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• GERMANY – HTGF and New Commercial Room invest in SciEngines

High-Tech Gründerfonds and New Commercial Room have invested an undisclosed sum in software business SciEngine

• FRANCE – Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 3.3m investment in Celsius

Sofinnova Partners, a leading European venture capital firm, announced that it has invested EUR2.2 million in Celsius X VI II, a French-Swiss firm developing unique mobile phones based on high complexity mechanics. Sofinnova’s investment is joined by AGF Private Equity’s EUR500,000 and a further EUR600,000 from business angels bringing the total funding to EUR3.3 million. Jean Schmitt, Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners will also join the Celsius X VI II management board.

• GERMANY – Hasso Plattner Ventures co-invests in RIB Software

Venture firm Hasso Plattner Ventures and listed software company SAP AG have invested in software provider RIB Software AG

• SWEDEN – FlatFrog gains €12.5M in funding

Financial investor Invus and strategic backer Promethan have co-led a financing round for technology business FlatFrog Labratories, in which existing investor Sunstone Capital also participated. ( Press release )

• GERMANY – Triangle and ERP invest EUR 2.5m in TakWak

Triangle Venture Capital and ERP Startfonds have invested in TakWak, a spinout from FG Microtec, in a funding round worth EUR 2.5m

• UK – YFM invests £120,000 into New Net Technologies

YFM, alongside management, has invested £120,000 into software company New Net Technologies in a second round of financing for the business

• GERMANY – Acton Capital Partners acquires stake in mytheresa

Acton Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in luxury online retailer mytheresa through an undisclosed investment

• UK – Bestport in £4.5m round for Intela

Bestport Ventures has led an investment in internet marketing company Intela, committing a little over £3m in a round totalling £4

• GERMANY – Seventure and DuMont invest EUR 2m in Tradoria

Seventure Partners and DuMont Venture have invested EUR 2m in e-commerce solutions company Tradoria, in a series-B funding round

• FRANCE – Alven invests EUR 500,000 in QuelleEnergie

Alven Capital has invested EUR 500,000 in online energy consultancy QuelleEnergie, alongside business angels who have supported the company since its formation in 2008

• GERMANY – HTGF provides seed funding for Raumfeld

High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided seed funding for hi-fi systems maker Raumfeld GmbH

• FRANCE – EdRIP invests EUR 2.5m in Smile

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has backed Smile, an open source solutions company, with EUR 2.5m

• FRANCE – Aster Capital receives EUR 70m for maiden fund

Alstom and Schneider Electric, the electricity companies, are launching a joint venture capital fund, Aster Capital, targeting start-up company in the energy and environmental sector

• GERMANY – Earlybird leads EUR 3m round for EBS Technology

Earlybird has led a EUR 3m investment in medical device business EBS Technology GmbH, together with BC Brandenburg Capital

• FRANCE – I-Source supports eYeka

I-Source has invested an undisclosed amount into eYeka, a company which a provides online video and image service applications

• FRANCE – I-Source invests EUR 2m in Mobigard

I-Source, alongside Direct Energie and Bouygues Telecom Initiatives, has provided software business Mobigard with a EUR 2m investment

• UK – The Aspire Fund invests in TalentPuzzle

Capital for Enterprise’s The Aspire Fund has invested an undisclosed amount into TalentPuzzle, an online recruitment platform, alongside Venrex Investment Managemnet and two angel investors

• FRANCE – Highland CP and Endeavour provide Spartoo with EUR 12m

Highland Capital Partners and Endeavour Vision have led a EUR 12m Series-B round of financing of Online shoe distributor Spartoo

• GERMANY – JCMB and IBB back online learning portal sofatutor

JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested an undisclosed sum in online learning portal sofatutor

• FINLAND – Inventure and Nexit in EUR 3m round for Rightware

Venture investors Inventure and Nexit Ventures have co-led a EUR 3m financing round for software company Rightware

• UK – Maven’s Capital for Enterprise invests £650,000 into Qire

Maven Capital Partners, through its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £650,000 into Qire, a provider of intelligent voice messaging solutions

• DENMARK – ViaVenture backs Adform

Danish venture fund Via Venture Partners has invested in online marketing platform provider Adform

• UK – WHEB Ventures invests in PassivSystems

WHEB Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount into home energy management company PassivSystems

• SPAIN – Debaeque takes 10% in BuyVip

Venture firm Debaeque has invested an undisclosed sum in online private buyers club BuyVip, acquiring a 10% stake in the business

• UK – Bridges leads £1m round for Call Britannia

Bridges Ventures, via its Social Entrepeneurs Fund, has led a £1m investment in customer contact centre business Call Britannia, alongside Big Issue Invest, management and the government’s Future Jobs Fund

• GERMANY – Balderton Capital leads EUR 5m wooga funding

Balderton Capital has led a EUR 5m investment in social gaming company wooga

• Meidlinger Partners holds $15m first close of cleantech fund

Meidlinger Partners has reached a first closing of its cleantech fund, Meidlinger Partners Sustainable Investments, on $15m

• UK – NorthStar leads £800,000 Cogenta funding

NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an £800,000 investment into software company Cogenta Systems, alongside Hotspur Capital Partners

• UK – Orkos Capital et al. invest EUR 9m into Muzicall

Orkos Capital, Veddis Ventures and GP Bullhound have invested EUR 9m into ringback tone service provider Muzicall, alongside existing backers BlueRun Ventures and Thule Investments

• UK – Octopus launches £25m Titan VCT 4 fund

Octopus Investments has announced the launch of Octopus Titan VCT 4, a new vehicle designed to invest in early stage UK companies with a target of £25m

• ROMANIA – 3TS Capital Partners back InternetCorp

3TS Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Romanian online media company InternetCorp

• UK – Atlas et al invest $20m into picoChip

Atlas Venture, Highland Capital Partners, Pond Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners have invested $20m into wireless infrastructure company picoChip, alongside Rothschild, AT&T, Intel and Samsung, in a Series E funding round

• SWEDEN – Chalmers back NemaLabs with further SEK 5m

Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund is backing software business Nema Labs with SEK 5m in a funding round raising a total of SEK 10m for the company’s internationalisation

• UK – ePlanet invests over £1m into eCommera

ePlanet Ventures has invested in e-commerce service provider eCommera in a deal valued at £1m.

• AUSTRIA – Pontis leads $3.5m round for Xendex

Pontis Capital and a group of business angels have invested in games developer Xendex, in a financing round worth $3.5M

• UK – DN Capital invests in Apsmart

DN Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into smartphone company Apsmart

• GERMANY – HTFG and MAZ invest in MobileBits

High-Tech Gründerfonds and Maz level one have invested an undisclosed sum in software company MobileBits

• UK – Dawn Capital invests in series A round for Manic Monkey

Dawn Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into 3D animation specialist Manic Monkey in a series-A round of financing

• GERMANY – Crédit Agricole et al. invest in Upside Shopping

Crédit Agricole (CA) Private Equity has participated in an undisclosed financing round for internet business Upside Shopping, alongside seed investors Rocket Internet GmbH and existing backers

• UK – Beringea invests £1m into TH_NK

Beringea, via its ProVen VCT fund, has made a £1m investment into digital agency TH_NK

• UK – Entrepreneurs launch new venture fund

A syndicate of technology entrepreneurs have launched a new London-based venture fund, The Founders Club, open only to investors that are founders or chief executives of start up companies

Last week was absolutely astonishing regarding venture capital deals in Europe. I was overwhelmed by the amount of news I got. Here are the most important, even though I left out many deals that weren’t digital, web or mobile.

I’m curious to see some stats about the VC industry in this last part of 2009, I have a felling it’s really booming.

• PPM Oost invests in Can-iT

Governmanet-backed venture investor PPM Oost has invested an undisclosed sum into internet firm Can-iT, acquiring a 16% stake in the business

• Icso backs EUR 4m AT Internet investment

Icso Private Equity and l’IRDI have provided software business AT Internet with an investment of over EUR 4m

• Maven Capital invests £2m into Documetric

Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into Documetric, a provider of business-to-business services

• YFM Venture Finance invests £400,000 into Lattice Voice

YFM Venture Finance, via its PIF and YHEF vehicles, has invested £406,000 into telecoms software company Lattice Voice Technologies

• Emertec supports Insiteo

Emertec, alongside a group of business angels, has provided a first round of funding for Insiteo, an indoor geo-location company, valued at several million euros

• Chalmers leads a SEK 2.3m funding round for Aluwave

Chalmer Innovation Seed Fund has alongside Innovationsbron and existing backers participated in a SEK 2.3 millions round for Aluwave

• Wellington leads $16m Livebookings funding

Pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners has led a $16m funding round for online restaurant marketing and reservations service Livebookings, along existing investors

• NextStage makes EUR 1m Expertissim investment

NextStage has invested EUR 1m in Expertissim, an online art retail platform

• Neuhaus Partners and T-Venture invest in WWG

German venture investor Neuhaus Partners and T-Venture, the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom, have joined existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures and High-Tech Grunderfonds, in a series A round of funding for online games portal Worldwidegames GmbH (WWG)

• Auriga leads EUR 3.2m Cytoo financing

Augriga Partners has led a second round of financing for technology company Cytoo, raising EUR 3.2 millions

• Advent, AGF and Atlas return for EUR 15m Dailymotion investment (TechCrunch post)

Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International have returned for a EUR 15m third round of funding in Dailymotion, alongside a new investor

• XAnge provide KissKissBankBank with EUR 750k

XAnge Private Equity has provided KissKissBankBank, an internet platform, with EUR 750,000 in seed financing

• Mercia et al. invest £400,000 into Allinea Software

Mercia Technology Seed Fund and Midven, via its Advantage Growth Fund, have co-led a £400,000 seed funding round for specialist software developer Allinea Software

• MCP backs Microgame in a 8 figures deal

International private equity fund Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP) has backed online game operator Microgame, in a deal thought to be valued in the tens of millions of Euros

• Amadeus Capital invests in Linkdex

Amadeus Capital Partners, via its Amadeus Seed Fund and Amadeus III vehicle, has invested EUR650,000 into software company Linkdex

• BrainsToVentures invests in Linguee

Investors from BrainsToVentures have, together with its in-house fund, provided a second round of financing for online translation search engine provider Linguee GmbH

• Seventure invests EUR 1.6m into TalentSoft (TechCrunch post)

Seventure Partners has provided software company TalentSoft with an investment of EUR 1.6m

Here is a summary of the most important upcoming events in Europe.
We will try to cover as much of them as possibile.

• April 20th: Mini Seedcamp London.

http://seedcamp.com/pages/london09


• April 21st: Geek’n'Rolla London.

http://www.amiando.com/geeknrolla.html


• April 24th: Nonic Bilbao.

http://nonickconference.com/


• April 28th: Amazon Web Services Startup-Tour London.

http://aws.amazon.com/startupproject/


• April 28th-30th: Internet World London.

http://www.internetworld.co.uk/


• April 29th: Working Capital Camp Catania.

http://www.workingcapitalcamp.com/catania


• May 5th: Next09 Hamburg.

http://www.next-conference.com/next09/


• May 19th – 20th: European Venture Market Berlin.

http://www.europeanventuremarket.com/


• May 22nd: TechGarage Rome.

http://www.techgarage.eu/


• May 27th: TechCrunch Nordic Talk Stockholm.

http://www.amiando.com/tcstockholm.html


• June 23rd: Fuel09 London.

http://events.carsonified.com/fuel/2009/london/

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