This week, more than 80 funding rounds took place in European entrepreneurship ecosystem. Here is the notable funding rounds and secondary transactions between October 16 – 20:
Investments:
3 United Kingdom (UK), 2 Germany, 2 Netherlands, 1 France, 1 Belgium
Sectors Received Investments:
2 Financial Services
1 Information Technology
1 Professional Networking / Software
1 Travel Software
1 Finance / Software
1 Robotics
1 Climate Tech
1 Electrical Distribution
News of the Week
🎯 Revenue-based finance provider Uncapped raised €230 million.
Uncapped, a provider of revenue-based financing that enables founders to raise growth capital without interest or equity, has raised €230 million in debt financing round from Fortress Investment Group.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Fortress Investment Group
Co-founders: Piotr Pisarz, Asher Ismail
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Fortress Investment Group
Co-founders: Piotr Pisarz, Asher Ismail
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Small business lender iwoca raised £200 million.
iwoca, which offers credit financing services for small businesses, has raised £200 million in debt financing round from Barclays and Värde Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Barclays, Värde Partners
Co-founders: Christoph Rieche, James Dear
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Comprehensive zero-trust passwordless security software provider SecureW2 raised $80 million.
SecureW2, which allows organizations to leverage real-time security and compliance data from identity & management infrastructure, has raised $80 million from Insight Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Insight Partners
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: The Netherlands
🎯 Community engagement platform Hivebrite raised $37 million.
Hivebrite, community and engagement platform that provides tools for building, managing, and engaging communities, has raised $37 million in Series B funding round, led by Quadrille Capital, Insight Partners and Edward Filippi.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Quadrille Capital, Insight Partners, Edward Filippi
Co-founders: Jean Hamon
Headquarters: France
🎯 Travel management solution Lanes & Planes raised $35 million.
Lanes & Planes, a travel management solution as Software-as-a-Service that maps all areas of the business travel in a digital way, has raised $35 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was led by Smash Capital, with participation from Battery Ventures, coparion, DN Capital and All Iron.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Smash Capital, Battery Ventures, coparion, DN Capital, AllIron
Co-founders: Veit Blumschein, Daniel Nolte
Headquarters: Germany
🎯 Capital markets technology startup Globacap raised $21 million.
Globacap, a capital markets technology startup that digitises and automates the world’s private capital markets, has raised $21 million in Series B funding round. The investment round was joined by Moore Strategic Ventures, Cboe Global Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, GABI Ventures and QBN Capital.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Moore Strategic Ventures, Cboe Global Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, GABI Ventures, QBN Capital.
Co-founders: Myles Milston, Alex Green
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Robotic assistants developer NEURA Robotics raised $16 million.
NEURA Robotics, which develops robotic assistants used in both industrial and daily settings to enhance robots’ cognitive abilities, has raised $16 million from InterAlpen Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: InterAlpen Partners
Co-founders: David Reger
Headquarters: Germany
🎯 Climate tech startup Overstory raised $14 million.
Overstory, a software company that applies artificial intelligence to satellite imagery to provide vegetation intelligence, planet tech and forestry, has raised $14 million in Series A funding round, led by B Capital. Bentley iTwin Ventures, CapitalT, Convective Capital, Moxxie Ventures, Overwater Ventures, Pale blue dot, Semapa Next and The Nature Conservancy also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: B Capital, Bentley iTwin Ventures, CapitalT, Convective Capital, Moxxie Ventures, Overwater Ventures, Pale blue dot, Semapa Next, The Nature Conservancy
Co-founders: Indra den Bakker
Headquarters: The Netherlands
🎯 Grid monitoring and analytics solutions provider Ampacimon raised $10.6 million.
Ampacimon, which develops dynamic line rating systems for transmission and distribution systems operators, has raised $10.6 million in Series C funding round. The investment round was led by Junction Growth Investors, with participation from Korys, Noshaq, Creos, and Gesval.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Junction Growth Investors, Korys, Noshaq, Creos, Gesval
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: Belgium
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