SumUp
Debt Financing in 2024
SumUp, established in 2011, is a leading financial technology company specializing in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions. It enables businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to securely and conveniently accept card payments using smartphones or tablets. SumUp's proprietary hardware and mobile apps facilitate transactions, supporting magstripe, chip, and contactless payment methods. The company operates in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, and Brazil, and employs over 100 people worldwide. SumUp's offerings also extend to SDKs and APIs for third-party integrations.
Tamara
Debt Financing in 2023
Tamara is a prominent shopping and payments platform based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and serves the GCC region. Founded in September 2020 by Abdulmajeed Alsukhan and his partners, the company aims to revolutionize shopping, payment, and banking experiences. With a workforce of over 350 employees, Tamara operates additional offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam. The platform empowers merchants by providing flexible payment solutions, including installment options, through its application programming interfaces and plugins. This functionality enhances customer experiences and boosts sales for merchants. Tamara has established a robust customer base of 6 million and collaborates with over 15,000 partner merchants, which include both leading global brands and local small and medium enterprises. The company has successfully raised significant funding, highlighting its strong market presence and growth potential.
BitGo is a leading institutional digital asset financial services company that provides security, custody, and liquidity solutions. It supports over 200 coins and tokens, with over $2 billion in assets under management. BitGo's platform offers multi-signature security-as-a-service solutions for individuals and enterprises, enabling secure transactions and portfolio management. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
TIER Mobility
Convertible Note in 2023
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
Raisin is a European online marketplace for savings and investments. Founded in 2012, it connects retail customers with banks offering competitive interest rates. Through its platform, Raisin provides access to exclusive savings products from various European institutions, simplifying the investment process and management via a single account.
Tamara
Debt Financing in 2023
Tamara is a prominent shopping and payments platform based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and serves the GCC region. Founded in September 2020 by Abdulmajeed Alsukhan and his partners, the company aims to revolutionize shopping, payment, and banking experiences. With a workforce of over 350 employees, Tamara operates additional offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam. The platform empowers merchants by providing flexible payment solutions, including installment options, through its application programming interfaces and plugins. This functionality enhances customer experiences and boosts sales for merchants. Tamara has established a robust customer base of 6 million and collaborates with over 15,000 partner merchants, which include both leading global brands and local small and medium enterprises. The company has successfully raised significant funding, highlighting its strong market presence and growth potential.
Vestiaire Collective
Debt Financing in 2022
Vestiaire Collective is a social commerce platform specializing in the buying and selling of luxury pre-owned fashion items. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, the company promotes sustainable fashion by encouraging the circular fashion movement, which aims to reduce overproduction and waste in the industry. Vestiaire Collective boasts a unique inventory of approximately 3 million items, with around 140,000 new listings added weekly, catering to a community of over 7.5 million fashion enthusiasts across 50 countries. The platform offers a curated selection of vintage and luxury clothing, jewelry, accessories, and footwear, enhancing the shopping experience through verified and desirable products. By fostering a highly engaged community, Vestiaire Collective empowers its members to actively participate in a more sustainable fashion economy.
Creditshelf is a prominent credit platform specializing in digital financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany. Founded in 2014 and based in Frankfurt am Main, the company offers flexible financial solutions independent of traditional banks through its online platform. Creditshelf employs a proprietary, data-driven risk analysis system to streamline the entire credit process, which includes loan applications, credit assessments, risk management, and loan servicing. By connecting SMEs with institutional investors, Creditshelf enables businesses to access attractive financing alternatives while providing investors opportunities to support German SMEs directly. The company's business model generates revenue through fees charged to both borrowers and investors, reflecting its commitment to facilitating innovative credit solutions for the entrepreneurial landscape.
Founded in 2012, Omio operates a multi-modal travel platform that enables users to compare, plan, and book various modes of transportation including trains, buses, flights, and hotels. The platform uses real-time data to suggest optimal routes, estimate travel time, and provide cost comparisons across different travel options.
Rimac Group
Series D in 2022
Rimac Group, based in Sveta Nedelja, Croatia, specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of electric vehicles and advanced automotive components. The company produces high-performance electric hypercars and a variety of electric vehicle components, including drivetrains, battery systems, and infotainment systems. Rimac Group also offers extensive engineering solutions, such as concept design, production strategy development, and quality control. In addition to manufacturing, the company provides prototyping services and the conversion of internal combustion engines to electric or hybrid powertrains. Founded in 2009, Rimac Group has established a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor, further enhancing its capabilities in the automotive sector. The organization is driven by a passion for innovation and aims to redefine the electric vehicle landscape through cutting-edge technology and design.
Rapyuta Robotics
Series C in 2022
Rapyuta Robotics is a global cloud robotics platform company that centrally manages diverse robots and sensors. Its platform integrates robot hardware, software, sensor data, and applications in the cloud to simplify deployment and ongoing management of robotic systems, reducing the need for in-house robotics expertise. Founded in 2014 and spun out of ETH Zürich, the company operates internationally with offices in Japan and India and a subsidiary in Zurich, Switzerland. By leveraging cloud-based computation, it enables businesses to focus on core processes rather than managing hardware or software infrastructure, targeting markets such as security and inspection where scalable cloud robotics can drive efficiency.
Xempus is a prominent European platform specializing in the distribution of pension and life insurance products. It operates as a software-as-a-service solution, facilitating the online purchase and management of these financial products for life insurers, insurance agents, corporations, and employees. The platform is designed to streamline information flows and enhance user experiences by providing a cohesive interface that connects all relevant stakeholders. With a user base that includes over 250,000 corporations, more than 55,000 insurance agents, 200 sales organizations, and 45 life insurers, Xempus demonstrates significant market reach and influence. The company is headquartered in Munich, with additional offices in Berlin and Saarbrücken, and employs over 170 professionals dedicated to advancing its technological offerings in the financial sector.
Raisin
Venture Round in 2022
Raisin is a European online marketplace for savings and investments. Founded in 2012, it connects retail customers with banks offering competitive interest rates. Through its platform, Raisin provides access to exclusive savings products from various European institutions, simplifying the investment process and management via a single account.
TIER Mobility
Debt Financing in 2021
TIER Mobility GmbH is a Berlin-based shared micro-mobility provider founded in 2018, specializing in electric kick scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds for local commuting. The company aims to transform urban mobility by offering users a convenient way to access light electric vehicles through its application software, which allows them to locate and book available scooters. TIER is dedicated to promoting climate neutrality and reducing urban dependence on cars, contributing to a more sustainable and livable environment. Through its proprietary Energy Network, TIER strives to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services, thereby supporting cities in their efforts to improve mobility solutions.
SumUp
Debt Financing in 2021
SumUp, established in 2011, is a leading financial technology company specializing in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions. It enables businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to securely and conveniently accept card payments using smartphones or tablets. SumUp's proprietary hardware and mobile apps facilitate transactions, supporting magstripe, chip, and contactless payment methods. The company operates in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, and Brazil, and employs over 100 people worldwide. SumUp's offerings also extend to SDKs and APIs for third-party integrations.
Elinvar
Venture Round in 2021
Elinvar GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in providing a comprehensive B2B2C platform designed for independent discretionary portfolio managers and private banks. The company offers a robust Platform as a Service that facilitates the digital transformation of asset and wealth management businesses. Elinvar's platform encompasses essential applications for client relationship management, online onboarding, portfolio management, and reporting, among others. Its micro-services architecture allows for adaptability to evolving technology, regulatory requirements, and user preferences. Additionally, Elinvar holds the necessary regulatory licenses, enabling its partners to leverage advanced technology while ensuring compliance. This integrated approach allows asset and wealth managers to streamline their operations, enhance client engagement, and create tailored solutions, ultimately promoting efficiency and innovation in the financial services sector.
Omio
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2012, Omio operates a multi-modal travel platform that enables users to compare, plan, and book various modes of transportation including trains, buses, flights, and hotels. The platform uses real-time data to suggest optimal routes, estimate travel time, and provide cost comparisons across different travel options.
Back Market
Venture Round in 2020
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, offering a wide range of certified devices and appliances to customers across 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several others in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has expanded its operations to include offices in New York, Berlin, and Bordeaux, employing around 480 people. The platform connects consumers with professional sellers, making refurbished products accessible at reduced prices while promoting the sustainability of electronic goods.
iCapital Network
Venture Round in 2020
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services.
iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.
Coople is a staffing platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It connects companies across various sectors, including retail, hospitality, events, and logistics, with workers seeking flexible, shift-based employment. The platform features a mobile application available on iOS and Android, utilizing an algorithm to match candidates with suitable job opportunities in real-time. Users can rate each other, fostering a network of trusted and skilled workers alongside dependable businesses. Coople's value chain offers automation of several processes, including planning, recruitment, and onboarding, which helps companies manage their temporary staffing needs efficiently.
Raisin
Venture Round in 2019
Raisin is a European online marketplace for savings and investments. Founded in 2012, it connects retail customers with banks offering competitive interest rates. Through its platform, Raisin provides access to exclusive savings products from various European institutions, simplifying the investment process and management via a single account.
Remitly
Debt Financing in 2019
Remitly Global, Inc. is a digital remittance company that specializes in facilitating international money transfers through its extensive network across Africa, Asia, Central Europe, and South America. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in London, Manila, and Nicaragua, Remitly offers a mobile payment service that allows consumers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to send money easily to friends and family. The company utilizes advanced technology to streamline the money transfer process, eliminating unnecessary steps and fees associated with traditional methods. As a licensed money transmitter, Remitly operates in 49 states and Washington, D.C., providing a cost-effective and reliable service for its customers. Revenue is generated through transaction fees and foreign exchange spreads, positioning Remitly as a key player in the evolving financial services landscape for immigrants.
B&B Hotels
Acquisition in 2019
B&B Hotels, established in 1990 in Brittany, France, operates a chain of economy hotels positioned at the high end of the budget segment. The company focuses on delivering high-quality accommodations at competitive prices, catering to both business and leisure travelers. With a portfolio of 223 hotels across France, Germany, and Italy, B&B Hotels provides a total of 16,162 rooms. The company emphasizes quality in hotel development, utilizing premium construction materials and offering spacious family suites equipped with full bathrooms. Guests can enjoy generous all-you-can-eat breakfast buffets and complimentary, unlimited WiFi access. Additionally, B&B Hotels provides facilities for dining and corporate meetings, making it suitable for business clientele and training events.
DocPlanner
Series E in 2019
DocPlanner is a digital health company that operates a global online marketplace for medical appointments. Founded in 2012, the company connects patients with healthcare professionals, enabling instant booking and free doctor reviews. With a network of nearly 2 million healthcare providers, DocPlanner serves over 260,000 customers worldwide, facilitating over 22 million patient appointments per month. The company's software solutions help doctors and clinics streamline scheduling, reduce no-shows, and digitize their practices, ultimately improving patient outcomes and experiences. DocPlanner operates in 13 countries across Europe and Latin America, with over 2,800 employees across multiple offices. The company has raised approximately €400 million from leading venture capital funds.
Westbrook Partners
Private Equity Round in 2018
Westbrook Partners is a privately-owned real estate investment management firm founded in April 1994, with its headquarters in New York and additional offices in major cities including Boston, Washington, DC, Palm Beach, San Francisco, London, Munich, Paris, and Tokyo. The company is fully integrated, managing various aspects of real estate investment, including acquisition, financial accounting, and risk management. Westbrook Partners has a diverse portfolio that encompasses the operation and management of office buildings, multi-family residential units, hotels, retail spaces, industrial properties, and single-family residential developments. The firm is known for its expertise in enhancing property value and effectively managing real estate assets across multiple sectors.
MediaMath
Debt Financing in 2017
MediaMath, Inc. is a digital advertising technology company that specializes in providing solutions for advertisers globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers its TerminalOne platform, which facilitates data activation, automated execution, and optimization of advertising interactions across various media channels. MediaMath's programmatic marketing platform enhances customer engagement by utilizing predictive audience targeting and machine learning to ensure relevant messaging. In addition to its technology offerings, the company provides professional services that include programmatic strategy, analytics, technology support, and advertising operations, as well as training and certification programs in digital marketing. MediaMath operates additional offices in several cities across the United States and internationally, including London, Madrid, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Bengaluru.
AUTO1 Group
Series E in 2017
AUTO1 Group GmbH is a Berlin-based technology platform that specializes in the buying and selling of used cars. Founded in 2012, the company connects individual customers and professional car dealers through its digital marketplace, facilitating seamless transactions without the need for negotiation. AUTO1 Group sources used vehicles from various channels, including original equipment manufacturers and dealerships, and offers a certified and diverse inventory through its brands, such as AUTO1.com and Autohero.com. Operating in nearly 30 countries across Europe and North America, Auto1 Group serves both the retail market for private customers and the merchant segment for commercial car dealers. Its services include auction fees and logistics, ensuring a streamlined and transparent process in the used car trade.
ResearchGate
Series D in 2017
Founded in 2008, ResearchGate operates an online professional networking platform for scientists worldwide. It facilitates the sharing of research findings, collaboration among peers, job searches within academia, and access to statistical data on citations.
Allegro
Debt Financing in 2017
Allegro is a company based in Poznan, Poland, that specializes in providing a safe shopping platform accessible via computers, tablets, and smartphones. It operates online auction portals, offering users a variety of products and services. In addition to its core e-commerce activities, Allegro also focuses on solutions related to marketing, strategy, graphic design, advertising, and mobile applications. As a subsidiary of MIH Internet Europe, Allegro has established itself as a prominent player in the online marketplace.
Founded in 2012, Omio operates a multi-modal travel platform that enables users to compare, plan, and book various modes of transportation including trains, buses, flights, and hotels. The platform uses real-time data to suggest optimal routes, estimate travel time, and provide cost comparisons across different travel options.
Coople
Venture Round in 2016
Coople is a staffing platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It connects companies across various sectors, including retail, hospitality, events, and logistics, with workers seeking flexible, shift-based employment. The platform features a mobile application available on iOS and Android, utilizing an algorithm to match candidates with suitable job opportunities in real-time. Users can rate each other, fostering a network of trusted and skilled workers alongside dependable businesses. Coople's value chain offers automation of several processes, including planning, recruitment, and onboarding, which helps companies manage their temporary staffing needs efficiently.
HRA Pharma
Private Equity Round in 2016
HRA Pharma is a Paris-based pharmaceutical company focused on women’s health and endocrinology. It develops and commercializes medicines, devices, and related services, with a portfolio spanning emergency contraception, reproductive health therapies, and endocrine treatments. The company markets products such as emergency contraception options, cervical ripening agents, hormone therapies, and the copper intrauterine device, alongside endocrinology medicines for conditions including adrenal disorders and related diseases. It also markets asthma and Parkinson’s disease therapies in certain markets and provides information services for healthcare providers. HRA Pharma pursues an active development pipeline that includes additional emergency contraception options, uterine fibroid treatments, and exploratory cell-based therapies for muscle regeneration. Distribution is primarily EU-focused, with operations in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and partnerships for international licensing; the company maintains subsidiaries in Bochum, London, and New York to support its regional activities.
Founded in 2012, Omio operates a multi-modal travel platform that enables users to compare, plan, and book various modes of transportation including trains, buses, flights, and hotels. The platform uses real-time data to suggest optimal routes, estimate travel time, and provide cost comparisons across different travel options.
Mirantis is a technology company that provides software, services, and training to help organizations build and operate production-grade open source cloud environments. It offers OpenStack distribution software, container technologies, and a cloud platform that enables on-premises, public, and edge deployments with a unified experience. Its solutions include a container management and orchestration platform, a cloud-native platform for Kubernetes workloads, and tools that automate configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management across clouds. The company emphasizes eliminating infrastructure complexity, supporting both legacy and modern workloads, and enabling developers and operators with self-service capabilities. It provides turnkey OpenStack appliances, Dev/Test and training services, and professional services for assessment, migration, and driver development. Mirantis also focuses on hybrid cloud integration, edge cloud use cases, and CSP networks with NFV, along with guided training such as Spinnaker Fundamentals to support cloud-native continuous delivery. Overall, Mirantis aims to help organizations ship code faster and operate consistently across data centers, public clouds, and the edge through an integrated cloud experience.
Founded in 2012, Omio operates a multi-modal travel platform that enables users to compare, plan, and book various modes of transportation including trains, buses, flights, and hotels. The platform uses real-time data to suggest optimal routes, estimate travel time, and provide cost comparisons across different travel options.
Foodpanda
Series E in 2015
Foodpanda is a global online food delivery marketplace that enables users to order meals from local restaurants through a website or mobile application. The platform connects customers with partner restaurants, processes orders, and coordinates delivery, typically sending order confirmations and delivery estimates. Launched in 2012, Foodpanda operates in more than 40 countries and 500 cities across five continents, partnering with tens of thousands of restaurants to offer a wide range of cuisines. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company uses regional brand names such as foodpanda and hellofood across different markets.
Windeln.de
Series E in 2015
Windeln.de operates as an online retailer specializing in baby, toddler, and children's products across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Spain, and China. It offers a wide range of items including diapers, baby food, clothing, toys, furniture, and safety products like car seats.
Mister Spex
Series D in 2015
Founded in 2007, Mister Spex is a leading online retailer of eyewear in Europe, offering over 5000 products including prescription glasses, sunglasses, sports eyewear, and contact lenses from renowned brands. It also operates retail stores in Germany.
Revionics
Series D in 2014
Revionics provides SaaS-based solutions for retailers to optimize pricing, promotions, markdowns, and space allocation using predictive analytics. Its offerings include Revionics Price Suite, Promotion Suite, Markdown Suite, Macro Space Optimization, and advanced analytics services. Serving various retail sectors globally, Revionics helps improve sales, demand, margin, and inventory management.
REVA Medical, Inc. is a medical device company based in San Diego, California, established in 1998. The company specializes in developing and commercializing polymer-based bioresorbable products for vascular applications. Its primary offerings include the Fantom Encore, a bioresorbable vascular scaffold designed for the treatment of coronary artery disease, and the MOTIV scaffold for below-the-knee peripheral artery disease. REVA Medical's products utilize proprietary tyrosine-derived polymer technologies that support the healing of arteries while eventually dissolving in the body, thus restoring natural function. The Fantom Encore is marketed in several European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Initially founded as MD3, Inc., the company rebranded to REVA Medical, Inc. in March 2002.
CyberArk Software
Venture Round in 2011
CyberArk Software is a cybersecurity company specializing in identity and privileged access security. Founded in 1999 by Udi Mokady and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, it serves customers in more than 65 countries through offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company focuses on privileged access management, offering market-leading solutions that protect high-value information assets, infrastructure, and applications by preventing threat escalation. It counts a substantial portion of Fortune 500 companies among its customers and has approximately 9,000 clients across industries. In recent years, CyberArk has moved from traditional on-premises licenses to a subscription, recurring-revenue model, aligning with broader shifts in the cybersecurity market toward ongoing service delivery.
Circassia
Series B in 2008
Circassia Group Plc is a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development and commercialization of respiratory products. The company operates through three main segments: NIOX, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and LungFit. Circassia markets NIOX and NIOX VERO, products designed for asthma diagnosis and management, and offers Tudorza and Duaklir for the treatment of COPD. The latter is a fixed-dose combination inhaler that delivers medication for COPD maintenance. Additionally, Circassia is advancing LungFit, a portable system that generates precise amounts of nitric oxide for therapeutic use. The company sells its products directly to specialists in several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, Italy, and Germany, as well as through international partners. Circassia has a collaboration with AstraZeneca for the promotion of Tudorza and Duaklir, along with U.S. and Chinese commercial rights to LungFit. Founded in 2006, Circassia Group Plc was formerly known as Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc until its name change in May 2020.
Axon Digital
Venture Round in 2007
Axon Digital Design B.V. is a leading provider of professional audio and video equipment primarily serving the broadcast industry. Headquartered in Gilze, the Netherlands, the company develops and manufactures a range of products, including modular interfacing and conversion systems like Synapse, compliance recording systems such as TRACS, and configuration software known as Cortex. In addition to these core offerings, Axon supplies routers, multi-viewers, live production video mixers, and intercom systems, catering to the diverse needs of broadcasters. The company has established a global presence with regional offices in several countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, the UAE, Singapore, the UK, and the United States, supported by a network of distributors and systems integrators. Since its founding in 1987, Axon has maintained a focus on customer support and product innovation, contributing to its reputation as a trusted partner for broadcasting solutions worldwide. As of May 2020, Axon operates as a subsidiary of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA.
ASSET4 AG is a company specializing in investment research focused on the economic, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects of corporate performance. It offers a comprehensive database that includes ESG information on publicly listed companies, countries, local authorities, state-owned enterprises, and supranational entities, all accessible through a web-based platform. The company provides solutions tailored for equity and fixed income investments, delivering crucial extra-financial information and carbon data for professional investors and corporate executives. Additionally, ASSET4 AG offers the assetmasterExecutive solution, which aids corporate leaders, CSR managers, and investor relations professionals in mitigating risks, enhancing corporate governance, and improving accountability and transparency. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, ASSET4 AG serves a diverse range of sectors, including finance, technology, healthcare, and energy, both domestically and internationally. It operates as a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters Corporation.
Whale Communications
Series C in 2005
Whale Communications Ltd. provides business-driven secure access products. It provides secure access products, including secure sockets layer virtual private networks, and Web application firewalls, as well as application security, and endpoint security offerings. Whale's solutions provide remote access, content inspection, and granular access control. It enables businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners, and customers. Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway products enable various employees, business partners, and customer users to securely and easily access their critical business applications and resources. The Intelligent Application Gateway Express Edition provides secure remote access through the browser to widely used enterprise applications for a small number of users. It offers organizations out-of-the-box functionality and straightforward integration with existing enterprise directories, authentication schema, and Web Single Sign On. Whale's flagship Intelligent Application Gateway Enterprise Edition, is an application access and security appliance, designed to support an unlimited number of users in various configurations with independent policy sets. It offers professional services and training. The company serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, as well as government and public sector organizations. Whale Communications Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Israel, and representation in France.
Nordex is a German company headquartered in Rostock, with its board and administration based in Hamburg. It specializes in the development, manufacturing, servicing, and marketing of wind power systems. The company operates through two main segments: Projects and Service. The Projects segment encompasses the entire lifecycle of wind turbines, including development, production, assembly, and commissioning. The Services segment focuses on technical support for existing turbines, offering maintenance, remote monitoring, and enhancements. Nordex produces a range of high-efficiency wind turbines designed for various geographical conditions, with models like the N90/2500 and N100/3300 catering to different wind sites. The company emphasizes the development of rotor blades exceeding 64 meters in length and integrated electrical and control technologies, aiming to create more efficient and cost-effective wind energy solutions that benefit both the environment and customers.
LNG Holdings
Private Equity Round in 2000
LNG Holdings S.A. is a telecommunications company that specializes in providing managed bandwidth services, including broadband internet, telephony, and comprehensive IT solutions for commercial businesses and network operators. The company offers a range of services, from fiber-optic transmission circuits to high bit-rate IP services and co-location services at its Points of Presence (PoPs). LNG Holdings aims to establish itself as a leading provider of managed bandwidth services across Europe, with a strong presence in Germany, as well as extensive networks in France and Spain. It also maintains connections to major European cities, including Amsterdam, Brussels, and London. By delivering business-to-business network solutions, voice, video, and data communications, the company enables clients to access a variety of advanced services across a single internet network, often at significantly reduced costs.
Webfair, founded 1997 in Munich, is a leading European software solution provider for interactive Business Communities. webfair's Community Engine™ 4.0 offers a modular internet based software that enables the creation of effective information- and communication networks.
Whale Communications
Venture Round in 2000
Whale Communications Ltd. provides business-driven secure access products. It provides secure access products, including secure sockets layer virtual private networks, and Web application firewalls, as well as application security, and endpoint security offerings. Whale's solutions provide remote access, content inspection, and granular access control. It enables businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners, and customers. Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway products enable various employees, business partners, and customer users to securely and easily access their critical business applications and resources. The Intelligent Application Gateway Express Edition provides secure remote access through the browser to widely used enterprise applications for a small number of users. It offers organizations out-of-the-box functionality and straightforward integration with existing enterprise directories, authentication schema, and Web Single Sign On. Whale's flagship Intelligent Application Gateway Enterprise Edition, is an application access and security appliance, designed to support an unlimited number of users in various configurations with independent policy sets. It offers professional services and training. The company serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, as well as government and public sector organizations. Whale Communications Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Israel, and representation in France.
RealNames
Series C in 1999
RealNames is an online platform founded in 1996 by Keith Teare, headquartered in San Carlos, California, with additional offices in New York City, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, and Seoul. The company specializes in providing email naming solutions and a navigation system designed to simplify internet use. Its flagship offering is the RealNames system, which allows users to navigate the web using keywords instead of traditional URLs, enhancing the browsing experience. RealNames' products cater to a diverse clientele, including companies of various sizes, advertising agencies, internet service providers, online services, search engines, and directory services. The platform also features an ad-free email solution compatible with popular email programs as well as web and mobile applications.