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Trustventure advised World Host Group in the add-on acquisition of A2 Hosting World Host Group, a leading global provider of web hosting and cloud services backed by Equivia Partners and Oakley Capital, has announced the acquisition of A2 Hosting. Trustventure supported World Host Group throughout its entire add-on acquisition process, driving worldwide origination, valuation, term sheet negotiation, managing due diligence, and the initiation of post-merger integration. Congratulations to Seb de Lemos and David Spellenberg for the ongoing success in building the future of Hosting. 

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – January 2025 ✅ 📉 Venture Capital Snapshot: Last month saw 349 VC investments across Europe, with $4.5bn invested in total. While the number of investments declined by 43% year-over-year, the investment volume remained almost constant. Decelera and Novo Holdings were the most active investors, leading 7 investments each. 🚀 Biggest Deal of the Month: Biotechnology startup Verdiva Bio secured a $411.0mn Series A round, marking it the largest funding round in January! 💰 Private Equity Highlights: The standout deal was Brookfield's $1.7bn acquisition of CHEMELEX SA, a Barcelona-based company specializing in laboratory disease detection chemicals. 📈 Rising PE Activity: January recorded 45 PE acquisitions, accounting for 10% of all VC and PE rounds. This reflects a 36% increase in PE deals compared to January 2024. Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from February 4, 2025)

2024 Recap: European VC + PE Landscape ✅ 🚀 In 2024, 5.7k VC investments were announced, with $45.3 billion of venture capital invested in Europe - marking a 3% increase in invested capital despite a 14% drop in funding rounds compared to 2023. 🤖 The London-based AI startup Wayve secured the largest funding round of 2024 with its $1.05 billion Series C in May! 💰 European PE activity surged, with 495 acquisitions conducted in 2024 - a 39% increase compared to 357 acquisitions in 2023. 📚 The PE highlight of the year was the €6.7 billion acquisition of Techem, a German energy service provider for the real estate sector, by the TPG Rise Climate Fund, TPG’s dedicated climate investing platform. Check out the full report below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data as of January 24, 2025.)

Germany VC + PE Landscape Update – Q4 2024 🚀 📉 Over the past 3 months, across 131 investments, $2.23bn of venture capital was invested in Germany, marking a 5% decrease compared to Q4 2023. 🚀 In Q4, Munich-based The Exploration Company secured a €150mn Series B round, the largest funding round in Germany of the quarter together with 1KOMMA5°! Given the $15mn Seed round by Booster Therapeutics, our spotlight was cast on Berlin, with its 600 startups founded annually. 📊 The most active investors in Q4 were Bayern Kapital and HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, with 7 investments each, followed by Atlantic Labs with 4. 💸 This quarter’s largest known PE acquisition in Germany was conducted by Amundi, acquiring aixigo for €149mn last month. Check out the full report below to learn more! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #Tech #Finance #Investor #Investments (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from January 8, 2025)

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – December 2024 ✅ 🚀 In December, the German Renewable Energy Startup 1KOMMA5° raised a $156.5mn Venture Round, making it the largest funding round of the month! 📉 In total, 333 VC investments were announced last month, with $3.0bn of venture capital invested in Europe, marking an 36% decrease in invested capital compared to December 2023. 📚This month’s PE highlight is the acquisition of Learning Technologies Group plc, a UK-based E-learning provider for organizations, by PE investor General Atlantic for £802.4mn. 💰 PE acquisitions increased to 46, a change of +77% compared to December 2023. Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from January 7, 2025) 

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – November 2024 ✅  🚀 In November, the Spanish E-Commerce payment provider SeQura raised a $435mn (€410mn) Venture Round, making it the largest funding round of the month! 📈 In total, 373 VC investments were announced last month, with $4.2bn of venture capital invested in Europe, marking an 11% decrease in invested capital compared to November 2023. ⚡This month’s PE highlight is the acquisition of MacGregor, a manufacturer of cargo and loading equipment from Helinksi, by Luxembourg-based PE investor Triton Partners for €480mn. 💰 PE acquisitions increased to 41, a change of +21% compared to November 2023. Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #Ecommerce #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from December 5, 2024)  

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – October 2024 ✅ 🚀 In October, the Lithuanian energy company GREEN GENIUS raised a €100mn Venture Round, making it the largest funding round of the month! The most active investor was ULTRA.VC, with 3 completed investments. 📈 In total, 410 VC investments were announced last month, with $3.7bn of venture capital invested in Europe, marking a 41% increase in invested capital compared to October 2023. ⚡This month’s PE highlight is the acquisition of Tritax EuroBox plc, a London-based logistics real estate platform, by Toronto-based asset manager Brookfield, for $1.4bn. 💰 PE acquisitions increased by 59% compared to October 2023, now amounting to 43. Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from November 5, 2024) 

Germany VC + PE Landscape Update – Q3 2024 🚀 💻 In Q3, Berlin-based Helsing secured a €450mn Series C round, the largest funding round in Germany for last quarter! 📉 Over the past 3 months, 155 investments were announced, marking a 30% decrease in investments compared to Q3 2023. 📈 However, across those 155 investments, $2.2bn of venture capital was invested in Germany, marking a 53% increase in investment volume compared to last years Q3. 🌲 Given the €28mn Seed round by Black Forest Labs, our spotlight was cast on the state of Baden-Württemberg, with its 12 dedicated regional startup ecosystems. 💸 This quarter’s largest known PE acquisition in Germany was conducted by TPG Rise Climate Fund, acquiring Techem for €6.7bn last month. Check out the full report below to learn more! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #Tech #Finance #Investor #Investments (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from October 15, 2024)

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – September 2024 ✅ 🚀 In September, the now Paris-based nuclear energy company newcleo raised a €135mn Series A round, making it the largest funding round of the month! ⚡ Continuing with the energy theme, this month’s PE highlight includes the acquisition of Techem, a German energy service provider, by TPG’s Rise Climate Fund for the total consideration of €6.7bn. 📈 In total, 483 VC investments were announced last month, with $4.0bn of venture capital invested in Europe, marking a 34% decrease in both round numbers and invested capital compared to September 2023. 💰 PE acquisitions have more than doubled within a year, now representing a 9% share of all European investment rounds (VC + PE). Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from October 10, 2024)

Monthly European VC + PE Landscape Update – August 2024 💹 🚀 In August, the UK-based FinTech company CloudPay raised a $120mn venture round, making it the largest funding round of the month! The largest Seed Round ($30.2mn) was raised by the German startup Black Forest Labs. 💰 In total, 205 investments were announced last month, with $1.1bn of venture capital invested in Europe, marking a 39% decrease compared to August 2023. The most active VC investors were The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and SmiLe Inject Capital (SmiLe Venture Hub) with 3 investments each. 📈 PE acquisitions increased by 131% compared to the same period last year. The largest (known) PE acquisition was Stonepeak’s acquisition of London-based euNetworks, a provider of bandwidth infra-structure services for $2.1bn. Check out the full report down below! #VC #PE #Startups #Fundraising #AI #Finance #Investor (All analyses are based on Crunchbase data from September 3, 2024)