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What’s new? In ours #StartupTicker weekly review we provide a quick overview of what was really important in the German-speaking startup scene recently!
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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: overli, Ruby Care, Talero, Ramp7, Laioutr, MindElevate, ImmuniFriend, Bloom Future, Dienstrad Finder and DataWil Tech. More on the startup radar
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INVESTMENTS
Rob Co
+++ The American financier Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lingotto Innovation (Agnelli), Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital and Leitmotif (Volkswagen) are investing $100 million in RobCo. More about RobCo
Recare
+++ The insurance and risk management provider DNV, CIBC Innovation Banking and other investors are investing 37 million euros (including an option of 7 million) in Recare. More about Recare
heyData
+++ The growth investor Riverside Acceleration Capital and Co. are investing $16.5 million in heyData. More about heyData
metergrid
+++ The Dutch energy investor SET Ventures as well as the existing investors Hager Group, LBBW Venture Capital, Mätch VC and several business angels are investing 10 million euros in Metergrid. More about Metergrid
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. More about Co-reactive
Sparkli
+++ The Swiss backer Founderful, Arc Investors and Innosuisse are investing $5 million in Sparkli. More about Sparkli
PLAN4
+++ The Dutch B2B investor Knight Capital and existing investors are investing 4 million euros in PLAN4. More about PLAN4
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Multiverse – StackFuel
+++ The London upskilling platform Multiverse is taking over the Berlin company StackFuel, which takes care of “further training for data and AI skills”. More about StackFuel
Finance.net – vicki
+++ The financial platform Finanz.net is taking over the young stock app vickii and the team behind it. More about vickii
Sword Health – Kaia Health
+++ The Portuguese company Sword Health is taking over the Munich health startup Kaia Health. The purchase price is $285 million. More about Kaia Health
Thieme – VIREEED
+++ The Stuttgart company Thieme, a provider of specialist medical information and digital healthcare service providers, is taking over the Hamburg startup VIREEED, which was founded in 2017 and focuses on medical VR training for educational institutions. More about Thieme
OBI – 42watts
+++ The hardware store chain OBI takes over the majority of the Munich-based PropTech 42watt. More about 42watts
VENTURE CAPITAL
b2venture
+++ The Swiss early-stage investor b2venture announces the final closing of its fifth fund (150 million euros). More about b2venture
seed+speed ventures
+++ The Berlin early-stage investor seed+speed Ventures is launching its third fund (90 million euros). More about seed+speed Ventures
ZOHO.VC
+++ The new Nuremberg investor ZOHO.VC, the investment arm of the ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, announces the first closing of its first fund (10 million euros). More about ZOHO.VC
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