#DealMonitor
+++ #DealMonitor +++ Metafuels collects 24 million +++ eternalbyte receives 1.6 million +++ Organigram buys Sanity Group (valuation: 250 million) +++
In the #DealMonitor For February 18th we will 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 archive.
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INVESTMENTS
Metafuels
+++ The Munich-based early-stage investor UVC Partners, Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Contrarian Ventures, RockCreek, Verve Ventures and Fortescue are investing $24 million in Metafuels. ClimateTech from Zurich, founded by Leigh Hackett, Saurabh Kapoor and Ulrich Koss, develops sustainable kerosene. “With aerobrew, we are developing a technology that allows airlines to decarbonize without changing their operating models – and that has the potential to fundamentally reshape the future of flying,” says the team. Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and Contrarian Ventures previously invested 7.4 million euros in the company. More about metafuels
eternalbyte
+++ The Munich early-stage investor Vanagon Ventures and Bayern Kapital as well as business angels from the BayStartUP investor network are investing 1.6 million euros in eternalbyte. The Munich-based DeepTech startup, founded in 2025 by Steffen Klewitz and Phil Wittwer, is developing “a glass-based storage technology”. Data is “written directly into glass using ultra-short light pulses”. Vanagon now holds around 6% of eternalbyte. More about eternalbyte
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Organization chart – Sanity Group
+++ The Canadian cannabis company Organigram is taking over the Berlin cannabis startup Sanity Group. As part of the takeover, the company is valued at 250 million euros. “Divided into an initial valuation of 130 million euros and up to a further 120 million euros linked to defined key performance indicators for twelve months until March 31, 2027,” it says in a press release. Organigram has been involved in the Sanity Group since 2024. In recent years, over 100 million have flowed into Sanity. The cannabis startup, founded in 2018 by Finn Hänsel and Fabian Friede, is currently on the market with brands such as Vayamed, Avaay Medicial, ZOIKS and Vaay. Most recently, around 10 employees worked for the company. In 2025, the team generated sales of 60 million. Sanity’s investors in recent years have included backers such as BAT Group (British American Tobacco), Redalpine, Casa Verde Capital (Snoop Dogg), HV Capital, Cherry Ventures and Bitburger Ventures. Most recently, the largest shareholder was BAT (16%). Finn Hänsel and Fabian Friede were still on board with 13.5% and 9.3% respectively. More about the Sanity Group
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