Funding opportunities
Amadeus Capital Partners closed its third fund, Amadeus III, at £160 million, one of the largest European venture funds raised in the last five years. With the Amadeus & Angels Seed fund that closed at the end of 2006, the firm now has more than $330 million to invest in European technology businesses.
Amadeus III will back so-called disruptive technologies that provide a new way of fulfilling existing functions, or represent novel approaches, in fabless semiconductors, wireless technologies, medical technology, digital media, software and services.
Amadeus, based in London and Cambridge, backs companies from seed stage through to later stage expansion, nurturing them through several rounds of finance. It also brings in other venture capitalists with relevant expertise or geographic presence.
Investors in the new fund include Access Capital Partners, Adams Street Partners, Alpinvest Partners NV, Bank of Scotland, Capital Dynamics, European Investment Fund, Parish Capital Advisors Europe, Pantheon Ventures and Partners Group.
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