Benjamin Kohler

NRW.Bank (Private Equity) (NRWB PE) is the private equity operating division of the NRW Bank which traces their origins to 2002 when Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale was split up into two entities. From this basis and further to the 2004 Reorganization Act, the current foundations for NRW Bank were established. Headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, NRWB PE specializes in providing capital and business development support for SMEs in North Rhine-Westphalia. They manage a number of private equity funds. Through mezzanine capital as a co-investor alongside lead investors, they provide equity limited to minority stakes as a silent partner.

Statkraft Ventures GmbH (Statkraft Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Statkraft Markets GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Statkraft AS, ultimately owned by the Government of Norway, founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, with an additional office in Oslo, Norway.

Metron SAS provides big data energy management technologies and services. It offers METRON Solutions, METRONLab IE, energy procurement, demand response, energy optimization, energy mapping, and energy performance contracting. The company was founded by Vincent Sciandra and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Deepki SAS provides data analytics serving energy efficiency to detect energy savings. The firm provides solutions such as zero hardware, zero audit, and zero delay. The company was founded by Vincent Bryant and Emmanuel Blanchet in September 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

ParkBee BV provides private parking accessible to the public. Its cloud-based system offers an entry and exit of a garage from one click of an app. The firm also provides the technology and cooperates with existing as well as global parking app providers to make the private garages available for the public through its platform. The company was founded by Jian Jiang and Tom Buchmann in 2013 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

DEPsys SA is a swiss technology company establishing thought leadership in the energy market. It provides evolutive solutions enabling traditional low-voltage electricity networks to cope with the new constraints of decentralized production from renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, as well as emerging storage technologies. The company was founded by Joël Jaton, Michael De Vivo and Guillaume Besson in 2012 and is headquartered in Puidoux, Switzerland.

gamigo AG engages in the development, publishing, and distribution of online and mobile games. The firm’s portfolio of gaming titles includes ArcheAge, Trove, Aura Kingdom, Desert Operations, Fiesta Online, Defiance 2050, Ironsight, RIFT, Echo of Soul, Grand Fantasia, Eden Eternal, Wargame 1942, Kings and Legends, Shaiya, and Twin Saga. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

SD Concept GmbH provides digital signage solutions for the hotel and tourism industry. The company’s products include IQ Tab models, IQ display, IQ display models, IQ Phone and IQ Phone Model. Its services include support requests, remote and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Ilmenau, Germany.