Index Ventures announces the close of two new funds with a total of $2 billion in funds. Of this $1.2 billion is for investment in later stage growth rounds and $800 million in emerging startups. As we navigate these choppy waters, we are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of exceptional leaders who, [...]
Atomico closes its fifth venture capital fund at $820 million targeting Series A rounds but with the ability to invest in what it calls “breakout” companies at the Series B and C stage. Our latest fund doubles down on our core strategy: to partner with mission-driven European founders at Series A and beyond, where [...]
Dawn Capital has closed a $125 million Opportunities Fund to invest in later stage round in it's existing portfolio companies from prior funds. In June 2018 the firm closed Dawn III at $235 million for investments in Series A and B rounds. Our sweet spot is working with founders when they have gotten their [...]
Index Ventures has closed a total of $1.65 billion in new funds. $1 billion that it plans to invest in later-stage, growth rounds, and $650 million that it plans to put into earlier rounds for smaller startups. The venture fund is Index’s ninth and the growth fund is its fourth since it was founded [...]
PayPal (PYPL) to acquire Swedish based payments company iZettle for $2.2 billion to expand its geographical footprint and to enter the market for on-premise payment solutions. Seen as the European equivalent of the US based company Square, this acquisition creates many new industry dynamics within the payments industry. The company's devices and platform are being [...]
Today Spotify (SPOT) delivers a direct listing on the NYSE by closing trading at $150 per share, above its reference price of $132. A direct listing is highly unusual process that does not involve the normal process of using one or more brokers to run and underwrite the IPO. The shares offered of sale [...]
Eight Roads Ventures Europe, the investment division of fund managers Fidelity International, has launched its third $375 million fund to invest in European and Israeli scaleups. The fund is part of a venture network that spreads across three continents giving them global viability. It will back 15 to 20 companies with a ticket size [...]
Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, today announced the final closing of its second Europe growth equity fund. The fundraising was launched earlier this year, and the fund exceeded its target and was closed at its hard cap with total commitments of €700 million. Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II will target [...]
Atomico closes its fourth European fund at just above the target amount, rasing $750 million in less than 12 months. Atomico operates from offices in London, Beijing, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Stockholm and has made 89 investments in companies with ambitious founders looking to scale proven products. Atomico typically invests between $5M and $10M [...]
Nothzone, a European venture capital firm which has previously backed Spotify, iZettle and London fintech startup MarketInvoice, has launched a new multi-million pound fund to plough into tech startups across Europe, including the UK in another vote of confidence in the country after Brexit. Northzone has closed a €350m fund to invest in early stage [...]
