Götz W. Gleichmann

PRICAP Venture Partners AG (PRICAP) is an independent German venture capital firm which was established in 1998 when the partners of Thomas J.C. Matzen GmbH founded PRICAP Venture Partners AG. In 2000, the firm merged with Alta Vista Equity Partner GmbH & Co. KG. Based in Hamburg, PRICAP accompanies start-up companies in the area of new media/IT/telecommunications and high-tech/industrial solutions, providing them with their entrepreneurial experience, know-how, advice and extensive network of experts and contacts. The firm works closely with industry experts, research institutes, university professors and associations and VC partner companies in Europe and the U.S. and has strategic partnerships with the new media consulting firm Newmex AG and with GAM GmbH Management Consulting corporate consultants.

thinXXS Microtechnology AG engages in the development and production of microfludic plastics disposables. It provides plastics disposables for the diagnostic, pharmaceutical, analytical, and medical industries. The firm’s services include concept study, product development, and ramp up and manufacturing. The company was founded by Lutz Weber and Hans-Joachim Hartmann on April 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Zweibrucken, Germany.

PACT XPP Technologies AG provides multimedia communication server accelerator solutions. It offer programming and development tools, software and application libraries, embedded intellectual property cores for standard cell designs and high performance signal processor systems on chip. The company was founded by Martin Vorbach in 1996 and it is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

DTB-Deutsche Biogas AG engages in the production and distribution of power and heat from biogas plants. It also plans, designs, builds and operates these plants in partnership with agriculturists. The company was founded on May 4, 2005 and is headquartered in Friesoythe, Germany.