24.01.2022

Deal |

2022

Deliverect Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding, as it Reaches 100 Million Orders Processed

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 150M €

USD 1.25B

Valuation

Investors: Alkeon Capital (https://www.alkeoncapital.com/) Coatue (https://www.coatue.com/) DST Global (https://dst-global.com/) Newion (https://www.newion.com/) OMERS Ventures (https://www.omersventures.com/) Redpoint eventures (https://www.redpoint.com/) SmartFin (https://smartfinvc.com/)

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/)

17.01.2022

Deal |

2022

France’s Exotech raises $335 million in Series D round at $2 billion valuation

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 335M €

USD 2B

Valuation

Investors: Goldman Sachs Asset Management (https://www.gsam.com/content/gsam/global/en/homepage.html) 83North Dell Technologies Capital.

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/)

12.01.2022

Deal |

2022

TravelPerk hits $1.3 Billion Valuation as Business Trips Rebound

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 115M €

USD 1.3B

Valuation

Investors: General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Gillian Tans (https://www.forbes.com/profile/gillian-tans/) Kinnevik AB (https://www.kinnevik.com/)

11.01.2022

Deal |

2022

French Fintech Qonto says Teamwork, Prep and Focus Helped them Finalize €486M Series D Round

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 486M €

EUR 3.9B

Valuation

Investors: Alkeon Capital (https://www.alkeoncapital.com/) Alven (https://alven.co/) Ashley Flucas (https://www.linkedin.com/in/asflucas) DST Global (https://dst-global.com/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) European Investment Bank (https://www.eib.org/de/index.htm)

11.01.2022

Deal |

2022

GoStudent raises €300m as European edtech continues strong trajectory

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 300M €

EUR 3.5B

Valuation

Investors: Coatue (https://www.coatue.com/) Deutsche Telekom Dragoneer Investment Group (https://www.dragoneergrowth.com/) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/) Prosus (https://www.prosus.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/)

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/)

13.12.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 51 |

2021

Swedish startup Voi raises over €101 million to deliver safe and sustainable micromobility for everyone

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 101,8 M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Raine Group (https://raine.com/) VNV Global (https://www.vostoknewventures.com/) Inbox Capital Nordic Ninja (https://nordicninja.vc/) Stena Sessan (https://stenasessan.se/) Kreos Capital (https://www.kreoscapital.com/) Ilmarinen Nineyards Equity ICT Capital (https://www.ict-cap.com/) and others

06.12.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 50 |

2021

Infarm raises $200m to support global expansion of vertical farms

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD 800M

Valuation

Investors: Atomico (https://atomico.com/) Bonnier Ventures (https://bonnierventures.com/) Hanaco Venture Capital (https://hanacovc.com/) Lightrock (https://www.lightrock.com/) Partners in Equity (https://www.pi-equity.com/) Qatar Investment Authority

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/)

02.11.2021

Deal |

2021

GV-backed Cambridge Epigenetix lines up USD 88M to roll out genetic sequencing technology

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 88M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Third Point (https://www.thirdpoint.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index) Sequoia Capital (https://www.sequoiacap.com/) New Science Ventures (https://www.newscienceventures.com/) Ahren Innovation Capital (https://www.ahreninnovationcapital.com/)

25.10.2021

Deal |

2021

TIER wants to change mobility for good; raises USD 200M funding

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD 1.5B

Valuation

Investors: White Star Capital (https://whitestarcapital.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) RTP Global (https://www.rtp.vc/) Novator (https://novator.co.uk/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Mountain Partners (https://mountain.partners/) M&G Investments (https://www.mandg.com/investments/gb)

20.10.2021

Deal of the Month |

October |

2021

TIER wants to change mobility for good; raises USD 200M funding

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD 1.5B

Valuation

Investors: White Star Capital (https://whitestarcapital.com/) Speedinvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) RTP Global (https://www.rtp.vc/) Novator (https://novator.co.uk/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Mountain Partners (https://mountain.partners/) M&G Investments (https://www.mandg.com/investments/gb)

18.10.2021

Deal |

2021

Sunfire raises USD 125M Series D

Founded: 2010

Investment Raised: USD 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Planet First Partners (https://www.planetfirst.partners/) Lightrock (https://www.lightrock.com/) HydrogenOne Capital (https://hydrogenonecapital.com/) Carbon Direct (https://carbon-direct.com/)

18.10.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 43 |

2021

TIER raises $200 million in Series D round at $2 billion valuation

Founded: 2018

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 |

2021

Swile raises USD 200M and reaches unicorn status

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD 800M

Valuation

Investors: Softbank (https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/) Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/) Headline (https://headline.com/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/)

15.09.2021

Deal |

2021

Amsterdam’s Picnic raises EUR 600M from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust to build the most sustainable European grocery delivery company

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 600M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bill & Melinade Gates Foundation (https://www.gatesfoundation.org/)

07.09.2021

Deal |

2021

Owlstone Medical raises USD 58M in Funding

Founded: 2004

Investment Raised: USD 58M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Horizon Ventures (https://horizonsventures.com/)

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

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 600M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (http://www.gatesfoundation.org)

26.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe

Founded: 2016

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/)

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

Founded: 2016

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 |

2021

Lunar raises €210m to reach unicorn status

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 210M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Heartland (https://www.heartlandvc.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/) Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/our-investments) Peter Mühlmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-holten-muhlmann/)

01.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Estonia-based ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies raises €29M in Series D extension

Founded: 2009

Investment Raised: EUR 29M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Marubeni Corporation (https://www.marubeni.com/en/) MM Grupp (https://www.mmgrupp.ee/en/) Harju Elekter European industrial investors Group of Adyen alumni (https://www.adyen.com/)

28.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Surgical robotics company CMR raises $600M

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 600M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 Ally Bridge Group (https://www.ally-bridge.com/)

28.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Smart raises £165M in Series D Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: £ 165M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Chrysalis Investments (https://www.chrysalisinvestments.co.uk/)

25.06.2021

Deal |

2021

This British medtech startup, Quanta, raises $245M to improve the lives of dialysis patients

Founded: 2008

Investment Raised: USD 245M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Glenview Capital Novo Holdings (https://www.novoholdings.dk/) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/) Eldridge Sands Capital (https://www.sandscapital.com/) Millennium Management (https://www.mlp.com/) Monashee Investment Management LLC. (http://www.monasheecap.com/) Puhua Capital (http://puhuacapital.com/) Segulah Medical (https://segulahmedical.com/) Ancora Orlando Health (https://www.orlandohealth.com/)

02.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Celonis Raises $1 Billion Series D Funding; Valued at More Than $11 Billion

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 1B €

USD 11B

Valuation

Investors: Arena Holdings (http://www.arenaholdings.com/) Durable Capital Partners (https://www.durablecap.com/) Franklin Templeton Investments (http://www.franklintempleton.com/) Splunk Ventures T. Rowe Price (http://www.troweprice.com/)

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

UK-based pet insurance scaleup Bought By Many nabs over €286 million to continue international expansion

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 350M €

USD 1.6B

Valuation

Investors: CommerzVentures (http://www.commerzventures.com/) EQT (https://www.eqtgroup.com/) FTV Capital (http://www.ftvcapital.com/) Munich Re Ventures (http://munichreventures.com/) Octopus Ventures (http://www.octopusventures.com/) Willoughby Capital (https://www.willcapllc.com/)

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

sennder Raises Additional in $80M Series D Funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 80M €

USD 1B

Valuation

Investors: Baillie Gifford (https://www.bailliegifford.com/)