27.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Exeger secures a further SEK 400 million through directed share issues

Founded: 2008

Investment Raised: SEK 400M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AMF (http://www.amf-capital.de/start.html) Neudi & Co (https://neudi.se/) Santhe Dahl Invest (https://nordic9.com/companies/santhe-dahl-invest-investor2633396169/) SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) (https://seb.se/) Stena Sessan (https://stenasessan.se/)

20.12.2022

Deal of the Month |

December |

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

Founded: 2018

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/)

19.12.2022

Deal |

2022

EnginZyme Raises €21 Million in Series B to Accelerate the Commercialisation of Its Cell-Free Biomanufacturing Technology

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 21M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Almi Invest GreenTech (https://www.almi.se/almi-invest/om-almi-invest/greentech/) Bunge Ventures (https://www.bunge.com/our-businesses) Industrifonden (https://industrifonden.com/) Navigare Ventures (https://navigareventures.com/) SEB Venture Capital (https://sebgroup.com/) Sofinnova Partners (https://sofinnovapartners.com/)

19.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Germany’s VMRay ties up $34 million series B to expand threat detection and analysis

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 34M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS (https://ecapital.vc/) Gruenderfonds Ruhr (https://gruenderfonds-ruhr.com/de/) High-Tech Grunderfonds (https://www.htgf.de/de/) NRW.BANK (https://www.nrwbank.de/de/) Tikehau Capital (https://www.tikehaucapital.com/)

15.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Blockchain startup Aztec Network raises $100M round led by Andreessen Horowitz

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: A.Capital Ventures (https://acapital.com/) Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/) AVG Ventures (https://avgfund.com/) Fenbushi Capital (https://www.fenbushicapital.vc/index_en.html) HashKey Capital (https://capital.hashkey.com/en/) King River Capital (https://www.kingriver.co/) SV Angel (https://svangel.com/) Variant (https://variant.fund/)

15.12.2022

Deal |

2022

MinervaX announces 72M EUR financing to advance development of novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcus

Founded: 2010

Investment Raised: EUR 72M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Adjuvant Capital (https://adjuvantcapital.com/) Industrifonden (https://industrifonden.com/) LF Investment (https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/72454/) Pureos Bioventures (https://www.pureosbio.com/) Repair Impact Fund (https://www.repair-impact-fund.com/) Sanofi Ventures (https://www.sanofiventures.com/) Sunstone Life Science Ventures (https://sunstone.eu/) Trill Impact (https://www.trillimpact.com/) Wellington Partners (https://wellington-partners.com/)

15.12.2022

Deal |

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

Founded: 2018

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/)

15.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Mews closes $185 Million in fundraising to transform the hospitality industry for brands and their guests

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 185M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Battery Ventures (https://www.battery.com/) Derive Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/derive-ventures) Goldman Sachs (https://www.goldmansachs.com/) henQ (https://henq.vc/) Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/) Notion Capital (https://www.notion.vc/) ORBIT Capital (https://www.orbitcapital.com/) Revaia (https://revaia.com/) Salesforce Ventures (https://salesforceventures.com/) Thayer Ventures (https://www.thayerventures.com/)

15.12.2022

Deal |

2022

ETH Zurich solar syngas spinout Synhelion raises $23.7 million

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 23.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Swiss International Airlines (https://www.swiss.com/)

14.12.2022

Deal |

2022

UK Semiconductor firm Pragmatic raises $35 million

Founded: 2010

Investment Raised: USD 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: British Patient Capital (https://www.britishpatientcapital.co.uk/) Finance Durham Fund (https://www.mavencp.com/business-investment/finance-durham-fund) In-Q-Tel North East Development Capital Fund (https://www.mavencp.com/business-investment/north-east-development-capital-fund) Prosperity7 Ventures (https://www.prosperity7vc.com/)

14.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Dutch-based Spotler Group bags €30M to help marketers improve customer experience and grow

Founded: 2004

Investment Raised: EUR 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: CNBB Venture Partners (https://cnbb.nl/) Mill Reef Capital (https://www.millreefcap.com/)

14.12.2022

Deal |

2022

STORM Therapeutics announces closing of USD $30M Series B financing

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cambridge Innovation Capital (https://www.cic.vc/) Fast Track Initiative IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) M Ventures (https://www.m-ventures.com/en) Pfizer Venture Investments (https://www.pfizer.com/about/partners/venture-investments) Seroba Life Sciences (https://seroba-lifesciences.com/) Taiho Ventures (https://taihoventures.com/) UTokyo Innovation Platform (https://www.utokyo-ipc.co.jp/en/)

14.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Germany’s fruitcore robotics bags €23M to helps SMEs adopt digital robots, automation

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) Capricorn Partners (https://capricorn.be/en) CNB Capital (https://www.cnb.capital/) Kompas (https://www.kompas.vc/) Matterwave Ventures (https://matterwave.vc/) Pecon (https://www.peconinvest.de/) UVC Partners (https://www.uvcpartners.com/) XAI technologies

13.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Beamery Raises $50 Million in Series D Funding to Help Businesses Make More Agile and Effective Decisions on Talent

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (https://www.otpp.com/en-ca/)

13.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Sana Raises $34M Series B to Transform the Way Organizations Learn Through AI

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 34M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Menlo Ventures (https://www.menlovc.com/)

13.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Fashion data exchange FashionCloud picks up €25 million

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anders Holch Povlsen Heartland (https://heartland.co/) Verdane (https://verdane.com/)

12.12.2022

Deal |

2022

London-based Zappi uses AI to turn focus panel feedback into real business insights and wins $170 million

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 170M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sumeru Equity Partners (https://sumeruequity.com/)

12.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Amidst the Bear Market, New Math Startup Nillion Assembles ‘Avengers Team’ and Raises $20m+ From Over 150 Strategic Contributors Without a Deck

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AU21 Capital (https://au21.capital/) Big Brain Holdings (https://www.bigbrain.holdings/) Chapter One Ventures (https://chapterone.com/) Distributed Global (http://www.distributedglobal.com/) GSR (https://gsrventuresglobal.com/) Hashkey (https://www.hashkey.com/en/) OP Crypto (https://www.opcrypto.vc/) SALT Fund (https://www.salt.org/)

12.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Amsterdam’s econic bags €125M to accelerate the energy transition in the Netherlands and Germany

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 125M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Meewind (https://meewind.nl/) Rabo Investments (https://raboinvestments.com/) Rinkelberg Capital (https://www.rinkelberg.com/)

08.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Innovative photonics company Cailabs raises €26 million to become market leader in optical ground stations

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: EUR 26M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Crédit Agricole Ille and Vilaine Expansion (https://www.credit-agricole.fr/ca-illeetvilaine/entreprise.html) Definvest (https://www.definvest.cz/de) Innovaacom (https://innovaacom.com/) NewSpace Capital (https://www.newspace.capital/) Safran Corporate Ventures (https://www.safran-group.com/group/innovation/safran-corporate-ventures) Starquest Capital (https://www.starquest-capital.com/)

08.12.2022

Deal |

2022

9fin Raises $23 Million Series A+ to Accelerate Growth Plans in North America

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 500 Global (https://500.co/) AI Seed (https://aiseed.vc/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) Redalpine (https://redalpine.com/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/) Spark Capital (https://www.sparkcapital.com/companies)

08.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Porsche, World Fund join $63M bet on electric planes batteries company Customcells

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 63M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ABACON CAPITAL (https://abacon.capital/) Porsche (https://www.porsche.at/) Vsquared Ventures (https://vsquared.vc/) World Fund (https://www.worldfund.vc/)

07.12.2022

Deal |

2022

IKEA-backed NORNORM bags €110M to bring the circular economy to workspaces

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 110M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Inter Ikea (https://www.inter.ikea.com/) Philian Invest (https://nordic9.com/companies/phillian-ab-investor4805922259/) Verdane (https://verdane.com/)

07.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Sweden-based Einride bags €475.5M to accelerate deployment of sustainable freight mobility

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 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)

06.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Online grocer Oda raises €150m but loses its unicorn valuation

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: EUR 150M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/) Summa Equity (https://summaequity.com/) Verdane (https://verdane.com/)

06.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Pulmocide Raises $52 Million to Fund Additional Late-Stage Development of Opelconazole

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 52M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Adjuvant Capital (https://adjuvantcapital.com/) Asahi Kasei Pharma (https://www.asahikasei-pharma.co.jp/en/) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (https://www.cff.org/) F-Prime Capital (https://fprimecapital.com/) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) Jeito Capital (https://www.jeito.life/en/home/) Johnson & Johnson Innovation @ JJDC (https://jnjinnovation.com/venture-investing-jjdc) Longwood Fund (https://www.longwoodfund.com/) Pictet Alternative Advisors (https://www.pictet.com/ch/en/alternative-investments) SR One (https://www.srone.com/) SV Health Investors (https://svhealthinvestors.com/) Vivo Capital (https://vivocapital.com/)

05.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Customer intelligence platform Chattermill raises $26 million

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 26M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Beringea (https://www.beringea.com/) Blossom Street Ventures (https://blossomstreetventures.com/) btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) DN Capital (https://www.dncapital.com/) Runa Capital (https://runacap.com/) Silicon Valley Bank (https://www.svb.com/) Ventech (https://www.ventechvc.com/)

05.12.2022

Deal |

2022

Loft Dynamics raises $20M to train helicopter pilots with virtual reality

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Craft Ventures (https://www.craftventures.com/) Sky Dayton UP Ventures (https://www.upventuresgroup.com/)

05.12.2022

Deal |

2022

SME-focused challenger bank Allica brings home £100 million series C

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: GBP 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Atalaya Capital (https://www.atalayacap.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/) Warwick Capital LLP (https://www.warwickcap.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

Founded: 2018

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/)