Good news for Spanish biotech, Iproteos has received a €1.5M round. Oryzon, which has been receiving venture capital backing since 2009, was able to go public last year and this week, after the good results published for its product, its share price has risen by 40%.
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New funds in the tech ecosystem: Uninvest, 4Founders Capital and Inveready
In the first half of November, new funds for the technology sector were announced and will come to the market in early 2017.
Verse, Satlantis, Untruck young Spanish companies receive investment for growth
In the last month we have seen Spanish technology companies in potential niche markets that have decided to count on the support of venture capital to grow and be able to compete internationally. From fintech applications such as Verse, to space imaging companies such as Satlantis.
Ysios invests in French cardiac device maker CorWave
A month after announcing the closing of its second fund, Ysios has invested in French company CorWave. Thus entering a market that is moving a lot of money, cardiac assistance devices. This round is the first French investment by Ysios, which in addition to Spain has invested in the US, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.
BBVA continues its commitment to Fintech, invests in Hixme Inc.
BBVA continues to believe that a technological renovation of the banking industry is necessary to be able to face the new business models in the financial sector, although for the moment the results of its investees are not being satisfactory. Proof of this is that in February this year it expanded its fund to invest in fintech to $250M, has carried out 4 operations so far this year and has announced that it intends to invest in Latin America in a short period of time.
Are you looking for investors? What are the top 10 venture capital firms in Spain and what do they invest in?
If you have a company with growth potential, global and scalable in nature, Venture Capital can be your solution to the search for investment. They invest in early stage companies, help the company grow and then disinvest.
Venture capital invests in BPOs to grow companies and increase their value.
The BPO is a highly fragmented industry, where in order to grow and compete in the market, acquisitions must be made. Private equity is aware of this fact and enters BPO companies to provide them with liquidity, grow through acquisitions and then sell at a higher value. Some investors, who entered the sector early, such as Talde or 3i, have already successfully divested. Others like Carlyle and Pai Partners have just invested.
BBVA-owned Propel invests in insurance technology company Hixme
Propel Venture Partners, the venture capital fund owned by BBVA, has announced that it will invest in the startup Hixme, which uses technology to develop health plans tailored to the profile of each employee, which they can keep if they decide to change jobs.
New tech venture funds: Reimagine Food, Kfund and Ysios Capital
Two new funds have been launched in recent weeks: K fund for technology companies and Ysios Biofund II for biotech companies. In addition, Reimanige has announced that it will raise a €1ooM fund to invest in FoodTech companies.
Which European companies are being supported by investors?
We have analysed the largest investment rounds in European companies in the last 7 days. The 10 deals have been distributed between 3 countries, France with 5 deals is the country that has benefited the most. Among the sectors being invested in are the internet of things, energy efficiency and online marketing software.
Splio, the retail marketing software receives €10M
Splio supports retail and luxury brands in the development of their online and offline marketing strategies, in a personalised and efficient way. Its SAAS solutions include campaign and CRM management and customer experience management.
Nazca launches new fund What does Nazca invest in?
Nazca Capital, a Spanish private equity fund, has just raised a new €250M fund and bought 75% of Caiba, a plastics packaging manufacturer. We review their investments, since 2001, they have completed 40 transactions: 19 direct investments in companies, 12 additional acquisitions of companies from their investees and 9 divestments in which they have achieved an IRR of 45% per annum.