CDC Group appoints CEO of Amadeus Capital as new Investment Committee member as it expands its venture capital programme
CDC Group (CDC), the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, has appointed two of the best-known names in the venture capital industry as investment committee members, as it prepares to expand its interests in the sector.
Next generation plastic start-up accelerates growth with further £6m seed investment
University of Cambridge spin-out Xampla has announced it has closed a £6.2m seed finance round, led by the backers of Zoom, to accelerate the roll-out of its next-generation plastic replacement. The investment follows a £2m round announced in April.
Graphcore raises $222 million in Series E funding round
Graphcore – maker of the Intelligence Processing Unit which is a new type of microprocessor specifically designed to support artificial intelligence workloads – announced that it has raised $222 million in a Series E funding round that values the company at $2.77 billion post-money.
V7 Labs raises $3 million to empower AI teams with automated training data workflows
V7 Labs, the computer vision platform trusted by hundreds of customers including Tractable, GE Healthcare and Merck, has announced the closing of a $3M Seed round led by Amadeus Capital Partners, joined by Partech, Air Street Capital, and Miele Venture.
Altana AI secures $7 million in seed funding to de-risk global supply chains
New York, NY – Altana AI, a start-up working with governments, global enterprises, and supply chain solutions providers to de-risk global supply chains, announced a seed investment of $7 million. The funding round was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, a London-based venture capital firm with a long track record of backing artificial intelligence, risk management, and national security technology…
Pimloc secures £1.4m for AI-based video security and visual data privacy
Pimloc, the visual privacy and security company, has closed £1.4m in new financing in a seed funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners with participation from Speedinvest and existing shareholders.
Veritas Intercontinental closes €5 million of new financing to expand its leadership in preventive genomics
Veritas Intercontinental, a leader in the application of preventive genomic medicine, has completed a new financing of €5 million that strengthens its international expansion and the development of new operational and technological capabilities.
Ori Biotech Raises $30m in Series A financing to advance innovation in cell and gene therapy manufacturing
October 14 2020, London, UK and Woodcliff Lake, NJ – Ori Biotech Ltd (Ori), a leading innovator in cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, today announced the successful close of a $30 million Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $41 million.
Nu Quantum raises £2.1m Seed investment to accelerate the commercialisation of pioneering quantum photonics hardware
Nu Quantum, the quantum photonics company, has raised £2.1 million in Seed funding in a round led by Amadeus Capital Partners.
Amadeus Capital Partners & Runa Capital invest in Polish fintech disrupting open banking
Runa Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners and two individual investors have acquired 100% of shares in fintech, Kontomatik. The investment will allow Kontomatik to implement the company’s business strategy independently and market its open banking-based services across Europe.
Amadeus appoints new Partners Edward Kliphuis and Kai Schmitz
London and Bogotá – Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners, today announces a major expansion of its investment team. Edward Kliphuis and Kai Schmitz have joined as Partners and Ana Bernardo-Gancedo as a Healthcare Analyst.
Lumeon raises $30m in funding to support US growth
Boston, USA...Lumeon, the leader in care pathway orchestration, announced that it has closed $30M in Series D funding led by new investors Optum Ventures and Endeavour Vision, with participation from current investors LSP, MTIP, IPF Partners, Gilde and Amadeus Capital Partners.
Amelia Armour and Pierre Socha become Partners at Amadeus Capital Partners
Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners, announces the promotion of both Amelia Armour and Pierre Socha to Partner in the Early Stage Fund team.
QUIBIM secures €8m for radiology AI platform that detects COVID-19 and other diseases early
Medtech company QUIBIM has closed €8M in new financing in a seed funding round co-led by Amadeus Capital Partners and Adara Ventures, with participation by Apex Ventures, Partech, Crista Galli Ventures and existing shareholders, including Tech Transfer UPV, managed by Clave Capital and Juan Roig.
Ravelin secures Series C funding to continue stellar growth in new markets
Fraud detection company Ravelin has announced the successful raise of £16.4M ($20M) in new funding. Ravelin has pioneered the use of machine learning and graph network technologies to help online businesses accept more payments with confidence.
SLAMcore raises $5million to meet growing demand for robotics
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial AI algorithms for robots and drones, has secured $5million in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures and MMC Ventures, with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners and Toyota AI Ventures.
Brytlyt secures Series A to turbocharge real-time data analytics
Brytlyt, provider of the world’s fastest data analytics and visualisation technology, has raised $4 million in Series A funding from global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners and Finch Capital.
Xampla, breakthrough plant protein solution for ‘hidden plastics’, receives funding boost
Xampla, a University of Cambridge spin-out seeking to reduce microplastic pollution, today announced £2 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners and Cambridge Enterprise, with participation from Sky media group’s impact investment fund Sky Ocean Ventures and the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund VI, managed by Parkwalk.
InsurTech Sprout.ai completes $2.5m seed funding
London-based claims automation platform BlockClaim rebrands to Sprout.ai and announces new funding from Amadeus Capital Partners.
Five raises $41m in Series B funding to tackle the biggest challenges in self-driving
Five, the UK self-driving company, has raised $41M in a Series B round of equity funding. New investors are Trustbridge Partners, Direct Line Group and Sistema VC. Existing investors Lakestar, Amadeus Capital Partners, Kindred Capital and Notion Capital also participated in the round, which makes Five one of Europe’s best-funded self-driving startups, with $77M raised to date.
Construction augmented reality startup XYZ Reality announces £5M Series A
XYZ Reality, the UK start-up transforming the construction industry, has announced the closing of a £5 million Series A round, led by Amadeus Capital Partners and Hoxton Ventures, with participation from Adara Ventures and J Coffey Construction.
Graphcore secures additional $150 million in new capital and reports fiscal 2019 business highlights
Graphcore has secured an additional $150 million in new capital to secure its position as the leading pure-play machine intelligence AI processor company.
MedTech business Inotec AMD secures £7m VC injection
Inotec AMD, a fast-growing medtech business that has developed a new device to heal complex chronic wounds, has secured £7m in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures.
Ori Biotech announces a $9.4M seed round to advance innovation in Cell and Gene Therapy manufacturing
Ori Biotech Ltd (Ori), an innovator in Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) manufacturing, announced that they successfully closed a $9.4M (£7M) seed round which will be used to bring their innovative manufacturing platform to market. The syndicate includes leading UK investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Delin Ventures and Kindred Capital.
Quantum photonics hardware developer Nu Quantum raises pre-seed investment
Nu Quantum, the quantum photonics company, today announces the completion of a £650,000 pre-seed investment round. The over-subscribed round was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with participation from IQ Capital, Ahren Capital, Cambridge Enterprise and Martlet Capital, the investment arm of Marshall of Cambridge Group.