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

25.01.2022

Deal |

2022

AnyVan picks up former Just Eat backer Vitruvian for £125m fundraising

Founded: 2009

Investment Raised: GBP 125M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Vitruvian Partners (https://www.vitruvianpartners.com/)

24.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Germany Announces €200 Million in New Funding for Education Cannot Wait on International Day of Education

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 200M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Germany

20.01.2022

Deal of the Month |

January |

2022

Fintech firm Checkout.com‘s valuation touches $40 bln after latest funding

Founded: 2012

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/)

20.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Mention Me Raises $25M in Series B Funding

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Eight Roads Ventures (https://eightroads.com/en/)

19.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Pneumagen Raises £3.8M in Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: £ 3.8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Thairm Bio (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/thairm-bio) Scottish Enterprise (https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/)

18.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Ori Biotech raises over $100 million in Series B funding to launch innovative cell and gene therapy manufacturing platform

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Novalis LifeSciences Puhua Capital Chimera Abu Dhabi Amadeus Capital Partners (https://www.amadeuscapital.com/) Delin Ventures (https://www.delinventures.com/) Northpond Ventures Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/)

17.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Wayve raises $200M Series B led by Eclipse for its AI for autonomous delivery vehicles

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Eclipse Ventures (https://eclipse.vc/) D1 Capital Partners Baillie Gifford (https://www.bailliegifford.com/) Moore Strategic Ventures (https://www.moore-ventures.com/) Linse Capital (https://www.linsecapital.com/) Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com) Virgin Compound Balderton Capital (https://www.balderton.com/) Ocado Group (https://www.ocadogroup.com/) Sir Richard Branson Rosemary Leith Linda Levinson David Richter Pieter Abbeel Yann LeCun

13.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Global Processing Services adds $100 million to the pile, closes round at $400 million

Founded: 2007

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: MissionOG (https://missionog.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index)

12.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Boehly’s Eldridge Bets on Accelerant at $2.2 Billion Valuation

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 193M €

USD 2.2B

Valuation

Investors: Altamont Capital Partners (https://www.altamontcapital.com/) Deer Park Road Eldridge (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldridge) Marshall Wace (https://www.mwam.com/) MS&AD Ventures (https://msad.vc/)

12.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Fintech firm Checkout.com‘s valuation touches $40 bln after latest funding

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 1B €

USD 40B

Valuation

Investors: Altimeter (https://www.altimeter.com/home) Blossom Capital (https://www.blossomcap.com/) Coatue (https://www.coatue.com/) Dragoneer Investment Group (https://www.dragoneergrowth.com/) DST Global Endeavor Catalyst (https://endeavor.org/catalyst/) Franklin Templeton Investments GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg/)

10.01.2022

Deal |

2022

​Abénex and Tikehau invest in the Oryx real estate platform

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Abénex Capital (https://www.abenex.com/) Tikehau Capital (https://www.tikehaucapital.com/)

06.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Gousto raises £111m in fresh investment

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: GBP 111M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/)

04.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Aviva invests further £100m in Truespeed for full-fibre roll-out

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: GBP 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Aviva Investors (https://www.avivainvestors.com/de-at/)

03.01.2022

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 2 |

2022

Fintech firm Checkout.com‘s valuation touches $40 bln after latest funding

Founded: 2012

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/)

29.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Quell Therapeutics raises $156m in oversubscribed Series B

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 156M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Jeito Capital (https://www.jeito.life/en/home/) Ridgeback Capital Investments (http://www.ridgebackcap.com/) SV Health Investors (https://svhealthinvestors.com/) Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (http://www.fidelity.com) Syncona (https://www.synconaltd.com/) British Patient Capital through its Future Fund.

29.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Thought Machine closes $200 million round, now at a unicorn valuation

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD +1 Billion

Valuation

Investors: Nyca Partners (https://www.nyca.com/) with participation from ING Ventures JPMorgan Chase (https://www.jpmorganchase.com/) Standard Chartered Ventures Lloyds Banking Group (https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/) British Patient Capital (https://www.britishpatientcapital.co.uk/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) SEB (https://sebgroup.com/) Molten Ventures (https://www.moltenventures.com/) Backed (https://www.backed.vc/) IQ Capital (https://iqcapital.vc/)

28.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Second-hand car auction platform Motorway hits Unicorn status after $190M raise with Index, ICONIQ

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 190M €

USD 810 Million

Valuation

Investors: Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com) ICONIQ Growth (https://iconiqgrowth.com/) Latitude (https://www.latitudeim.com/) Unbound (https://un-bound.com/) and BMW iVentures

26.11.2021

Deal |

2021

£21m placing at Cambridge tech firm Checkit

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: GBP 21M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

24.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Allica Bank has closed a £110m Series B new cash raise, its largest funding round to date.

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: GBP 110M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

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

24.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Celsius (CEL) announces massive $750 million funding for its ecosystem

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 750M €

USD 3.2B

Valuation

23.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Payhawk raises $112m Series B

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 112M €

USD 458M

Valuation

Investors: Earlybird Venture Capital (https://earlybird.com/) Eleven Ventures Greenoaks (https://www.greenoaks.com/) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com/)

23.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Digital mental health firm Ieso lands $53M in Series B round

Founded: 2000

Investment Raised: USD 53M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ananda Impact Ventures (https://ananda.vc/) IP Group Plc Molten Ventures (https://www.moltenventures.com/) Morningside Group (https://morningside.com/) Sony Innovation Fund (https://www.sonyinnovationfund.com/)

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

OTA Insight raises USD 80M Series B funding from Spectrum Equity to bring data-driven decisions to hospitality industry

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 80M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Spectrum Equity (https://www.spectrumequity.com/) Highgate Ventures (https://www.highgate.com/) F-Prime Capital (https://fprimecapital.com/) Eight Roads Ventures (https://eightroads.com/en/)

18.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Pomelo Pay raises USD 10M

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Inference Partners (https://www.inferencesolutions.com/partner) Force Over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.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/)

17.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Leading hand-tracking company Ultraleap raises USD 82M investment

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 82M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/) Mayfair Equity Partners (https://www.mayfairequity.com/) IP Group Plc (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) CMB International Capital Corporation (https://www.cmbi.com.hk/en-US/) British Patient Capital (https://www.britishpatientcapital.co.uk/)

17.11.2021

Deal |

2021

London-based adtech startup Adludio eyes US expansion with GBP 4M funding

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: GBP 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Mercia Fund Managers (https://www.mercia.co.uk/funds/)

17.11.2021

Deal |

2021

Sense Biodetection raises additional USD 15M in Series B financing round

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Koch Disruptive Technologies (https://kochdisruptivetechnologies.com/)