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#StartupTicker – What was really important recently!
STARTUP RADAR
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+++ In the past few days we have presented the following startups: Fertara, NeoBid, Tutel, 3tag, pace club, finperks, PomPilz, Fintora, therafair, Famulor, Backsleepers, LeadRep, PAVE Space, FREI and lowcloud. More on the startup radar
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+++ In the Startup Radar newsletter, our paid newsletter, we report on these startups: Repentium, Enviotech, Damalo, Hot Boys Cry, VinciFi, Smash, SCIORA, OrbiFarm, RoboService, Edufyer, Primogene, smao, Immodio, stroya and Voltvera. Try it free for 30 days
INVESTMENTS
CMBLU
+++ Samsung Ventures and existing investors such as the technology and construction group STRABAG are investing 50 million euros in CMBLU. The company is valued at around 1 billion euros as part of the Series C investment round and is therefore becoming a unicorn. More about CMBLU
Sereact
+++ The Berlin investor Headline, Bullhound Capital, Daphni and Felix Capital as well as existing investors such as Air Street Capital, Creandum and Point Nine are investing $110 million in Series B in Sereact. More about Sereact
Spread AI
+++ The Hamburg investor DTCP Growth, the CIA venture offshoot IQT, OTB Ventures, Salesforce, Thesiger Capital, Christian Schulz, HV Capital and NAP are investing $30 million in Spread. More about Spread
Patronus
+++ The Viennese investor 3TS Capital Partners, Grazia Equity as well as the existing investors Singular, Burda Principal Investments, Adjacent, NAP and UVC Partners are investing 11 million euros in Patronus. More about Patronus
QuoIntelligence
+++ Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen, eCAPITAL and Mercurius Private Equity are investing 7.3 million euros in QuoIntelligence. More about QuoIntelligence
Circl One
+++ The Munich-based financier UVC Partners and Fly Ventures from Berlin are investing 5 million euros in Cirql One. More about Circl One
Primogens
+++ The Bonn-based early-stage investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Technologie Gründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), better ventures, Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (SBG), Golzern Holding, FS Life Science Investment and Marc Struhalla are investing 4.1 million euros in Primogene. More about Primogens
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Cohere – Aleph Alpha
+++ As expected, the Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over the Heidelberg competitor Aleph Alpha. More about Aleph Alpha
ECD International – SC Media House
+++ The Beyond Capital Partners investment ECD International, a full-service agency from Stuttgart, is taking over the majority of the Munich-based influencer marketing agency SC Media House, founded by Oliver Huber in 2018. More about ECD International
Stem – Raicoon
+++ The US energy software provider Stem is taking over the Vienna-based ClimateTech Raicoon. More about Raicoon
VENTURE CAPITAL
Earlybird
+++ The Berlin investor Earlybird announces the final closing of its eighth fund (360 million euros). More about Earlybird
BMW i Ventures
+++ BMW i Ventures, the investment subsidiary of the car manufacturer BMW, is launching its third fund (US$300 million). More about BMW i Ventures
Bosch Business Innovations
+++ Bosch Business Innovations wants to build a total of 20 new startups outside of Bosch’s core business by 2030 with the support of “external founders”. The technology group is investing around 200 million for this. More about Bosch Business Innovations
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