09.06.2022

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2022

Peptone, a startup using A.I. to find drugs for tricky ‘disordered’ proteins, raises $40 million in venture funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 40M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (https://www.bvp.com/) dRx Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/drxcapital/) F-Prime Capital (https://fprimecapital.com/) Hoxton Ventures (https://www.hoxtonventures.com/) Walden Catalyst (https://waldencatalyst.com/)

07.06.2022

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2022

Nfinite raises $100 million series B to extend leadership in immersive 3d e-commerce and e-merchandising categories

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com/) U.S. Venture Partners (https://www.usvp.com/)

30.05.2022

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Calendar Week # 23 |

2022

Nfinite raises $100 million series B to extend leadership in immersive 3d e-commerce and e-merchandising categories

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com/) U.S. Venture Partners (https://www.usvp.com/)

24.05.2022

Deal |

2022

Nomagic sweeps off $22 million to turn manual warehouses into automated fulfilment centres

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 22M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Almaz Capital (https://almazcapital.com/) Capnamic Ventures (https://capnamic.com/) DN Capital (https://www.dncapital.com/) European Investment Bank (https://www.eib.org/en/index.htm) Hoxton Ventures (https://www.hoxtonventures.com/) Khosla Ventures (https://www.khoslaventures.com/) Manta Ray Ventures (https://mantaray.vc/)

16.05.2022

Deal |

2022

Keelvar Raises $24M to Usher in Next Generation of Intelligent Sourcing Technology

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 24M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 83North (https://www.83north.com/) Bastian Nominacher Elephant (https://www.elephantventures.com/) Mosaic (https://www.mosaicventures.com/) Paua Ventures (https://www.pauaventures.com/)

05.05.2022

Deal |

2022

Synerise Closes $23 Million in Series B

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Carpathian Partners (https://www.carpathianpartners.io/)

03.05.2022

Deal |

2022

London-based SLAMcore raises $16 million to enable robots read the room

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Amadeus Capital Partners (https://www.amadeuscapital.com/) Global Brain Corporation (https://globalbrains.com/en/) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Presidio Ventures (https://presidio-ventures.com/) ROBO Global (https://www.roboglobal.com/) Samsung Ventures (https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/english/jsp/investment/sector.jsp) Toyota Ventures (https://toyota.ventures/) Yamato Holdings (https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/english/)

03.05.2022

Deal |

2022

Bucharest-based DRUID snaps up €14.2 million for its innovative AI-driven chatbots and is set to soar

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 14.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Gapminder VC (https://gapminder.vc/) Hoxton Ventures (https://www.hoxtonventures.com/) Karma Ventures (https://www.karma.vc/)

30.03.2022

Deal |

2022

London-based Builder.ai secures €90M from Insight Partners to scale its AI and automation capabilities

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 90M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: IFC (https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Topics_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/Venture+Capital) Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com) Jungle Ventures (https://www.jungle.vc) Nikesh Arora Revo Capital (https://www.revo.vc) WndrCo (https://www.wndrco.com)

29.03.2022

Deal |

2022

Yokoy, a Spend Management Automation Platform, Welcomes Sequoia Capital-Led $80M Series B

Founded: 2019

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/)

24.03.2022

Deal |

2022

Paris-based Neobrain picks up €20 million for its skills management and workforce planning platform

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alter Equity 3P (https://www.alter-equity.com/home-en) Breega (https://breega.com) Crédit Mutuel Innovation (https://www.creditmutuel-equity.eu/fr/index.html) XAnge (https://www.xange.vc)

24.03.2022

Deal |

2022

Berlin’s HeyJobs raises €42.8 million to prevent the impending labour shortage crisis in Europe

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 42.8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Creathor Ventures (https://www.creathor.com) Digital+ Partners (https://dplus.partners) FMZ Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fmz-ventures) Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com) Notion Capital (https://www.notion.vc)

21.03.2022

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 13 |

2022

Yokoy, a Spend Management Automation Platform, Welcomes Sequoia Capital-Led $80M Series B

Founded: 2019

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/)

16.03.2022

Deal |

2022

Yorkshire AI firm Logically announces $24 million funding round to drive further growth

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 24M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Amazon Alexa Fund (https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-startups/alexa-fund) NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance (https://www.mercia.co.uk/fund/npif-mercia-equity-finance/) Vitruvian Partners (https://www.vitruvianpartners.com/) XTX Ventures (https://www.xtxmarkets.com/ventures/)

15.03.2022

Deal |

2022

Shufti Pro Announces $20 Million Series A Funding to Accelerate Growth

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Updata Partners (https://updata.com/)

24.02.2022

Deal |

2022

London-based cybersecurity firm Red Sift raises $54 million

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 54M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Highland Europe (https://www.highlandeurope.com/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Oxford Capital Partners (https://oxcp.com/) Sands Capital (https://www.sandscapital.com/)

22.02.2022

Deal |

2022

PerchPeek raises $11M to woo ‘great resignation employees’ with easy relocation

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Stage 2 Capital (https://www.stage2.capital/) AlbionVC (https://www.albion.vc/)

17.02.2022

Deal |

2022

French startup Boxy raises €25 million to expand its network of autonomous convenience stores

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bootstrap Europe (https://bootstrap-europe.com/) CapHorn Invest (https://caphorn.vc/) LocalGlobe (https://localglobe.vc/) Serena (https://www.serena.vc/)

25.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Tunisian enterprise AI startup InstaDeep raises $100M from AI Capital, BioNTech, Google

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alpha Intelligence Capital (https://aicapital.ai/) BioNTech (https://biontech.de/) CDIB Capital (https://www.cdibcapital.com/) Chimera Investment (https://www.chimerareit.com/) Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (https://deutschebahnventures.de/) Group 42 (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/group-42/recent_investments) Google

22.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Jina AI Announces $30 Million to Build Neural Search Networks for Businesses

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Canaan Partners (https://www.canaan.com/) GGV Capital (https://www.ggvc.com/) Mango Capital (https://www.google.com/search?q=Mango+Capital+vc&sxsrf=AOaemvI8cxCdE6XmiyjD_YR6ynU32aDZWA%3A1638367802855&ei=OoKnYfbRM4uNxc8Po9yJ2AY&ved=0ahUKEwj21pnX48L0AhWLRvEDHSNuAmsQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Mango+Capital+vc&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEMsBMgYIABAWEB46BwgjELADECc6BwgAEEcQsAM6CwguEMcBENEDEMsBOggIABDJAxDLAToFCC4QywFKBAhBGABQ_ARYkAdgsQhoAXACeACAAXCIAZECkgEDMi4xmAEAoAEByAEGwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz) SAP.iO (https://sap.io/) Yunqi Partners (http://www.yunqi.vc/en/)

18.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Eatron, which makes ‘intelligent automotive software’ raises USD 11M Series A led by MMC

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Vinfast (https://vinfastauto.us/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Hirschvogel Automotive Group (https://www.hirschvogel.com/) Aster Capital (https://www.aster.com/)

18.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Brainnwave forms co-venture with Hatch following USD 10M Series A investment

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hatch (https://www.hatch.com/)

15.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Mimica, which automates RPA, raises USD 6M Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Khosla Ventures (https://www.khoslaventures.com/) Episode 1 (https://episode1.com/) Entrepreneur First (https://www.joinef.com/)

11.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Nuritas raises USD 45M to scale its peptide discovery platform and expand globally

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 45M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Wheatsheaf Group Limited VisVires New Protein (https://www.visviresnewprotein.com/) Vertex Venture Holdings (https://www.vertexholdings.com/) Veranorte European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (https://www.ecbf.vc/) Cultivian Sandbox Ventures (https://cultiviansbx.com/) Cleveland Avenue (https://www.clevelandavenue.com/) CJ Corporation (https://english.cj.net/)

10.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Blackshark.ai´s digital twin of earth attracts USD 20M in funding

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Point72 Ventures (https://p72.vc/) Markus Wagner M12 (https://m12.vc/)

09.11.2021

Deal |

2021

German defence AI company Helsing raises EUR 102.5M to provide real-time information processing; plans France expansion

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 102.5M €

EUR 300M

Valuation

Investors: Prima Materia (https://primamateria.com/)

04.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Amberscript, an AI speech recognition company eyes to expand in the UK with USD 10M funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Endeit Capital (https://endeit.com/)

04.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Kitman Labs, a sports analytics and technology company, raises USD 52M Series C funding round

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 52M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Guggenheim Investments (https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/)

01.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Draper and Dash HealthCare (t/a RwHealth) secures GBP 6.2M Series A led by Maven VC

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: GBP 6.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Maven Capital Partners (https://www.mavencp.com/) Guinness Asset Management (https://www.guinnessfunds.com/)

26.10.2021

Deal |

2021

Swiss AI-powered spend management platform Yokoy raises USD 26M

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 26M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: SIX FinTech Ventures (https://www.six-group.com/en/company/innovation/start-ups.html) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/) Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com/)