+++ Cloover +++ Oviva +++ Terralayr +++ Orbem +++ one.five +++ Sinpex +++ Langfuse +++ Rebike +++
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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: ONOX, aimed analytics, Recarbox, FORMIC, showroom.fm, Zeeg, Autonomyo, Omnilex, Adwerk and OneGuard. More on the startup radar
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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.” More about Cloover
Oviva
+++ The Swedish investor Kinnevik, the English growth equity investor Planet First Partners, the Danish investor AP Moller Holding, Lunate, EGS Beteiligungen AG, Norrsken VC and old investor Sofina are investing 200 million euros (primary and secondary investment) in Oviva. More about Oviva
Terralayr
+++ The French investor Eurazeo and the existing investors RIVE Private Investment, Creandum, Norrsken VC, Earlybird Venture Capital and Picus Capital are investing 192 million euros in Terralayr. More about Terralayr
Orbem
+++ The Dutch deeptech investor Innovation Industries, the French venture capitalist Supernova Invest as well as existing investors such as General Catalyst, 83North, The Venture Collective and Possible Ventures are investing 55.5 million euros in Orbem. More about Orbem
one.five
+++ Dr. Hans Riegel Holding (HARIBO), the Turkish investor 212 NexT, SymbiaVC, the investment arm of the Barbara Peifer Private Foundation, Btomorrow Ventures from London, KIMPA Impact, Zubi Capital, Speedinvest, Planet A, Green Generation Fund, Climentum Capital, Revent and WEPA Ventures are investing 14 million euros in one.five. More about one.five
GeneralMind
+++ The Swiss venture capitalist Lakestar, Leo Capital from Singapore, the Berlin financier Lucid Capital, Heliad, BOOOM from Munich as well as the business angels Alexander Kudlich, Jens Urbaniak, Samir Sood and Vishal Lugani are investing 12 million US dollars in GeneralMind. More about GeneralMind
Sinpex
+++ The French investor BlackFin Capital Partners and existing investors such as ACE Ventures and TX Ventures are investing 10 million euros in Sinpex. More about Sinpex
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
ClickHouse – Langfuse
+++ The American company ClickHouse (“Fast Open-Source OLAP DBMS”) is taking over the Berlin startup Langfuse, which makes the performance and costs of AI applications visible. More about Langfuse
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. More about gryn
Decathlon – Rebike
+++ The French sports retailer Decathlon is taking over the majority stake in the Munich e-bike startup Rebike via Decathlon Pulse. More about Rebike
Kolsquare – Storyclash
+++ The French company Kolsquare, an all-in-one software for influencer marketing, is taking over the Linz-based scaleup Storyclash, which was founded in 2016 and focuses on influencer marketing. More about Storyclash
Riddle – Convert
+++ The Saarbrücken online quiz maker Riddle is taking over Convert, the betting game and Advent calendar offer from Contentbird. More about Riddle
VENTURE CAPITAL
DTCP
+++ The Hamburg venture capital provider DTCP is launching “Project Liberty”, a fund around the booming topic of DefenseTech. The target volume of DTCP’s eighth fund is 500 million euros. More about DTCP
Ananda Impact Ventures
+++ The Munich-based early-stage investor Ananda Impact Ventures announces the first closing of its fifth fund (73 million euros). More about Ananada Impact Ventures
Vanagon Ventures
+++ The Munich-based early-stage investor Vanagon Ventures, backed by Axel Roitzsch, Susanne Fromm and Sandro Stark, announces the final closing of its first fund (20 million euros). More about Vanagon Ventures
Future Capital
+++ The Frankfurt investor Futury Capital announces the final closing of the third Futury fund (47 million euros). 40 million were planned. More about Future Capital
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