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Websitegimv.com
Phone+32 3 290 21 00
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Employees104
Founded2/80
DescriptionIndependent investment company

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Gimv

Gimv is a European investment company with almost 30 years’ experience in private equity and venture capital. The company is listed on the NYSE Euronext Brussels and administers around EUR 1.8 billion (including third parties’ funds).

Gimv invests in buyouts and provides growth financing to established companies. For this Gimv has four local teams in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany. Through the Gimv-XL fund growth capital is invested in larger companies in Flanders.

In high-tech sectors Gimv invests venture capital through its specialised teams in Life Sciences, Technology and Cleantech.

In the Benelux Gimv also focuses on infrastructure projects with its DG Infra+ and DG Infra Yield funds. Also, Gimv is active in Central and Eastern Europe through funds and joint ventures.

More information on Gimv can be found on www.gimv.com.

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Company Date Round Size Participants
Prosensa 1/12Unattributed€23M7
TrustTeam 10/11Unattributed1
ActivePath 9/11Series B$10M3
Seedcamp 9/11Unattributed€2M6
Ebuzzing 8/11Unattributed$25M1
Studiekring 8/11Unattributed1
XL Video 8/11Unattributed€19M1
Ambit Biosciences 6/11Series D$30M10
Multiplicom 4/11Unattributed€2M2
NovoPolymers 2/11Series B€4.2M2
PE INTERNATIONAL 12/10Unattributed€8M2
Nomadesk 10/10Series B$7M2
DataContact 10/10Unattributed€3M1
Private Outlet 9/10Unattributed€4.9M1
McPhy 7/10Unattributed€13.7M3
INSIDE Contactless 5/10Series D€11.2M3
Real Enterprise Solutions Development 4/10Unattributed$6.18M1
RES Software 4/10Unattributed€4.7M1
Liquavista 4/10Series D$9.52M4
GreenPeak Technologies 10/09Series B$19M5
Endosense 10/09Series B$36M7
Easy Voyage 10/09Unattributed€21.1M2
Ubidyne 8/09Series B$43M4
VirtenSys 8/09Series C$16M3
Pronota 6/09Series B$7.36M7
Luma International 4/09Series A€3M1
Prosensa 12/08Series B€18M2
Clear2Pay 12/08Unattributed$8.27M4
Openbravo 4/08Series B$12M3
CoreOptics 4/08Unattributed$25M8
INSIDE Contactless 12/07Series C$44.4M12
Movea 12/07Series A$10.7M4
CoWare 7/07Series F$7M3
Nomadesk 3/07Series A€3M4
ChemoCentryx 3/07Series D$29.8M5
Movetis 1/07Series A€49M7
Liquavista 12/06Series A€12M3
INSIDE Contactless 9/06Unattributed$25M7
ChemoCentryx 8/06Series C$17.7M6
Pronota 8/06Series A$10.6M4
CoreOptics 7/06Unattributed$28M6
Clear2Pay 6/06Series D€15.7M8
GreenPeak Technologies 5/06Unattributed$11.1M4
Gemidis 3/06Series C$8.08M5
INSIDE Contactless 11/05Unattributed$10.9M5
Elixent 4/05Series C$15M5
ChemoCentryx 6/04Unattributed$33M5

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  1. Gimv Buys CapMan Investments and Commitments (invest-iq.com) [edit]
  2. Prosensa Raises €23 Million in New Equity Financing Led by New Enterprise Associates (reuters.com) [edit]
  3. Trustteam Receives Majority Investment from Gimv (finsmes.com) [edit]
  4. ActivePath Raises $10 Million For Interactive Email Solutions (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Seedcamp Expands; Adds €2 Million To Its Coffers, Partners With 500 Startups, AngelList (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  6. Ebuzzing Secures $25m To Expand European Social Marketing Platform (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  7. Studiekring Receives Majority Equity Investment from Gimv (finsmes.com) [edit]
  8. XL Video Receives €19M Investment from Gimv (finsmes.com) [edit]
  9. AMBIT BIOSCIENCES COMPLETES $30 MILLION SERIES D-2 FINANCING (ambitbio.com) [edit]
  10. Gimv, VIB and University of Antwerp invest EUR 2 million in biotech startup Multiplicom (trivano.com) [edit]
  11. Gimv and Capricorn Cleantech Fund invest EUR 4.2 million in NovoPolymers NV. This investment supports the rapid growth and expansion of NovoPolymers NV. (novopolymers.com) [edit]
  12. PE INTERNATIONAL Secures €8M in Venture Capital Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  13. Cloud Computing Startup Nomadesk Raises $7 Million Series B To Support US Expansion (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  14. DataContact Receives €3.0M Investment from Gimv (finsmes.com) [edit]
  15. Belgian VC Firm Puts 4.9 Million Euros into Vente-Privée Wannabe (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  16. Sofinnova Partners, Gimv and Amundi Private Equity Funds invest in McPhy Energy - €13.7m second round funding (gimv.com) [edit]
  17. INSIDE Contactless secures €11m, acquires SMS company (altassets.net) [edit]
  18. Investment From Gimv to Propel RES Software’s Global Expansion and Deepen its Presence in Key Markets (ressoftware.com) [edit]
  19. Investment From Gimv to Propel RES Software’s Global Expansion and Deepen its Presence in Key Markets (ressoftware.com) [edit]
  20. Next-generation LCD company closes €7m series D (altassets.com) [edit]
  21. GreenPeak secures €13M (US$19M) in Series B funding (greenpeak.com) [edit]
  22. Endosense, SA: Series B $36M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  23. Exclusive: French tech firms which raised over €1 million in 2009 (eu.techcrunch.com) [edit]
  24. Ubidyne Secures $14.4 Million from Gimv and Current Investors to Complete $43 Million Series B Financing (freshnews.com) [edit]
  25. VirtenSys Raises $16 Million in New Round of Funding (freshnews.com) [edit]
  26. Pronota (pronota.com) [edit]
  27. LUMAâ„¢ a powerful weapon in times of crisis [edit]
  28. Prosensa raises EUR 18 million Series B financing (hollandrijnland.regiovizier.nl) [edit]
  29. Clear2Pay enjoys unparalleled commercial momentum and raises €6 million in internal round (clear2pay.com) [edit]
  30. Openbravo Picks Up $12m Second Round (opensource.sys-con.com) [edit]
  31. CoreOptics Lands $25M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  32. Nokia Growth Partners leads Series C investment round in INSIDE Contactless (insidecontactless.com) [edit]
  33. Movea Secures First Round Investment - Completes Asset Acquisition of Gyration (highbeam.com) [edit]
  34. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  35. GIMV AND EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS INVEST 3 MILLION EURO IN AVENTIV (gimv.be) [edit]
  36. ChemoCentryx, autoimmune disease drug co., raises $29.84M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  37. MOVETIS NV Closes 49 Million EUR Series A Financing Round (bip.lu) [edit]
  38. LIQUAVISTA SECURES €12 MILLION FINANCING (liquavista.com) [edit]
  39. INSIDE Contactless Secures $25 Million in New Funding (encyclopedia.com) [edit]
  40. ChemoCentryx Completes Series C Financing (chemocentryx.com) [edit]
  41. Pronota (pronota.com) [edit]
  42. CoreOptics Nabs Another $28M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  43. AGF Private Equity and GIMV take the lead in Clear2Pay’s capital increase of € 15.7 million - existing investors also participate in this round. (clear2pay.com) [edit]
  44. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  45. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  46. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  47. Toshiba, Matsushita Push Elixent to Land $15M Investment (Electronic News) (findarticles.com) [edit]
  48. ChemoCentryx Raises $33 Million in Private Financing (chemocentryx.com) [edit]
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