Investment in big data analytics companies grew considerably in 2015, when 73 rounds were made for an amount of $$1.8B. In the first half of 2016, investment seems to have fallen a little, with 25 rounds. Big data and...
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Insight Venture Partners and IVp: investing heavily in cybersecurity in 2015
Cybersecurity has become a priority area for investors. Last 2015, according to Gartner, organisations spent almost 5% more money than the previous year to strengthen cybersecurity: more than $75,000M. As a result of this...
More than €280M for Spanish companies in the sixth FOND-ICO GLOBAL call for proposals
Axis, the venture capital company of the ICO Group, has resolved the sixth call of FOND-ICO Global with the selection of four funds, in which it will invest €71M. These funds will invest around €280 million in Spain, which is almost 4 times the amount that FOND-ICO Global will invest. Given the great reception of this call, a new call is expected to be launched before the summer. According to the planned investment plan, new fund selection calls will continue to be launched depending on the market situation.
France's Serena Capital leads a €6M round in Barcelona-based logistics technology company iContainers.
Icontainers joins the waves of rounds in the logistics sector and receives an injection of $6M, the second largest investment so far this year in a Catalan startup.
Abac and UC Capital: New venture capital funds for mid-sized companies
Abac, with €230M, has raised the largest fund in Southern Europe for a start-up fund manager and UC has raised a fund for SMEs that have the potential to grow in Asia, especially in India. Abac raises a €320M fund from foreign investors to invest in...
Private equity takes an interest in fashion: Proa capital, Axon Partners Group
"Why invest in fashion in Spain? Because there is tradition and industry and there are prospects for a recovery in consumption after years of contraction; fashion is a sector that has the best companies in the world and, consequently, the best talent in the world," says Fernando Elío Dolz de Espejo, investment director at ProA Capital.
Cancer biotechs receive funding: Immunostep and Dp Pharma
In the last month we have heard about two Spanish companies that focus on the fight against cancer, Immunostep and Idp Pharma, which have received funding.
Venture capital disinvestment in Spanish companies: Tyba and Otogami
In the last month we have seen venture capital divestments in Spanish companies, some of which, such as the sale of Tyba, have been beneficial for investors. Others, such as the sale of Otogami, have been made so that the company can continue its activity.
Augmented reality, already a reality for international investors, is gradually arriving in Spain.
Two days ago we learned that the video game chain Game bought the augmented reality company Ads Reality, the big tech companies like Facebook and Microsoft are investing a lot of money in the sector and companies like MagicLeap, which has not yet released any product on the market, has raised more than $1.42B. In Spain, a good number of startups have embarked on the adventure of developing products and technologies based on Virtual and Augmented Reality.
IBM, Orange and Prosegur invest in cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has become a sector of great interest to investors in recent years. Valuable company information is migrating to digital channels and the cloud and companies are experiencing data breaches that can have many consequences for their business. From 2011 to 2015 the number of funding rounds in the cybersecurity space has doubled from 166 to 332 and the volume has increased from $1.1B in 2011 to $3.8B in 2015.
Which "fashion" receives funding? E-commerce and niches such as children's and men's.
Yesterday we learned that Global Fashion Group has received €300M in a round led by the giant Rocket Internet, which wants to consolidate its "fashion" division. Spain is also investing in online fashion startups, in recent months, in addition to the purchase of Privalia by Vente-privee, we have detected several companies in the fashion world in niches such as children's clothing or menswear that have received funding, such as Offemily and Fashiop.
New Venture Capital Funds: N+1 and Capitana Ventures
In 2016 venture capital and private equity raised €1,481M in new funds. This year 2016 seems to continue to meet the favourable conditions for fundraising: liquidity in the markets, interest from international LPs in VC&PE firms and support for the sector through public funds of funds (Innvierte and Fond-ICO global). We have recently heard about new fundraising: N+1 has raised €400M for its new fund and Capitana Ventures Partners is raising new funds for Capitana Tech Fund.