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Belgian startup Take Eat Easy bags Series A fundsBelgian food delivery startup Take Eat Easy has secured 6 million euros in Series A funding. The investors were Rocket Internet, DN Capital and Piton Capital.
- Remitly nets $12.5 mln Series B
Seattle-based Remitly Inc, an online remittance service, has secured $12.5 million in Series B funding. DFJ led the round with participation from DN Capital, QED Investors and Trilogy Equity Partners. In conjunction with the funding, William Bryant, a partner at DFJ, has been named to Remitly's board of directors. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for personnel hiring, scaling marketing efforts, and service expansion.
- Shark Punch scores $1.2 mln seed
San Francisco and Helsinki-based game developer Shark Punch has raised $1.2 million in seed funding. London Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included DN Capital and Reaktor Polte. In addition to the funding, Paul Heydon, a partner at LVP, has been added to Shark Punch's board of directors.
- Music app Shazam picks up $30 mln
Shazam, an app that helps people identify songs, has raised $30 million in funding, putting the valuation of the company at over $1 billion. The investors in this round were not named. Shazam is a portfolio company of DN Capital.
- Goldman Sachs leads $40 mln funding in online optician Mister Spex
Goldman Sachs has led a $40 million funding round in Mister Spex, a European online optician. Existing investors Scottish Equity Partners, XAnge and DN Capital participated in the funding. David Reis, executive director and head of technology investments at Goldman Sachs MBD in Europe, will join Mister Spex's advisory board.
- French dating app Happn inks $8 mln
Paris-based hyperlocal data app Happn has secured $8 million in funding. The investors were Alven Capital and DN Capital.
- Avegant nabs $9.37 mln Series A
Avegant has raised $9.37 million in Series A funding. Intel Capital and NHN Investment led the round with participation from other investors that included Kaiwu Capital, Crunch Fund, 500 Startups, DN Capital, Calvin Broadus Jr. and the Michigan Angel Fund. Avegant is a developer of wearable near eye displays.
European fund briefs for October 2014Triple-sizing DN’s new fund; Chiesi’s rare-disease pool; kick-starting Spain’s VC market
Favorable returns drawing LPs back inDN Capital founder Nenad Marovac says that Europe is bullish, thanks to good IPOs and expectations for Rocket Internet and Zalando
- Performance Horizon Group raises $10 mln Series B
Performance Horizon Group, a provider of partner marketing solutions for enterprises, has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by new investor Mithril Capital Management. Existing investors DN Capital and Greycroft Partners also participated.