It comes after a record year for UK tech investing
8 February 2021 • 6:00am
A London venture capital firm has raised €103m (£90m) for its new fund following a record-breaking year for Britain’s start-ups.
Force Over Mass, which has offices in the UK and Belgium, raised the funds to focus on financial technology and artificial intelligence start-ups.
The amounts raised by Europe’s venture capital investors, who back high-risk early stage start-ups with the hope of securing a profit, reached a new record last year.
Figures from DealRoom showed European funds raised a total of €15.8bn, up from a previous record of €12.7bn in 2018. Other recent venture capital fund closes include Highland Europe, which secured £633m for its latest fund in December.
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EPFL spin-off Nexthink becomes new Swiss unicorn
With $180M in financing round, the leader in software for managing employee’s digital experience reaches $1.1 billion valuation.
Nexthink, the leader in digital employee experience (DEX) management software, today announced a $180 million Series D financing round reaching a valuation of $1.1 billion. Permira, through its Growth Opportunities Fund, led the round alongside existing investors including Highland Europe and Index Ventures. In addition to the investment that puts the EPFL spin-off as the new Swiss unicorn, the company has announced that Bruce Chizen, former CEO of Adobe and senior advisor at Permira, will join its board of directors. The latest round will be used to accelerate Nexthink’s innovation, rapid growth and expansion, particularly in the US.
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