This week, more than 90 funding rounds took place in European entrepreneurship ecosystem. Here is the notable funding rounds and secondary transactions between November 27 – December 1:
Investments:
2 United Kingdom (UK), 1 France, 1 Finland, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Switzerland, 1 Sweden, 1 Italy
Secondary Transactions:
1 United Kingdom (UK)
Sectors Received Investments:
1 Quantum Computing
1 Analytics / AI
1 Environmental Consulting
1 Data Integration
1 Biotechnology / AI
1 Insurance
1 Travel Tech
1 Cloud Computing
News of the Week
🎯 Quantum compute-as-a-service company Oxford Quantum Circuits raised $100 million.
Oxford Quantum Circuits, which develops quantum computers designed for breakthrough discoveries, has raised $100 million. The investment round was led by SBI Investment, with participation from Oxford Science Enterprises, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Lansdowne Partners, and OTIF.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: SBI Investment, with participation from Oxford Science Enterprises, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Lansdowne Partners, OTIF
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🎯 Manufacturing analytics company Braincube raised €83 million.
Manufacturing data software platform Braincube, has raised €83 million in growth equity. The investment round was led by Scottish Equity Partners, with participation from Bpifrance.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Scottish Equity Partners, Bpifrance
Co-founders: Laurent Laporte
Headquarters: France
🎯 Decarbonisation platform One Click Lca raised €40 million.
One Click LCA, a decarbonisation platform for the construction and manufacturing industries, has raised €40 million from PSG Equity and InfraVia Capital Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: PSG Equity, InfraVia Capital Partners
Co-founders: Panu Pasanen
Headquarters: Finland
🎯 Data preparation platform Keboola raised $32 million.
Keboola, a cloud platform that helps clients combine, enhance and publish crucial information for internal analytics & data products, has raised $32 million in Series A funding round, led by Viking Global Investors. Presto Ventures, Reflex Capital, TCF Capital, Eduard Kučera and other angel investors also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Viking Global Investors, Presto Ventures, Reflex Capital, TCF Capital, Eduard Kučera, other angel investors
Co-founders: Pavel Dolezal, Petr Simecek
Headquarters: Czech Republic
🎯 AI-powered protein programming platform Cradle raised $24 million.
Cradle, a biotech company that uses prediction algorithms and AI design recommendations to assist biologists in designing proteins, has raised $24 million in Series A funding round. The investment round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Kindred Capital, Chris Gibson and Thomas Glocer.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Index Ventures, Kindred Capital, Chris Gibson, Thomas Glocer
Co-founders: Stef van Grieken, Elise de Reus
Headquarters: Switzerland
🎯 Pet insurance ecosystem Lassie raised €23 million.
Lassie, a pet insurance company that offers digital pet insurance services to reduce the risk of pet injury, has raised €23 million in Series B funding round, led by Balderton Capital. Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital and Philian also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: Balderton Capital, Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital, Philian
Co-founders: Hedda Båverud Olsson
Headquarters: Sweden
🎯 Traveltech startup WeRoad raised €18 million.
WeRoad, a traveltech company that offers a group adventure travel platform specifically designed for solo travelers, has raised €18 million in Series B funding round from H14.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: H14
Co-founders: Erika De Santi, Fabio Bin, Paolo De Nadai
Headquarters: Italy
🎯 Supply chain management software Cloudsmith raised $11 million.
Cloudsmith, a cloud-native platform that serves as a centralized solution for managing and distributing software assets or artifacts, has raised $11 million in Series A2 funding round from MMC Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Investors: MMC Ventures
Co-founders: Alan Carson, Lee Skillen
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
🛒 NomuPay acquires Total Processing.
Payment platform NomuPay has acquired payment solutions provider Total Processing.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: NomuPay
Co-founders: Alex Leigh
Headquarters: United Kingdom (UK)
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