heyData collects 16.5 million – Co-reactive receives 6.5 million – Finanz.net takes over vickii

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+++ #DealMonitor +++ Compliance startup heyData raises 16.5 million +++ Co-reactive receives 6.5 million +++ Junction Growth relies on Spot My Energy +++ capacura invests in MetaAIDiagnostic +++ Finanz.net takes over vickii +++

In the #DealMonitor For January 28th 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
heyData
+++ The growth investor Riverside Acceleration Capital and Co. are investing $16.5 million in heyData. The Berlin startup, founded in 2020 by Daniel Deutsch, Milos Djurdjevic and Martin Bastius, relies on compliance-as-a-service. “The digital all-in-one compliance solution, which is provided as software-as-as-service, supports companies in keeping track of their data protection obligations and fulfilling them efficiently,” says the concept. Ten VC, Patrice Deckert, Stefan Tietze, Martin Ostermayer, Dirk Freise and Picea Capita recently invested 3.3 million euros in the young company. The fresh capital will flow into product development and expansion in Europe. Riverside now holds around 22% of heyData. More about heyData
Co-reactive
+++ The Bonn early-stage investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), NRW.Bank, HBG Ventures, AFI Ventures, the early-stage impact arm of Ventech, Evercurious VC and business angels are investing 6.5 million euros in Co-reactive. ClimateTech from Düsseldorf, founded in 2024 by Andreas Bremen and Orlando Kleineberg, is developing a “process for CO2 mineralization in which CO2 is bound in solid form”. “The capital will be used to scale the company’s CO2 mineralization technology, which makes CO2 usable and sustainably binds it as high-performance building materials, from prototype to industrial application,” the team said. The HTGF now holds around 13% of the young company. More about Co-reactive
Spot My Energy
+++ The Belgian investment fund Junction Growth Investors is investing an undisclosed sum in Spot My Energy. The Cologne startup, which was founded in 2023 by Next Kraftwerke founder Jochen Schwill, relies entirely on smart meters. The company takes over the measurement, optimization and electricity trading. The company would like to use the fresh capital to “advance the expansion of intelligent measuring systems. Norrsken VC, Vorwerk Ventures and Picus Capital recently invested 10.5 million euros in the young company. 1.55 million had already flowed into the company. Horizon Energy Deutschland (HED) also recently provided the energy startup with 50 million euros. Vorwerk Ventures most recently held around 10% of Spot My Energy. More about Spot My Energy
MetaAIDiagnostic
+++ The Cologne impact investor capacura (Ingo and Ina Dahm) invests in MetaAIDiagnostic. The startup from Rostock, founded in 2022 by Volkmar Weckesser, Stephan Schaefer and Miriam Janke, offers a “biomarker-based ADHD blood test” for home use. “This home testing solution allows blood to be taken at home, sent back to the laboratory and a digital result available seven days later.” The twelve-month wait for diagnoses should now be a thing of the past,” says the team. More about MetaAIDiagnostic
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Finance.net – vicki
+++ The financial platform Finanz.net takes over the young stock app vickii and the team behind it – see Finance Forward. The FinTech from Münster, founded in 2022 by Lukas Söllner, Alexander Brils, Maurice Moosmann and Jai Bheeman, once set out to “impart financial knowledge in an entertaining and accessible way”. Business angels such as Carsten Lütke-Bornefeld, Michael Schmitz and Marcus Englert as well as OMR X recently invested 1 million euros in the startup. The vickii team will be working on AI products at Finanz.net in the future. More about vickii
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