The latest report from European venture fund Serena Capital shows that 381 European Series B companies raised a total of €2.7bn in 2018. In the bigger rounds, we find the usual suspects of BlaBlaCar and Deezer, but there are also some less familiar companies, such as mobile games maker Voodoo (€200m), data platform Dataiku ($100m), and tour marketplace Evaneos (€70m Series C).
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