Klaus Stöckemann

ActivBiotics, Inc. discovers and develops pharmaceutical drugs. It provides discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of vascular disease, inflammation, and other high-value chronic and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Snom Technology GmbH develops and manufacturers voice-over-IP telephones. Its products include office mobility, desk phones, conferencing, networking, and headsets. The firm solutions include Microsoft Lync, ESTOS Procall and 3CX. It serves manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, retail, professional services, legal practice, transportation and delivery, education, government, real estate, operator solutions, and secure communications industries. The company was founded by Christian Stredicke in 1996 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

thinkstep AG operates as a holding company, which provides compliance solutions, as well as compliance software, data, and consulting in the fields of sustainably management. It distributes its products under the GaBi Software, SoFi Software, LCA Data, and SoFi Content brands. The company was founded by Michael Betz and Robert Gabriel in 1991 and is headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Advanced Biological Laboratories SA develops information technology and health solutions for patient management and sequencing data analysis. Its products. Its products are marketed under the brands of TherapyEdge®, ViroScore®, SeqHepB, DeepChek®, VisibleChek®, and HepatiC™. The company was founded by Chalom Bruno Sayada in 2000 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Siemens Technology Accelerator GmbH (STA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens AG (FR: SIE) in Germany. Created in 2001, the firm aims to externally commercialize innovative technologies of Siemens which are not turned into products within Siemens itself, typically through spin-offs, licensing or sales. Based in Munich, the STA offers access to the Siemens network through various links. Because Siemens operates a worldwide infrastructure for the management of patents and trademarks, the STA is able to support new businesses with Intellectual Property issues which may arise. The firm also has an external network comprised of German and international venture capitalists.

Scienion AG develops and provides DNA biochips and protein microarrays. It provides its customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic and reagent supply markets, as well as in academic research institutions with products, and services to facilitate confidence and efficiency in aspects of its applications. The company was founded by Holger Eickhoff in 2000 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.

Peppermint Holding GmbH operates as a holding company with interests in textile industries. Its company portfolios include Zwickauer Kammgarn, Ertex Jacquard, and Color Textil. The company was founded by Ingeborg Neumann in 1997 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

EnjoyVenture Management GmbH (EnjoyVenture) is an independent privately-owned venture capital firm established in 2000 and headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany. EnjoyVenture invests their own capital. They have strategic alliances with the KfW banking group and with High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH, a public-private partnership based in Bonn and specialized in early-stage technology investing. EnjoyVenture manages the ELS seed fund.

HV Capital Manager GmbH (HV Capital Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Lars Langusch. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

3i Private Equity is a private equity firm, founded in 1945. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices around the world.

HeidelbergCapital Asset Management GmbH (HCAM) is an independent private equity firm established in 2007 with backing from New York-based private equity investor Auda International, controlled by the Harald Quandt family. HCAM is located in Heidelberg in southwestern Germany. The firm specializes in private equity secondaries.

Private Sale GmbH is a holding company, which operates as an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle. It offers fashion and lifestyle brands, newcomer collections, as well as off-season articles. The company was founded by Nicolas Speeck, Mario Zimmermann, Constantin Bisanz, and Christian Heitmeyer on April 11, 2007 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

TrioBiotics Pharma AG manufactures pharmaceuticals for the treatment of psychiatric, cancer and infectious diseases. It offers anti-infectives for chronic and infectious disease markets. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

PINOVA Capital GmbH (PINOVA) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by Katrin Brökelmann, Marko Maschek, Martin Olbort and Joern Pelzer. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Stylight GmbH owns and operates an online fashion portal. Its products include tops and T-shirts, clothing, pullovers and strickware, suiting and vests, jackets and coats, shirts, skirts, bathing robes, shoes, and accessories. The company was founded by Anselm Bauer, Benjamin Gunther, Max-osef Meier and Sebastian Schuon in November 2008 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Cross Equity Partners AG (Cross) is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2008.

Part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shire Deutschland GmbH develops therapies for patients with rare and other specific diseases. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. The CEOs are Uwe Fröhlich, Heidrun Irschik-Hadjieff, Karsten Meisloch. The German company was founded in 1986.

EIP Pharma, Inc. engages in the research and development of therapeutic drugs for the central nervous system disorders. It focuses on neflamapimod, which is a clinical-stage oral investigational drug for the treatment of brain diseases such as Alzheimer?s disease and for non-brain disorders including rheumatoid arthritis. The company was founded by John Alam and Sylvie Louise Gregorie and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Dance GmbH engages in the development and operation of mobility solutions. The company was founded by Alexander Ljung, Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss, and Christian Springub on March 18, 2020 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

LeadX Capital Partners (LeadX) is a venture capital and growth investment division of Hospitality Digital GmbH, ultimately owned by Metro AG. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with additional offices in Dusseldorf, Germany and Paris, France.

Hospitality Digital GmbH engages in the provision of digital solutions for the hotel, restaurant, and retail trade industries. It offers an online platform for the creation of websites, management and organization of table reservations, web listing, and collection of guest data, as well as tools for the calculation of cost of sales and optimal sales price. The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.