Australia

Alcidion Corporation, an Adelaide, Australia-based health informatics company, raised $1.5m in funding.  Backers included Blue Sky Private Equity, Allure Capital and Alcidion co-founders Ray Blight and Malcolm Pradhan. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations. Alcidion provides Miya, a clinical decision support  platform designed for emergency departments, patient flow and outpatient services. […]

UK

Busbridge, UK-based software company a2om acquired Roadio, a London, UK-based creator of a mobile app to improve the way people learn to drive. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Co-founded by Mawuli Ladzekpo and Nick Daniels, who will both join the board of a2om and continue to run Roadio as a wholly-owned subsidiary inside […]

UKUSA

Chicago-based Inventus Solutions acquired Unified OS Ltd., a London, UK-based provider of eDiscovery and managed services to corporations, law firms and government agencies across Europe. The financial terms were not disclosed. It is known that GE Capital’s Telecom, Media and Technology team provided financing to support the transaction. For Inventus, a U.S. eDiscovery and managed […]

Germany

Adex, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of data management solutions, raised €2.8m Series A financing. Backers included Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital. ADEX plans to use the capital to extend its Cross Device DMP (Data Management Platform) and expand it on an international scale (the UK, France, and Spain). Led by Dino Bongartz, CEO and founder, […]

Germany

audibene GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based online consultation portal related to hearing care and hearing aids, has been acquired by hearing aid manufacturer Sivantos Group. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Founded in 2012 by Paul Crusius and Dr. Marco Vietor, who will continue to serve as managing directors and obtain shares in the Sivantos Group as […]

Switzerland

APR Applied Pharma Research s.a., a Balerna, Switzerland-based developer of science driven, patent protected Healthcare products, received a minority investment from HBM Partners. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. As part of it, Valentina Reiner, co-founder of APR, will resign from the board of APR while maintaining her management role within the company. Alexander Asam, the advisor of HBM BioCapital […]

Germany

Kiwi, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of secure and hands-free access for large multi-tenant buildings, raised a €4m Series A funding round. The round was led by Paua Ventures with participation from Investment Holding J.F. Müller & Sohn, as well as business angels Konstantin Sixt and Christian Oldendorff. The company intends to use the funds to […]

France

Augure, a Paris, France-based provider of influencer engagement software, raised $16m in funding. Backers included existing investors Serena Capital, Ventech, OTC Agregator, and Amundi private equity funds, and new investors Seventure Partners and Bpifrance. The company intends to use the funds to expand internationally opening its first US offices in 2015, aiming at tripling its […]

UK

MyCheck, a London, UK-based provider of mobile payment and loyalty solutions, raised $5m in Series B funding. Santander Innoventures Fund made the investment, which kicked-off MyCheck’s round. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate international expansion, especially across the U.S and Western Europe, increase sales and marketing efforts and enhance business intelligence capabilities. […]

Israel

Beta-O2 Technologies, a Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel-based biomedical company, received an investment from Sherpa Innoventures. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The new funding will be used to accelerate the company’s clinical development of the ßAir bio-artificial Pancreas for type 1 diabetes as well as the pre-clinical development of other pipeline products. Led by […]

Italy

Banking group Intesa Sanpaolo and GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of Blackstone, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide an alternative source of funding to Italian middle market businesses. The partnership aims to expand the availability of private debt capital in Italy focusing on both existing corporate clients of Intesa Sanpaolo as […]

USA

GlassesUSA, a New York-based online retailer specializing in prescription eyewear, closed a $12.5m financing round. The round was led by Viola Private Equity, a member of the Viola Group. The company intends to use the funds for business growth and expansion in the global market of online eyewear, both B2C and B2B. founded in 2009 by […]

USA

SmartDrive Systems, a San Diego, Calif.-based provider of driving performance solutions, raised $50m in funding. Backers included Oak Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates and WABCO (NYSE: WBC) (which committed $20m and signed an agreement to integrate SmartDrive’s video-based analytics solutions for its commercial vehicle fleets worldwide). The company intends to use the funds for global […]

USA

Aryaka, a Milpitas, CA-based provider of network optimization and application acceleration platform, raised $16m in funding. The round was led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Trinity Ventures, InterWest Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Presidio Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to scale its global sales infrastructure for its products. […]

Germany

Auctionata, a Berlin, Germany-based online auction platform, raised $45m (€42m) in Series C funding. The round was led by MCI Management with participation from Hearst Ventures, Kreos Capital, Yuan Capital, Earlybird, e.ventures, Kite Ventures, Raffay Group, TA Ventures, Bright Capital, REN Invest and Holtzbrinck Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to to further grow […]