https://www.circle.com/en/) DEPO Ventures (https://depoventures.com/) Eric Demuth Evolution Equity Partners (https://evolutionequity.com/) LeadBlock Partners (https://leadblockpartners.com/) Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Paul Klanschek Tensor Ventures (https://tensor.ventures/)
26.09.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 40 |
2022
Spanish cybersecurity startup IriusRisk secures €29 million to automate threat modelling
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2015
- Series B
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: EUR 29M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 360 Capital (https://www.360cap.vc/) Bright Pixel (https://brpx.com/) Inveready (https://inveready.com/) Paladin Capital Group (https://www.paladincapgroup.com/) Swanlaab Venture Factory
12.09.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 38 |
2022
Andreessen Horowitz leads London fintech Sequence’s $19m seed round
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2022
- Seed
- Sector: Software
Investment Raised: USD 19M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 9Yards Capital (https://9yards.vc/) Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/) Crew Capital (https://crew.vc/) Dig Ventures (https://www.dig.ventures/) Fin Capital (https://fin.capital/) Firstminute Capital (https://www.firstminute.capital/) Passion Capital (https://www.passioncapital.com/) Salesforce Ventures (https://salesforceventures.com/)
05.09.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 37 |
2022
NEUMAN & ESSER and Ballard invest €50m in QUANTRON and establish a Hydrogen Alliance for a 360° H2 Ecosystem
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: Electric Vehicle