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
22.11.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 48 |
2021
Jobandtalent Secures $500m in Series E Fundraising Round to Accelerate Expansion
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2009
- Series E
- Sector: Marketplace
Investment Raised: USD 500 M €
USD 2.35 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/) SoftBank VisionFund 2. Atomico (https://atomico.com/) Infravia (https://infraviacapital.com/) Kibo (https://kibo-capital.com/) Quadrille (https://www.quadrillecapital.com/)
15.11.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 47 |
2021
IONITY secures €700M from BlackRock, others to expand its EV charging network across Europe
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2017
- Venture Series
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 700 M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Black Rock
08.11.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 46 |
2021
Ethereum Infrastructure Company ConsenSys raises $200 Million at $3.2 Billion Valuation
- HQ: CH
Founded: 2014
- Venture Series
- Sector: Crypto
Investment Raised: USD 200 M €
USD 3.2 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Marshall Wace (http://www.mwam.com/) Third Point Ventures ParaFi Capital (http://www.parafi.capital) Think Investments Animoca Brands (http://www.animocabrands.com) Coinbase Ventures (https://www.coinbase.com/de/ventures) HSBC (http://www.hsbc.com) Spartan Group Electric Capital (http://electriccapital.com/) Dragonfly Capital Partners Defiance Capital
01.11.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 45 |
2021
Berlin’s Razor Group raises $125M at a $1B+ valuation for a platform to buy and scale third-party Amazon merchants
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: e-commerce
Investment Raised: USD 125 M €
USD +1 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Redalpine (http://www.redalpine.com) Presight Capital (http://www.presight.vc/) Jebsen Capital Global Founders Capital (http://www.globalfounderscapital.com) 468 Capital
25.10.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 44 |
2021
German investing start-up Moonfare raises $125m in Series C round
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2016
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 125 M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Insight Partners Fidelity International Strategic Ventures (http://www.fisv.com/)
18.10.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 43 |
2021
TIER raises $200 million in Series D round at $2 billion valuation
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series D
- Sector: E-Mobility
Investment Raised: EUR 171,4M €
EUR 1,5 Billion
Valuation
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (https://visionfund.com/) Mubadala Capital M&G Investments.
11.10.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 42 |
2021
Rossum raises $100m in one of eastern Europe’s largest Series A rounds
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2016
- Series A
- Sector: AI
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: General Catalyst LocalGlobe Miton Seedcamp Elad Gil (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/elad-gil)
04.10.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 41 |
2021
Elliptic raises USD 60M to accelerate safe adoption of cryptoassets by mainstream financial markets
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2013
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 60M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (https://www.wellsfargo.com/com/financing/strategic-capital/) Softbank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) SignalFire (https://signalfire.com/) SBI Group (https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/) Paladin Capital Group (https://www.paladincapgroup.com/) Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Evolution Equity Partners (https://evolutionequity.com/) Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Albion VC (https://www.albion.vc/)
27.09.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 40 |
2021
Neumora raises $500M to target neuropsychiatric, neurodegenerative disorders
- HQ: US
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: BioTech
Investment Raised: USD 500M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: ARCH Venture Partners (https://www.archventure.com/) SoftBank (https://group.softbank/en) Waycross Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/waycross-ventures) Surveyor Capital (https://www.citadel.com/investment-strategies/surveyor-capital/) re.Mind Capital Polaris Partners Newpath Management Mubadala Capital
20.09.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 39 |
2021
1NCE raises USD 50 M for global expansion led by investors including SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2017
- Unknown
- Sector: Telecommunications
Investment Raised: USD 50M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: SoftBank (https://group.softbank/en) Deutsche Telekom (https://www.telekom.com/de)
13.09.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 38 |
2021
Fantasy football platform Sorare raises $680 million
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2018
- Series B
- Sector: Fantasy Sports
Investment Raised: USD 680M €
USD 4.3B
Valuation
Investors: SoftBank (https://group.softbank/en) LionTree (https://www.liontree.com/) IVP (https://www.ivp.com/) Headline (https://headline.com/) H14 (http://www.h14.it/) Futury Capital (https://www.futurycapital.vc/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) D1 Capital Partner (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/d1-capital-partners)
06.09.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 37 |
2021
Amsterdam’s Picnic raises €600M from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust to build the most sustainable European grocery delivery company
- HQ: NL
Founded: 2015
- Series D
- Sector: e-commerce
Investment Raised: EUR 600M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (http://www.gatesfoundation.org)
30.08.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 36 |
2021
Homeppl completes seven figure funding round
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2017
- Seed Round
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: GBP 1M €
GBP 10Million
Valuation
Investors: European Super Angels Club (https://superangels.club/) ParticleX (https://particlex.com/)
23.08.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 35 |
2021
Scalable Capital founder backs crypto wealth app Coinpanion in €1.8m seed round
- HQ: AT
Founded: 2019
- Seed Round
- Sector: Crypto
Investment Raised: EUR 1,8M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: High-Tech Gründerfonds (https://www.htgf.de/en/)
16.08.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 34 |
2021
Atheneum nabs $150M to build out its ‘research as a service’ platform for virtual surveys and interviews
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2010
- Series Unknown
- Sector: Business Intelligence / IT
Investment Raised: USD 150M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Vogel Communication Group (https://www.vogel.de/) Michael Brehm (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbrehm?originalSubdomain=de) Guidepost Growth Equity (https://guidepostgrowth.com/) Crosslantic Capital (https://www.crosslantic.com/)
09.08.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 33 |
2021
Hamburg-based Sport Alliance secures EUR 60m growth investment from PSG
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2011
- Private Equity Round
- Sector: Software
Investment Raised: EUR 60M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: PSG (https://www.psgequity.com/)
02.08.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 32 |
2021
Largest Equity Funding Round for a European FBA Aggregator Announced as SellerX raises €100 ($118) Million led by L Catterton’s Growth Fund
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: e-commerce
Investment Raised: EUR 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: L Catterton (https://www.lcatterton.com/) Sofina (https://www.sofinagroup.com/) Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) Felix Capital and 83NORTH
26.07.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 31 |
2021
After raising $54m in a Series B funding round, European online electronics marketplace Refurbed is planning to invest in Ireland.
- HQ: AT
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Marektplace
Investment Raised: USD 54M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Evli Growth Partners (https://egp.fi/) Almaz Capital (https://almazcapital.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/) Bonsai Partners and All Iron Ventures (https://www.linkedin.com/company/all-iron-vc/?originalSubdomain=at) Hermes GPE (https://hermesgpe.com/) C4 Ventures (https://filrougecapital.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIttDqstGc8gIVhKZ3Ch2tuQzkEAAYAiAAEgKLsfD_BwE) SevenVentures (https://www.sevenventures.de/) Alpha Associates (https://alpha-associates.ch/) Monkfish Equity (Trivago Founders) (http://www.monkfish-equity.com/we-are/) Kreos Capital (https://www.kreoscapital.com/) Isomer Capital (https://isomercapital.com/)
19.07.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 30 |
2021
Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2016
- Series D
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 224M €
USD 1.65B
Valuation
Investors: BBVA (https://www.bbva.es/personas.html) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) Pathway Capital Management (https://pathwaycapital.com/) Vulcan Capital (https://vc4a.com/vulcan-capital/) Yabeo Capital (http://yabeo.de/de/home/)
12.07.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 29 |
2021
Soldo raises $180M for its business expense management platform
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 180M €
Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Temasek (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index) Sunley House Capital (https://www.adventinternational.com/) Citi Ventures (https://www.citi.com/ventures/) Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Battery Ventures (https://www.battery.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/)
05.07.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 28 |
2021
Bunq Raises $228M; Valued at $1.9 Billion
- HQ: NL
Founded: 2012
- Series A
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 228M €
USD 1.9B
Valuation
Investors: Pollen Street Capital (https://www.pollencap.com/)
28.06.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 27 |
2021
Austria’s Blockpit raises €8.4M to bring the necessary transparency to a blockchain-based financial market
- HQ: AT
Founded: 2017
- Series A
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: EUR 8,4M €
Remains Undisclosed
Investors: MiddleGame Ventures (http://www.middlegamevc.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Force over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/) Tioga Capital (https://tioga.capital/) Avaloq Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/avaloq-ventures) European Super Angels Club
21.06.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 26 |
2021
Czech Republic’s new unicorn: Online grocery delivery startup Rohlik raises €100M at €1B valuation
- HQ: CZ
Founded: 2014
- Series C
- Sector: Grocery Delivery
Investment Raised: EUR 100M €
EUR 1 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Index Ventures Partech (https://partechpartners.com/) EBRD (The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) (https://www.ebrd.com/home) J&T Banka (https://www.ebrd.com/home) Quadrille Capital (https://www.quadriga-capital.de/) R2G
14.06.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 25 |
2021
Vienna’s GoStudent raises $244M at a $1.7B valuation for its online tutor marketplace
- HQ: AT
Founded: 2016
- Series C
- Sector: EdTech
Investment Raised: EUR 205M €
EUR 1,4 Billion
Valuation
Investors: DST Global (https://dst-global.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (https://visionfund.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/index.html) Dragoneer (https://www.dragoneergrowth.com/) Coatue (https://www.coatue.com/) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/) DN Capital
07.06.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 24 |
2021
Uberall raises $115M and acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2012
- Private Equity Round
- Sector: IT
Investment Raised: USD 115M €
USD 500 Million
Valuation
Investors: Bregal Milestone (https://www.bregalmilestone.com/) Level Equity (https://www.levelequity.com/) United Internet (https://www.united-internet.de/) Uberall Management
31.05.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 23 |
2021
Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger bags $380M funding
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2013
- Series C
- Sector: Cryptocurrency
Investment Raised: USD 380M €
USD 1,5 Billion
Valuation
Investors: 10T Holdings (https://10tfund.com/) Alliance Entreprendre (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alliance-entreprendre) Animoca Brands (https://www.animocabrands.com/) Ascendant Capital (https://ascendantcapital.com/) CapHorn Invest (https://caphorn.vc/) Cardinal Capital Partners Cathay Innovation (https://cathayinnovation.com/) CITA Investissement (http://www.cita-invest.com/) Crypto.com Capital (https://crypto.com/capital) Crédit Agricole Centre Loire (https://www.credit-agricole.fr/ca-centreloire/particulier.html) Cygni Capital Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Draper Associates (https://draper.vc/) Draper Dragon (http://draperdragon.com/home-en) Draper Esprit (https://draperesprit.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Felix Capital (https://www.felixcap.com/) FirstMark (https://firstmarkservices.com/) Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/) Groupe Arnault (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/groupe-arnault) iAngels (https://www.iangels.com/) Inherent Group (https://www.inherentgroup.com/) Korelya Capital (https://www.korelyacapital.com/) Libertus Capital (https://www.libertuscapital.com/) MACSF (https://www.macsf.fr/) Marcy Venture Partners Rosemoor Capital Management LLC (https://www.rosemoorcapital.com/) Scott Galloway Tekne Capital (https://www.teknecap.com/) The Maze Group (https://themazegroup.com/) Uphold (https://uphold.com/en-us) Warburg Serres Investments (https://www.warburgserres.com/) Wicklow Capital (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wicklow-capital)
17.05.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 21 |
2021
Tractive raises $35 Million as it brings world’s most trusted GPS Tracker for dogs and cats to the U.S.
- HQ: AT
Founded: 2012
- Series A
- Sector: IT
Investment Raised: USD 35M €
USD 3 Billion
Valuation
Investors: Guidepost Growth Equity (https://guidepostgrowth.com/)
10.05.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 20 |
2021
Berlin’s Trade Republic nabs $900M led by Sequoia at a $5B+ valuation to take its neobroker app across Europe
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: USD 900M €
USD 5+ Billion
Valuation
Investors: Sequoia (https://www.sequoiacap.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/) Thrive Capital (https://thrivecap.com/) Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Founders Fund (https://foundersfund.com/) Creandum (https://www.creandum.com/) Project A (https://www.project-a.com/)
03.05.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 19 |
2021
Huma raises $130 million financing to scale its digital health platform for better care and research
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: Health Care
Investment Raised: USD 130M €
Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bayer (https://www.bayer.com/de/) Hitachi Ventures (https://www.hitachi.com/) Samsung Next (https://www.samsungnext.com/) Sony Innovation Fund by IGV (https://www.sonyinnovationfund.com/portfolio/) Unilever Ventures (https://www.unileverventures.com/) HAT Technology & Innovation Fund by HAT (https://www.hat.it/it/businesses/private-equity/hat-technology-innovation-fund) Business Angel
26.04.2021
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 18 |
2021
Neuroelectrics gets $17M for new take on electrical therapy for epilepsy, depression
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2012
- Series A
- Sector: AI