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
27.06.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 27 |
2022
YuLife picks up $120M at an $800M valuation for gamified, wellness-focused life insurance
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2016
- Series C
- Sector: Employee Benefits
Investment Raised: USD 120M €
USD 800M
Valuation
Investors: Anthemis Exponential Ventures (https://www.anthemis.com/) Creandum (https://www.creandum.com/) Dai-ichi Life (https://www.dai-ichi-life.co.jp/english/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) Latitude (https://www.latitudeim.com/) LocalGlobe (https://localglobe.vc/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Notion Capital (https://www.notion.vc/) OurCrowd (https://www.ourcrowd.com/) Target Global (https://www.targetglobal.vc/)
20.06.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 26 |
2022
MiroBio raises $97 million in Series B financing
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: USD 97M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Advent Life Sciences (https://www.adventls.com/) Medicxi (https://www.medicxi.com/) Monograph Capital (https://monograph.bio/) OrbiMed (https://www.orbimed.com/) Oxford Sciences Innovation (https://oxfordscienceenterprises.com/) Samsara BioCapital (https://www.samsaracap.com/) SR One (https://www.srone.com/)
13.06.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 25 |
2022
SumUp raises $624M at $8.5B valuation, with its payments and business tech now used by 4M SMBs
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2011
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 624M €
USD 8.5B
Valuation
Investors: Bain Capital Tech Opportunities (https://www.baincapitaltechopportunities.com/) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/at) btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) Centerbridge Partners LP (https://www.centerbridge.com/) Crestline (https://www.crestlineinvestors.com/) FIN Capital (https://fin.capital/) Sentinel Capital Partners (https://www.sentinelpartners.com/)
06.06.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 24 |
2022
CoachHub Raises $200M Series C, Led by Sofina and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Democratize Coaching Worldwide
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series C
- Sector: Corporate Training
Investment Raised: USD 200M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Molten Ventures (https://www.moltenventures.com/) RTP Global (https://rtp.vc/) signals Venture Capital (https://signals.vc/) Sofina (https://www.sofinagroup.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/) SVB Capital (https://www.svb.com/svb-capital)
30.05.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 23 |
2022
Nfinite raises $100 million series B to extend leadership in immersive 3d e-commerce and e-merchandising categories
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com/) U.S. Venture Partners (https://www.usvp.com/)
23.05.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 22 |
2022
Rimac raises $537 million in new funding round, CEO talks potential IPO
- HQ: HR
Founded: 2009
- Series D
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 500M €
EUR 1.5B
Valuation
Investors: Goldman Sachs (https://www.goldmansachs.com/) Porsche (https://www.porsche.at/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/)
16.05.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 21 |
2022
Car Subscription Platform FINN Raises $110M In Equity and $720M In Debt To Supercharge Its Growth in the U.S. and Europe
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: USD 110M €
USD 390M
Valuation
Investors: Climb Ventures (https://climbventures.com/) Greentrail Capital (https://www.greentrailcap.com/) Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Keen Venture Partners (https://www.keenventurepartners.com/) Korelya Capital (https://www.korelyacapital.com/) Picus Capital (https://www.picuscap.com/) UVC Partners (https://www.uvcpartners.com/) Waterfall Asset Management (https://www.waterfallam.com/) White Star Capital (https://whitestarcapital.com/)
09.05.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 20 |
2022
Elwood Technologies Closes $70M Series A co-Led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2020
- Series A
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 70M €
USD 430M
Valuation
Investors: Barclays (https://home.barclays/news/2019/2/barclays-uk-ventures--developing-business-models-for-the-future-/) BlockFi (https://blockfi.com/) Chimera Investment (https://www.chimerareit.com/websites/chimera/English/1000/investor-relations.html) CommerzVentures (https://commerzventures.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Flow Traders (https://www.flowtraders.com/) Galaxy Digital (https://www.galaxydigital.io/) Goldman Sachs (https://www.goldmansachs.com/)
02.05.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 19 |
2022
UK climate tech firm Carbon Clean gets £121m boost from US oil giant
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2009
- Series C
- Sector: CleanTech
Investment Raised: GBP 121M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: AXA Investment Managers (https://www.axa-im.com/) Cemex Ventures (https://www.cemexventures.com/) Chevron (https://www.chevron.com/) Marubeni (https://www.marubeni.com/en/) Samsung Ventures (https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/english/jsp/investment/sector.jsp) Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (https://aramcoventures.com/) TC Energy (https://www.tcenergy.com/) WAVE Equity Partners (https://waveep.com/)
25.04.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 18 |
2022
Just six months after raising €9.5M seed round, fintech startup kevin. raises €61.8M Series A led by Accel
- HQ: LT
Founded: 2017
- Series A
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: EUR 61.82M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Amit Jhawar Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) Global PayTech Ventures (https://gptventures.com/) Harry Stebbings Ilkka Paananen OpenOcean (https://openocean.finance/) OTB Ventures (https://otb.vc/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/)
18.04.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 17 |
2022
SonarSource, the Leading Platform for Clean Code, Raises $412 Million in New Investment
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2008
- Venture Round
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 412M €
USD 4.3B
Valuation
Investors: Advent International (https://www.adventinternational.com/) General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Insight Partners (http://insightpartners.com) Permira (https://www.permira.com/)
11.04.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 16 |
2022
Gravity Sketch draws $33M for a platform to design, collaborate on and produce 3D objects
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2014
- Series A
- Sector: 3D Technology
Investment Raised: USD 33M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Forward Partners Kevin Durant Kindred Capital (https://kindredcapital.vc/) Paul Robson Point Nine (https://www.pointnine.com/) Rich Kleiman Soleio Cuervo Will Smith
04.04.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 15 |
2022
Wagestream Announces $175M Series C to Expand its Financial Wellbeing App to 30 Million U.S. Frontline Workers
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 175M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/global-directory) Fair By Design Fund (https://fairbydesign.com/fair-by-design-fund/) LocalGlobe (https://localglobe.vc) Northzone (https://northzone.com) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com) Silicon Valley Bank (https://www.svb.com) Smash Capital (https://smashcap.com) Village Global (https://www.villageglobal.vc) XYZ Venture Capital (https://www.xyz.vc)
28.03.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 14 |
2022
Climeworks raises CHF 600 million in latest equity round
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2009
- Private Equity
- Sector: CleanTech
Investment Raised: CHF 600M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Baillie Gifford (https://www.bailliegifford.com) BigPoint Holding (https://www.bigpoint.net) Carbon Removal Partners (https://www.carbonremovalpartnership.net) GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg) Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com) John Doerr M&G Investments (https://www.mandg.com/investments/gb) Partners Group (https://www.partnersgroup.com/en/) Swiss RE (https://www.swissre.com)
21.03.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 13 |
2022
Yokoy, a Spend Management Automation Platform, Welcomes Sequoia Capital-Led $80M Series B
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 80M €
USD 420M
Valuation
Investors: Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com) Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com) SIX FinTech Ventures (https://www.six-group.com/en/company/innovation/start-ups.html) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com) Swisscom Ventures (https://ventures.swisscom.com) Visionaries Club (https://visionaries.vc) Zinal Growth (https://www.zinal.com/)
14.03.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 12 |
2022
Berlin’s Leapsome welcomes $60 million in first-ever funding round
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2016
- Series A
- Sector: Human Resources
Investment Raised: USD 60M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Creandum (https://www.creandum.com) Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com) Visionaries Club (https://visionaries.vc)
07.03.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 11 |
2022
Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million
- HQ: TU
Founded: 2015
- Series E
- Sector: e-commerce
Investment Raised: USD 768M €
USD 11.8B
Valuation
Investors: Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (https://www.adg.ae/) Alpha Wave Global (https://www.alphawaveglobal.com/) Mubadala (https://www.mubadala.com/) Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/)
28.02.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 10 |
2022
Norway’s Tibber brings home $100 million in Summa Equity-led round
- HQ: NO
Founded: 2016
- Series C
- Sector: Apps
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com/) Eight Roads Ventures Schibsted (https://schibsted.com/) Summa Equity (https://summaequity.com/)
21.02.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 9 |
2022
Payhawk becomes first-ever Bulgarian unicorn after raising $100M
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
USD 1B
Valuation
Investors: Sprints Capital (https://sprintscap.com/) Endeavor Catalyst (https://endeavor.org/) HubSpot Ventures (https://www.hubspot.com/ventures) Jigsaw VC (https://jigsaw.vc/) Greenoaks (https://www.greenoaks.com/) QED Partners (https://www.qedinvestors.com/) Earlybird Digital East (https://www.moltenventures.com/seed-funds/earlybird)
14.02.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 8 |
2022
Scalapay, now a unicorn, raises $497M Series B and enters the checkout market
- HQ: IT
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Financial Services
Investment Raised: USD 497M €
USD 787M
Valuation
Investors: Deimos Capital (https://www.deimocapital.com/) Fasanara Capital (https://www.fasanara.com/) Moore Capital (https://www.moorecap.com/login) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Willoughby Capital (https://www.willcapllc.com/) Rakesh Gangwal
07.02.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 7 |
2022
SpliceBio Raises EUR 50M in Oversubscribed Series A Financing to Advance Protein Splicing Platform and Expand Gene Therapy Pipeline
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2012
- Series A
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: EUR 50M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Asabys Partners (https://asabys.com/) Gilde Healthcare (https://gildehealthcare.com/) New Enterprise Associates (https://www.nea.com/) Novartis Venture Fund (https://www.nvfund.com/) UCB Ventures (https://www.ucbventures.com/) Ysios Capital (https://ysioscapital.com/)
31.01.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 6 |
2022
Vivid Money, a financial super app, raises $114M at an $886M valuation to expand in Europe
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2020
- Series C
- Sector: Financial Services
Investment Raised: EUR 100M €
USD 675M
Valuation
Investors: Greenoaks (https://www.greenoaks.com/) Ribbit Capital (https://ribbitcap.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/)
24.01.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 5 |
2022
Wayflyer hits unicorn status, raising $150m to support eCommerce businesses globally
- HQ: IR
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: e-commerce
Investment Raised: USD 150M €
USD 1.45B
Valuation
Investors: Counterpart Advisors (https://counterpartadvisors.com/) DST Global (https://dst-global.com/) JP Morgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/AT/en/about-us) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/) Madrone Capital Partners (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/madrone-capital-partners) Prosus Ventures (https://www.prosus.com/ventures) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com/) Guillaume Pousaz
17.01.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 4 |
2022
Identity verification provider Veriff raises $100M Series C co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon
- HQ: EE
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
USD 1.4B
Valuation
Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Alkeon Capital (https://www.alkeoncapital.com/) Institutional Venture Partners (https://www.ivp.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/)
10.01.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 3 |
2022
Dream Games Raises $255m at $2.75bn Valuation – as Royal Match Becomes One of the World’s Top Grossing Mobile Games
- HQ: TR
Founded: 2019
- Series C
- Sector: Gaming
Investment Raised: USD 255M €
USD 2.75B
Valuation
Investors: Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/) Makers Fund (https://makersfund.com/) funds and accounts managed by BlackRock IVP Kora Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com/)
03.01.2022
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 2 |
2022
Fintech firm Checkout.com‘s valuation touches $40 bln after latest funding
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2012
- Series D
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 1Billion €
USD 40 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Altimeter Dragoneer (https://www.dragoneergrowth.com/) Franklin Templeton (https://www.franklintempleton.com/) Singapore’s GIC Qatar Investment Authority (https://www.qia.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx) Oxford Endowment Fund (https://www.ouem.co.uk/the-oxford-endowment-fund/)
20.12.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 52 |
2021
Ready Player Me, a metaverse avatar platform, raises $13M in funding
- HQ: EE
Founded: 2020
- Series A
- Sector: Gaming
Investment Raised: USD 13 M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Taavet+Sten (https://taavetsten.com/) Konvoy Ventures (https://www.konvoy.vc/) NordicNinja (https://nordicninja.vc/) and Tom Preston-Werner
13.12.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 51 |
2021
Swedish startup Voi raises over €101 million to deliver safe and sustainable micromobility for everyone
- HQ: SE
Founded: 2018
- Series D
- Sector: Transport
Investment Raised: EUR 101,8 M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Raine Group (https://raine.com/) VNV Global (https://www.vostoknewventures.com/) Inbox Capital Nordic Ninja (https://nordicninja.vc/) Stena Sessan (https://stenasessan.se/) Kreos Capital (https://www.kreoscapital.com/) Ilmarinen Nineyards Equity ICT Capital (https://www.ict-cap.com/) and others
06.12.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 50 |
2021
Infarm raises $200m to support global expansion of vertical farms
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2013
- Series D
- Sector: Agtech
Investment Raised: USD 200M €
USD 800M
Valuation
Investors: Atomico (https://atomico.com/) Bonnier Ventures (https://bonnierventures.com/) Hanaco Venture Capital (https://hanacovc.com/) Lightrock (https://www.lightrock.com/) Partners in Equity (https://www.pi-equity.com/) Qatar Investment Authority
29.11.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 49 |
2021
Berlin-based online grocery delivery firm Flink secures €664M at €2.52B valuation, eyes international expansion
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: Food Delivery