Finnish game studio Metacore, known as Everywear Games up until today, has announced a couple more things in addition to its rebranding: €25 million in financing and the launch of discovery puzzle game Merge Mansion. The financing consists of a €15 million equity investment and a €10 million credit line from Supercell to fuel the […]
Helsinki-based HappySignals, an employee engagement platform designed to guide teams through digital transformation, has raised €4.7 million in Series A round led by Nauta Capital, with participation from Vendep Capital. The company, which has raised €6.2 million to date, will scale operations in Europe and the US with hopes of helping enterprise leaders build “happy, […]
Bayes, formerly known as DOJO Madness and currently (still) a Berlin-based esports startup that uses big data to build tools and services, has raised $6 million to continue expanding its platform. The round included investments from the Pohlad Family investment group, Fertitta Capital, Sony Innovation Fund and other sports and media investors. The German holding […]
Norwegian edtech unicorn Kahoot! has acquired Actimo, the Danish startup behind an employee engagement platform. To be exact, the Oslo-based company is buying 100 percent of the shares in Actimo for a total consideration reflecting an enterprise value of $26-33 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The transaction will be settled in a combination […]
CB Insights, a New York-based analytics software that helps companies make technology decisions, has acquired Blockdata, a Netherlands-based company that tracks the global blockchain economy. CB Insights will open an office in Amsterdam, while Blockdata will both remain a stand-alone product with its own team and also be available to CB Insights clients. Financial details […]
Gravity Sketch, the London-based startup behind a 3D product design software, has closed a £2.9 million seed round led by Kindred Capital, with participation from Point Nine Capital and previous investors Forward Partners. The fresh funding will help scale up the newly launched collaboration feature and make the software fully hardware agnostic. The UK startup […]
European healthtech startups have a new investor at play, Crista Galli Ventures (CGV), an evergreen fund founded by a former NHS doctor. Dr. Fiona Pathiraja, a consultant radiologist, will lead the fund as it invests $65 million in early-stage companies. Specifically, investments will go to deep tech, digital health and personalised medicine in seed and […]
