Balderton Capital

The early-stage venture firm closes latest European fund.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's firm is ploughing £40m into the Spanish voting software company.

The UK-based VC, whose past successes include Betfair and MySQL, will invest in European tech start-ups.

The £200m deal means an exit for venture firms Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures.

Internet security-focused software maker ScanSafe is the latest to benefit from Cisco's M&A appetite.

The European venture capital firm plans to start making tech and media-related investments from its planned $500m Balderton Capital Fund IV by next month.

The UK-based fabless semiconductor company has now raised roughly $200m from firms including Balderton, Accel, Amadeus and 3i.

The UK venture firm has joined in an $18m financing round for GreenRoad, a driver safety technology company that reduces road accidents, fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions. Benchmark, Virgin Green Fund and Balderton also participated.

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Despite a drop in fundraising, tech remains a promising sector for PE investing.

Following a cooldown in deals, solid long-term growth drivers and attractive exit options have seen private equity managers lean into the cybersecurity space in ever greater numbers.

The non-profit, which seeks to boost the percentage of European women in senior private equity roles, will use the backing to fund its mentoring programme.

Qubit has raised $26m in its latest round of fundraising

The revelation that an LP commitment to Accel Partners' 2009 fund makes the church an indirect investor in Wonga, a payday loan provider it has publicly criticised, has prompted the church to review its entire portfolio.

Private equity is beginning to see the business case in putting people and the planet more explicitly on the agenda.

DFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.