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#StartupTicker – What was really important recently!
STARTUP RADAR
Brand new
+++ In the past few days we have presented the following startups: freudio, Texterial, PraxiOps, Detach, CNTR, Scopo, Joony’s, MyJuristo, seatbase, pickz-ai, LetsVibe,Fertig.ai, Voico, familymind and Space Acceleration. More on the startup radar
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+++ In the Startup Radar newsletter, our paid newsletter, we report on these startups: Mobility Signage, BeatSquares, Noreja, brixl, kursmap, Synfia.ai, Mosaic SoC, AITHEA, Norta, Cirql One, odacova, profitize, LG Fashion Labs, Invertix and Veltivo. Try it free for 30 days
INVESTMENTS
waterdrop
+++ The wellness and health company Aspeya (part of Philip Morris), the Croatian consumer goods company Atlantic Grupa and the Alpine Ski World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde as well as existing investors such as Temasek, Döhler and Bitburger are investing 100 million euros in waterdrop. The Atlantic Grupa is contributing 11 million. More about Waterdrop
eleQtron
+++ Schwarz Digits, EIC Fund, Ankaa Ventures, the laser equipment company Precitec, NRW.Bank, IFB Hamburg and old investor Earlybird are investing 57 million euros in eleQtron. More about eleQtron
LiveEO
+++ The young DefenseTech investor Helantic, b2venture, Nordic Ninjas, DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), Matterwave, MMC, blessingia, Greencode, EIC and Andy von Bechtolsheim as well as an unnamed lead investor are investing 28 million euros in the Soonicorn LiveEO. More about LiveEO
Avelios Medical
+++ The medical technology and healthcare group Fresenius is investing an undisclosed sum in Avelios Medical. More about Avelios Medical
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
SAP – Prior Labs
+++ The Walldorf software giant SAP is taking over the young AI startup Prior Labs. More about Prior Labs
Deel – Sastrify
+++ The American HR company Deel is taking over the Cologne-based scaleup Sastrify, which supports companies in purchasing and managing software solutions. More about Sastrify
Norvestor – Debtist
+++ The Scandinavian private equity investor Norvestor is taking over the majority of the debt collection startup Debtist (Frankfurt am Main). More about Debtist
Coupons4u – Webgears
+++ The Chemnitz voucher provider Coupons4u (Coupons.de) is taking over voucher services such as vouchersammler.de, Reduc.fr and Cupones.es from the Austrian Webgears Group. More about Coupons4u
OFFLINE
DeepL
+++ Hard cut for the AI unicorn! The Cologne-based AI company DeepL, known for its translation services, is cutting 250 jobs (a quarter of the workforce) and completely restructuring its strategy. More about DeepL
Centurion
+++ Bankruptcy! The Landshut startup Zentur.io, which develops software for heating network operators, is insolvent. More about Zentur.io
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