Deal Highlights Europe
Name: Just-Eat Sector: eCommerce CEO: Klaus Nyengaard
Investors: Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures Deal Value: $48 million
Just-Eat is a leading online service for takeaway food ordering. With more than 15,000 restaurants spanning the globe consumers have a large variety to choose from while restaurants can enhance their clientele and revenue streams. Just-Eat services span the globe across four continents. The internationalization of the company gained impetus in 2009 when Just-Eat had their first round of funding receiving £10.5 million from Index Ventures.
Name: SoundCloud Sector: Consumer Web CEO: Alexander Ljung
Investors: Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures Deal Value: $10 million
SoundCloud is an online audio platform that allows users to create original sounds as well as upload, record, promote and share them. A variety of applications are supported by the platform such as digital distribution to the profile of artists on Facebook, mobile voice recording and iPad music making. SoundCloud received €2.5 million Series A funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures in April 2009. The company reached one million subscribers on May 2010.
Name: Spotify Sector: Music Streaming Software CEO: Daniel Ek
Investors: Digital Sky Technologies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Deal Value: $100 million
Spotify is a Swedish on-demand music software application that allows you to instantly listen to selected tracks. Users can choose from a large selection of music from some of the largest record labels, including Sony, EMI and Warner Music Group. The service is available as a free account which consists of radio-like ads; or as a paid subscription which provides a wider variety of artists, no ads, offline access and unlimited music downloads. The service reached 10 million users as of September 2010; about 1 million of which are paying subscribers.
Name: Rovio Mobile Sector: Mobile Gaming CEO: Mikael Hed
Investors: Accel Partners, Atomico Ventures, Felicis Ventures Deal Value: $42 million
Rovio is a rapidly expanding developer of mobile games with a growing number of award-winning titles in a variety of genres. Their portfolio includes the successful ‘Angry Birds’ franchise available in a large number of wireless platforms. Rovio’s activities are expanding into numerous sectors such as broadcast media, publishing and merchandising. The company has developed games for some of the most renowned names in the mobile world, including Electronic Arts, Nokia, Vivendi, Namco Bandai and Mr. Goodliving/Real Networks.
Name: Privalia Sector: eCommerce CEO: Lucas Carné
Investors: General Atlantic, Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Insight Venture Partners
Deal Value: $124 million
Privalia is an eCommerce company that sells leading brands exclusively at significantly low prices for registered club members. The private sales company is a leader in all markets in which it operates; Spain, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. Firms can profitably sell-off remaining stock while subscribed users can obtain leading brands at lower prices than they would in stores.
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