Cloover collects 1.2 billion – NEOintralogistics receives 3 million – Nenna AI receives millions
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+++ #DealMonitor +++ Cloover collects 1.2 billion +++ NEOintralogistics receives 3 million +++ Nenna AI receives millions +++ Financial injection for Deepslate +++ Saxovent invests again in light green +++ Lune and gryn merge +++
In the #DealMonitor For January 21st we’ll take a look at the most important, exciting and interesting investments and exits of the day in the DACH region. All deals from the previous days are available in a large and clear format #DealMonitor Archives.
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INVESTMENTS
Cloover
+++ The English backer MMC Ventures, the American FinTech backer QED Investors, Lowercarbon Capital, BNVT Capital, Bosch Ventures, Centrotec and Earthshot Ventures are investing $22 million in Cloover. The company is also securing a $1.2 billion debt facility “from a leading European bank.” “In addition, a guarantee from the European Investment Fund of 300 million euros secures the financing programs and provides scalable, cost-effective capital for the energy transition,” the company said. The startup from Berlin, founded in 2022 by the Swiss-Swedish team Peder Broms, Jodok Betschart, Tony Kirmo and Valentin Gönzcy, wants to “enable providers of renewable energy technologies to offer their services with financing options”. The US lender Lowercarbon Capital, backed by Chris Sacca, as well as existing investors such as 9900 Capital and QED recently invested an impressive $114 million (equity and debt capital) in Cloover. The Berlin FinTech recently announced 8 million euros in annual recurring revenue (ARR). More about Cloover
NEOintralogistics
+++ Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and Cetus Holding invest 3 million euros in NEOintralogistics. The startup from Düsseldorf, founded in 2021 by Markus Boltz and Michael Drodofsky, automates warehouse and material flows. “Our plug-and-play solutions are quickly implemented, intuitive to use and grow with your requirements,” promises the team. More about NEOintralogistics
Nenna AI
+++ The Berlin investor IBB Ventures, dfv Venture (dfv Mediengruppe) and business angels such as Ravin Mehta, Manfred Großert and Ulrich Meier are investing a seven-figure sum in Nenna AI. The AI startup from Berlin, founded in 2023 by Alexander Siebert, Max Flöttmann, Florian Spengler and Lars Moll, offers companies “a comprehensive AI enablement platform for the secure and data protection-compliant use of AI solutions”. Business angels such as Christian Henschel, Jörg Ontrup, Andreas Nickel, Benjamin Minack and Jens Spyrka had previously invested in the young company. More about Nenna AI
Deepslate
+++ The Leipzig early-stage investor SIVentures, formerly known as Smart Infrastructure Ventures, and business angels such as Roland Fassauer, Feliks Eyser, Jonas Suedfels, Richard Lohwasser and Kyung-Hun Ha are investing in Deepslate. The startup from Templin, founded in 2023 by Paskal Paesler and Jan Brachthäuser, would like to establish itself as a “Speech to Speech Voice AI for real-time applications”. The team says about the idea: “With our proprietary approach we combine the intelligence of text based LLMs and the speed and naturalness of speech to speech technology.” More about Deepslate
Light green
+++ The Berlin investment company Saxovent is investing again in light green. “We take care of everything: from finding the property, to planning and installation with experienced specialist companies, to marketing the electricity and operating the system,” says the team about the concept. “The additional growth capital is intended to accelerate the rollout of onsite PV and on-site direct electricity models on commercial properties – without investment and without additional operational effort on the owner’s side,” says a press release. The Cologne FinTech, founded in 2023 by Lucas Josten, Wenzel Gerstner and Roman Steigertahl, is all about investments in solar energy. More about light green
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Luna – gryn
+++ The London-based emissions intelligence company Lune and the Hamburg-based startup gryn, which was founded in 2022 and deals with the carbon footprint of supply chains, are merging. “The merger brings together two complementary platforms to meet the rapidly growing demand for high-quality, action-relevant CO2 intelligence in logistics,” the companies said. More about gryn
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