28 January 2022
Rapid-Delivery Startup Zapp Raises $200 Million for Supply Chain
Founded: 2020 | HQ: UK | Sector: Delivery | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 200M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: 468 Capital, Atomico, BroadLight Capital, Burda Principal Investments, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vorwerk Ventures, Lewis Hamilton
27 January 2022
PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year |
Founded: 2018 | HQ: NO | Sector: Video Games | Series A
Investment Raised: USD 60M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Access Industries, Animoca Brands, Avenir Growth Capital, Coatue, Connect Ventures, Founders Fund, Nordstar, Rogue Venture Partners, SNÖ– Ventures, Socii Capital, Talis Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Julius Genachowski, Matt Cohler, Rishi Garg
26 January 2022
Cowboy raises $80M to take its e-bike business up a gear |
Founded: 2017 | HQ: BE | Sector: Automotive | Series C
Investment Raised: USD 80M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: aldeA Ventures, Eothen, Exor Seeds, Future Positive Capital, HCVC, Index Ventures, Isomer Capital, Siam Capital, Tiger Global Management, TriplePoint Capital
26 January 2022
Distalmotion Raises $90Million To Accelerate Adoption Of Surgical Robot Dexter |
Founded: 2012 | HQ: CH | Sector: Health Care | Series E
Investment Raised: USD 90M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: 415 CAPITAL, Revival Healthcare Capital
26 January 2022
Identity verification provider Veriff raises $100M Series C co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon |
Founded: 2015 | HQ: EE | Sector: Cyber Security | Series C
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: USD 1.4B | Investors: Accel, Alkeon Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management
26 January 2022
E-commerce delivery platform Paack picks up €200 million in SoftBank led round |
Founded: 2015 | HQ: ES | Sector: Delivery | Series D
Investment Raised: EUR 200M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Big Sur Ventures, Castel Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, First Bridge Ventures, Fuse Venture Partners, InfraVia Capital Partners, Kibo Ventures, Rider Global, RPS Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Unbound, Inaki Berenguer
25 January 2022
Crypto payments firm BCB Group raises $60m |
Founded: 2017 | HQ: UK | Sector: Financial Services | Series A
Investment Raised: USD 60M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: BACKED VC, Blockchain.com, Circle, Cowa Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Foundation Capital, L1 Digital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Menai Financial Group, Nexo, North Island Ventures, Pantera Capital, PayU, Profluent Ventures, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, tokentus investment AG, Wintermute Trading
25 January 2022
Wandelbots raises another $84 million to teach robots without code |
Founded: 2017 | HQ: DE | Sector: Machine Learning | Series C
Investment Raised: USD 84M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: 83North, Atlantic Labs, EQT Ventures, Insight Partners, M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund, Next47, Paua Ventures
25 January 2022
Tunisian enterprise AI startup InstaDeep raises $100M from AI Capital, BioNTech, Google |
Founded: 2015 | HQ: UK | Sector: Artificial Intelligence| Series B
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Alpha Intelligence Capital, BioNTech, CDIB Capital, Chimera Investment, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Group 42, Google
25 January 2022
Leyden Labs Aims $140 Million More at Severe Respiratory Infections |
Founded: 2020 | HQ: NL | Sector: Biotechnology | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 140M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Bluebird Ventures, Casdin Capital, F-Prime Capital, GV, Invus, SoftBank Vision Fund, Brook Byers
25 January 2022
AnyVan picks up former Just Eat backer Vitruvian for £125m fundraising |
Founded: 2009 | HQ: UK | Sector: E-Commerce | Private Equity
Investment Raised: GBP 125M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Vitruvian Partners
25 January 2022
Top Russian Colocation Provider IXcellerate Closes Latest Round of Funding to Accelerate Expansion Plans |
Founded: 2011 | HQ: RU | Sector: Information Technology | Series C
Investment Raised: USD 190M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Mubadala, Russian Direct Investment Fund
24 January 2022
Deliverect Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding, as it Reaches 100 Million Orders Processed |
Founded: 2018 | HQ: BE | Sector: Delivery | Series D
Investment Raised: USD 150M | Valuation: USD 1.25B| Investors: Alkeon Capital, Coatue, DST Global, Newion, OMERS Ventures, Redpoint eventures, SmartFin
24 January 2022
Germany Announces €200 Million in New Funding for Education Cannot Wait on International Day of Education |
Founded: 2016 | HQ: UK | Sector: EdTech | Funding Round
Investment Raised: EUR 200M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Germany
20 January 2022
Mention Me Raises $25M in Series B Funding
Founded: 2013 | HQ: UK | Sector: E-Commerce | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 25M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Octopus Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures
19 January 2022
Pneumagen Raises £3.8M in Funding
Founded: 2016 | HQ: UK | Sector: BioTech | Venture Round
Investment Raised: £ 3.8M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Thairm Bio, Scottish Enterprise
18 January 2022
Baobab Raises $4.2M in Pre-Seed Funding
Founded: 2020 | HQ: DE | Sector: IT | Pre-Seed
Investment Raised: USD 4.2M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Project A Ventures, La Famiglia, Discovery Ventures and several angel investors such Christopher Oster and Marco Adelt (Clark), Michael Riegel (Comtravo), Hanno Fichtner (Gabi), Emilios Markou and Alexis Pantazis (Hellas Direct), Philippe Mota and Jan Beckers (Bit Capital & Ioniq) as well as Martin Kissinger (Lendable)
18 January 2022
Ori Biotech raises over $100 million in Series B funding to launch innovative cell and gene therapy manufacturing platform
Founded: 2015 | HQ: UK | Sector: BioTech | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Novalis LifeSciences, Puhua Capital, Chimera Abu Dhabi, Amadeus Capital Partners, Delin Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Octopus Ventures
18 January 2022
Spendesk becomes fifth French unicorn of 2022, secures €100M funding
Founded: 2016 | HQ: FR | Sector: FinTech | Series C
Investment Raised: EUR 100M | Valuation: EUR 1B | Investors: Tiger Global, General Atlantic, Eight Roads Ventures, Index Ventures, eFounders
18 January 2022
Dream Games Raises $255m at $2.75bn Valuation – as Royal Match Becomes One of the World’s Top Grossing Mobile Games
Founded: 2019 | HQ: TR | Sector: Gaming | Series C
Investment Raised: USD 255M | Valuation: USD 2.75B | Investors: Index Ventures, Makers Fund, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, IVP, Kora, Balderton Capital
17 January 2022
Wayve raises $200M Series B led by Eclipse for its AI for autonomous delivery vehicles
Founded: 2017 | HQ: UK | Sector: AI | Series B
Investment Raised: USD 200M | Valuation: Unknown | Investors: Eclipse Ventures, D1 Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Moore Strategic Ventures, Linse Capital, Microsoft, Virgin, Compound, Balderton Capital, Ocado Group, Sir Richard Branson, Rosemary Leith, Linda Levinson, David Richter, Pieter Abbeel, Yann LeCun
17 January 2022
France’s Exotech raises $335 million in Series D round at $2 billion valuation
Founded: 2015 | HQ: FR | Sector: Software | Series D
Investment Raised: USD 335M | Valuation: USD 2B | Investors: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 83North, Dell Technologies Capital.
13 January 2022
Global Processing Services adds $100 million to the pile, closes round at $400 million
Founded: 2007 | HQ: UK | Sector: Financial Services |Private Equity
Investment Raised: USD 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: MissionOG, Temasek Holdings
12 January 2022
Boehly’s Eldridge Bets on Accelerant at $2.2 Billion Valuation
Founded: 2018 | HQ: UK | Sector: Insurance |Private Equity
Investment Raised: USD 193M | Valuation: USD 2.2B | Investors: Altamont Capital Partners, Deer Park Road, Eldridge, Marshall Wace, MS&AD Ventures
12 January 2022
Defi Technologies Co-Leads Investment into SEBA Bank (a Swiss Global Digital Assets Bank)
Founded: 2018 | HQ: SZ | Sector: Financial Services |Series C
Investment Raised: CHF 110M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Alameda Research, Altive, DeFi Technologies, Julius Baer Group, Ordway Selections, Summer Capital
12 January 2022
Fintech firm Checkout.com‘s valuation touches $40 bln after latest funding
Founded: 2012 | HQ: UK | Sector: E-Commerce |Series D
Investment Raised: USD 1B | Valuation: USD 40B | Investors: Altimeter, Blossom Capital, Coatue, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Endeavor Catalyst, Franklin Templeton Investments, GIC
12 January 2022
TravelPerk hits $1.3 Billion Valuation as Business Trips Rebound
Founded: 2015 | HQ: ES | Sector: Travel |Series D
Investment Raised: USD 115M | Valuation: USD 1.3B | Investors: General Catalyst, Gillian Tans, Kinnevik AB
11 January 2022
Back Market, the Renewed Electronics Marketplace, raises $510 Million and is Now Valued at $5.7 Billion
Founded: 2014 | HQ: FR | Sector: Consumer Electronics |Series E
Investment Raised: USD 510M | Valuation: USD 5.7B | Investors: Aglaé Ventures, Eurazeo, General Atlantic, Generation Investment Management, Sprints Capital
11 January 2022
Bolt has raised €628 million in a Series F funding round, giving it a claimed valuation of €7.4 billion.
Founded: 2013 | HQ: EE | Sector: Transportation |Series F
Investment Raised: EUR 628M | Valuation: EUR 7.4B | Investors: D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management and Research Company, G Squared, Ghisallo Partners, Owl Rock Capital
11 January 2022
French Fintech Qonto says Teamwork, Prep and Focus Helped them Finalize €486M Series D Round
Founded: 2016 | HQ: FR | Sector: FinTech |Series D
Investment Raised: EUR 486M | Valuation: EUR 3.9B | Investors: Alkeon Capital, Alven, Ashley Flucas, DST Global, Eurazeo, European Investment Bank
11 January 2022
GoStudent raises €300m as European edtech continues strong trajectory
Founded: 2016 | HQ: AT | Sector: EdTech |Series D
Investment Raised: EUR 300M | Valuation: EUR 3.5B | Investors: Coatue, Deutsche Telekom, Dragoneer Investment Group, Left Lane Capital, Prosus, SoftBank Vision Fund
10 January 2022
Abénex and Tikehau invest in the Oryx real estate platform
Founded: 2019 | HQ: UK | Sector: Property Development |Venture – Series Unknown
Investment Raised: EUR 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Abénex Capital, Tikehau Capital
10 January 2022
Just two years after launching, Ankorstore anchors its position as a unicorn; raises €250M at €1.75B valuation
Founded: 2019 | HQ: FR | Sector: E-Commerce |Series C
Investment Raised: EUR 250M | Valuation: EUR 1.75B | Investors: Aglaé Ventures, Alven, Bain Capital Ventures, Bond, Coatue, Eurazeo, Global Founders Capital
07 January 2022
For Talents Transmission takes a stake in waste collection and recycling specialist PAPREC
Founded: 1994 | HQ: FR | Sector: Waste Management |Venture – Series Unknown
Investment Raised: EUR 150M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: FOR TALENTS
06 January 2022
Gousto raises £111m in fresh investment
Founded: 2012 | HQ: UK | Sector: E-Commerce |Venture – Series Unknown
Investment Raised: GBP 111M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund
05 January 2022
The CVE Group reinforces Capital with the Entry of ICG Infra
Founded: 2009 | HQ: FR | Sector: Renewable Energy |Private Equity
Investment Raised: EUR 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Intermediate Capital Group
04 January 2022
Aviva invests further £100m in Truespeed for full-fibre roll-out
Founded: 2014 | HQ: UK | Sector: Communications Infrastructure |Venture – Series Unknown
Investment Raised: GBP 100M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Aviva Investors
04 January 2022
DNA Script bags US$200m financing
Founded: 2014 | HQ: FR | Sector: Health Care |Series C
Investment Raised: USD 200M | Valuation: Remains Undisclosed | Investors: Baillie Gifford, Casdin Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Coatue, Columbia Threadneedle Investments