TOG (The Office Group) and Fora have agreed to merge, subject to regulatory approval. The combined group’s aim is to be the premier flexible workspace company in the UK and Europe, bringing together two highly complementary businesses with similar cultures and high quality, design-led workspaces. The demand for flexible workspace

Rollee, provider of an employment data platform that allows individuals to share their employment data, including income & activity, with lenders, insurers and many other businesses, has raised EUR4 million in venture capital financing.  Rollee has partnered with European VCs such as Speedinvest, Seedcamp, 20VC, and business angels from the

Mori, a food technology company focused on extending shelf-life to reduce waste and create more sustainable supply chains, has raised USD50 million in Series B1 financing round led by Prelude Ventures. Previous investors The Drawdown Fund, Acre Venture Partners, The Engine, Refactor Capital, Blindspot, Closed Loop Partners, Knollwood Investment Advisory

German venture capital firm MIG Capital AG has closed a EUR3 million seed financing for French start-up Inbolt.  Led by MIG, the current round of financing involves SOSV, a global early-stage investor, BNP Paribas Development, the VC arm of the major French bank, and Laurent Dassault, one of France’s leading

SeaBeLife, a biotech company developing drug candidates intended to block cell necrosis, has received EUR1.37 million (USD1.49 million) in financing from Bpifrance.  This financing, which has been granted in connection with the French government’s ‘Deeptech Plan’, will contribute to research into first-in-class drug candidates for the treatment of acute liver,

CoinShares, a European digital asset investment firm, has, following approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, acquired an additional 20.8 per cent stake in Swiss-based FlowBank.  This acquisition was priced at CHF24,740,000. Following the Company’s October 2021 strategic investment of a 9.02 per cent stake in FlowBank, the deal

Insurtech MGA Loadsure has closed a USD11 million Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures and Crowley, a global maritime, energy, and logistics company and existing investor Insurtech Gateway.  Loadsure, which delivered the industry’s first transactional cargo insurance platform and automated claims process, will rapidly scale its organisation to

Atlan announced has raised USD50 million in a Series B round led by Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital India at a USD450 million valuation.  Several founders in the data space participated in the round including Fivetran founder Taylor Brown and ThoughtSpot founder Ajeet Singh. Existing investors Waterbridge Ventures

Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed the sale of Smart Care Equipment Solutions (Smart Care), a provider of commercial kitchen equipment maintenance services, to Zone Climate Services, a provider of mission-critical refrigeration and HVAC services backed by Wind Point Partners.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Since

Capchase, a specialist in providing non-dilutive capital for recurring-revenue businesses operating in the US and Europe,  has raised USD80 million in a Series B investment round, led by 01 Advisors.  QED, Caffeinated Capital, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Thomvest Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Invesco and Gaingels also participated in the round. The