A-Mansia Secures €13M in Funding
A-Mansia Biotech S.A., a Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium-based microbiome company, secured €13m in funding.
April 2018
Dugout Raises £8.275M in Funding
Dugout, a London, UK-based digital football business, raised £8.275m in funding.
The Stars Group to Aquire Sky Betting & Gaming, for $4.7 Billion
The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) has agreed to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming, a British-based gambling company featuring UK’s top online casinos reporting a landmark moment in the industry history resulting in the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming company.
8VC Closes Second Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund, at $640M
8VC, a San Francisco, CA-based venture capital firm, closed its second early-stage fund, at $640m.
Danal Receives Strategic Investment from Experian
Danal, a Costa Mesa, CA-based mobile phone identity and authentication platform, received a strategic investment from Experian.
M31 Sells Adaptica to Chinese Eye Care Group
M31 Italia has sold 100% of Adaptica, an Italian manufacturer of portable devices for the detection and correction of refractive errors and visual defects, to an unnamed eye care group in China.
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement Starts Raising Fifth €150M Fund
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement (SHS), a Tuebingen, Germany-based independent private equity firm, has started raising capital for its fifth fund.
Changing the Game
There is no stopping the gaming industry. International video game revenue in 2015, was estimated at US$91.5 billion; more than double the revenue of the international film industry.
DisperSol Technologies Raises $27M in Financing
DisperSol Technologies, a Georgetown, Texas-based clinical-stage drug development company, raised $27m in equity financing.
Ndgit Raises €4M in Series A Funding
Ndgit, a Munich, Germany-based banking software platform, raised €4m in Series A funding.
Magic AI Closes $1.2M Seed Funding Round
Magic AI, a Seattle, WA-based startup focused on horse’s wellness, closed a $1.2M seed funding round.
QuizRR Raises $1.3M in Funding
QuizRR, a Stockholm, Sweden-based edtech company offering innovative training solutions to advance corporate responsibility and worker well-being, raised $1.3m in financing.
VisuWell Raises New Funding Round
VisuWell (formerly known as WeCounsel), a Nashville, Tenn.-based telemedicine enablement company, completed a new round of undisclosed funding.
Kodiak Sciences Closes $33M Mezzanine Private Financing
Kodiak Sciences Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based development-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapeutics to treat high prevalence ophthalmic diseases, completed a $33m mezzanine private financing of convertible notes.
Traackr Raises $9m in Series B Funding
Traackr, a San Francisco, Boston, New York, Paris and London-based provider of an influencer relationship management technology platform, raised $9m in Series B funding.