UK – StudentFinance, a London, UK-based provider of a career mobility platform, raised €39M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount raised to €44.7M, was led by Iberis Capital on the equity side, and SmartLenders Asset Management on the debt side, with support from Armilar Venture Partners, Mustard Seed Maze, Giant […]
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SHANGHAI, CHINA — Recently, Ronovo Surgical invited top gynecology and urology surgeons to evaluate the performance of its newly unveiled Carina™ RAS Platform, the first modular robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platform developed in China for laparoscopic procedures. The invited surgeons combine for more than 11,000 robotic surgeries that span both urology and gynecology. These experts included:Uniquely […]
FRANCE – SESAMm, a Paris, France-based natural language processing (NLP) company serving global investment firms and corporations around the globe, raised €35M in Series B2 funding. The round, which brought total funding raised to €50M, was led by Elaia and Opera Tech Ventures with participation from Unigestion, Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) venture capital entity Elevator […]
GERMANY – High-Tech Gründerfonds, a Bonn, Germany-based early stage venture capital firm, closed its fourth fund, HTGF IV, at €493.8M. Alongside the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and KfW Capital, 45 private companies have invested in the fund. The majority of the private investors are either market-leading medium-sized companies or hidden champions. […]
ITALY – Fler, a Milan, Italy-based hair removal startup, raised €380K in convertible funding. Backers included lead investors Bonsai Ventures and Loop Srl, as well as business angels Adriano Battegazzore, Alessandro Fachin and Elisa Rossi. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations, and its business reach, even abroad, as well as to […]
Oricell Therapeutics, a Shanghai-based pharmaceutical company committed to advancing tumor cellular immunotherapeutics, raised $45M in Series B1 funding. The round as led by RTW Investments, and Qatar Investment Authority, with participation from existing investors Qiming Venture Partners and C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment. The company intends to use the funds to support its core product […]
INDIA – Cashfree Payments, a Bengaluru, India-based payments and API banking company, acquired Zecpe, a Gurgaon, India-based one-click checkout company. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.With the acquisition, Cashfree Payments will further enhance its Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) checkout capabilities and give its merchants an elevated end-to-end checkout and payment experience. This acquisition will also […]
CANADA – Paper, a Montreal, Canada-based provider of an Educational Support System (ESS), acquired MajorClarity, a Richmond, VA-based provider of a Career & College Readiness (CCR) tool. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.With the acquisition, Paper™ will offer a comprehensive CCR platform that will support all students, regardless of their preferred path after high […]
CHINA – Eluminex Biosciences, a Suzhou, China and San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology company focusing on ophthalmic diseases and recombinant human collagen technology, raised $40+ M in Series B funding. The round was led by Cenova Capital with participation from Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund Management, 3E Bioventures Capital, Oriza Holdings, and Series A investors.The company […]
ITALY – Nomios Group, a Zoeterwoude, The Netherlands-based provider of cybersecurity services and solutions, acquired a majority stake in Aditinet, a Rome, Italy-based cybersecurity company. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.With the acquisition, Nomios Group will strengthen its position as one of the leading cybersecurity service companies in the European market. With the […]