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Open-Xchange AG develops e-mail and collaboration software solutions. It specializes in the development of tools for on-premise or on-demand solutions, geared towards fueling clients' businesses. The company designs an application suite, a centralized cloud environment that lets users manage digital lives, emails, tasks, and files from a single interface. Its solutions include e-mail, calendar, address book, document, and task management applications. The company was founded by Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Martin Kauss and Frank Hoberg in 2005 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

Fyusion, Inc. engages in the development of 3D image processing technology and photo-sharing application. The company was founded by Radu Bogdan Rusu, Stephen D. Miller, Stefan J.J. Holzer, and Pantelis Kalogiros in 2013 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Triton Investment Management Ltd (Triton Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Triton Investments Advisers LLP founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Oksigen, Luxembourg.

Roland Berger GmbH provides business consulting services. It offers advisory services to international enterprises and public institutions on business management issues ranging from rule-breaking strategies to organizational structures and business processes. The firm focuses on corporate development, information management, marketing and sales, operations strategy, restructuring and corporate finance. Roland Berger was founded on September 14, 1998 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) is the Austrian promotional bank, fully controlled by the Government of Austria. Based in Vienna, AWS emerged in 2002 from the merger of several government funding agencies including FGG-Finanzierungsgarantiegesellschaft mbH and BÜRGES Förderungsbank GmbH. The firm later absorbed Innovationsagentur GmbH. The Seed Financing division of AWS manages venture capital investments by way of mezzanine financing. AWS also comprises several divisions not directly involved in investment management, namely Tecma which is specialized in technology marketing support, Tecnet which supplies technology information, i²-Ideas & Investment which is a networking platform for business angels and Biotech, providing business support for biotechnology projects. AWS manages the university spin-off fund Uni Venture, sponsored by BAWAG-Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft.

Novaled GmbH designs and develops organic light-emitting diode technologies. Its products include organic materials, OLED display materials, OLED lighting materials and organic photovoltaic materials. The company was founded by Karl Leo, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Martin Pfeiffer and Jorg Amelung in 2001 and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

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.

Kallos Verlag und Versand GmbH specializes in producing greeting cards and Christmas cards for businesses. The private company is based in Krailling, Germany. The German company offers a wide range of styles, from classic winter motifs to modern graphics, to suit every taste. Customers can also support the valuable work of the German Children's Cancer Foundation by donating 20 cents per card. The CEOs of the company are Bruno Fortmeier, Robert Fortmeier, Alexandra Robeck.

Platinium Gestion SAS is an independent portfolio management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded by Jean Borjeix in 2005. Platinium Gestion offers a range of actively managed funds for various investors. Platinium Gestion is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Heliatek GmbH develops, produces, and commercializes organic solar cells. The firm engages in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) based on small molecules. It is making the transition from pure technology development to industrial manufacture. The company was founded in 2006 by Jens Drechsel, Peter Bäuerle, Bert Männig, Martin Pfeiffer, Harald Eggers and Karl Leo and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

venture forum neckar eV provides matching services for investors and start-up companies. It offers technological, credential, and capital, financing, and credit services. The firm also provides funding advices. The company was founded by Stefan Reineck, Axel Krauss, and Tilmann Distelbarth in 2002 and is headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany.

Athos Service GmbH operates as an investment company which focuses on the pharmaceutical business. It offers personal investment trust management services. The firm also provides financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Actulux A/S engages in developing, producing, selling, and maintaining electrical opening systems for skylights, glass fronts, windows, and smoke hatches in connection with fire and comfort ventilation. The firm offers control panels, accessories, and mobile services. Actulux was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hadsund, Denmark.

Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd. provides loans for commercial vehicles and construction equipment. The company was founded on November 12, 2008 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Part of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, ESCRYPT GmbH is a leading provider of IT security solutions in embedded systems and consulting services for enterprise security and secured manufacturing. The company is based in Bochum, Germany, with four other German locations and subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, and other countries. The German company's solutions are widely used in the automotive security and production industry. ESCRYPT also provides dedicated security services for the Bosch Group's corporate IT and products. The company was founded in 2004 by Willi Mannheims and Christoph Paar, and the CEOs are Thomas Josef Wollinger and Uwe Bingel. ESCRYPT was acquired by ETAS GmbH on August 24, 2012.

sonnen GmbH develops lithium storage systems and battery technologies. It specializes in the design of lithium storage systems and renewable energy development technologies. The firm engages in research and development investment projects focused on the production of power battery storage solutions. The company was founded by Christoph Ostermann and Torsten Stiefenhofer in April 2010 and is headquartered in Wildpoldsried, Germany.

Open Perception, Inc. develops software products. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA.

Triton Beratungsgesellschaft GmbH provides consulting and other related services. It advises associated companies in connection with the acquisition, holding, and sale of participating interests. The company was founded on May 5, 2011 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Rhebo GmbH engages in the provision of industrial monitoring solutions ensuring both cybersecurity and stability of ICS (industrial control system) and IoT (Internet of things) infrastructures. Its products include Rhebo Industry 4.0 Stability and Security Audit; Rhebo Industrial Protector; Rhebo IoT Device Protection; and Rhebo ReadyNow. The company was founded by Martin Menschner, Klaus Mochalski and Frank Stummer in 2014 and is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany.

iFly Venture (iFly Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Han Shen. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Uniseminar Education AG specializes in the organizing, conducting, and arranging seminars, courses, training courses, tutoring, coaching, as well as events and conferences. It also produces, develops, and sells educational materials. The company was founded by Tim Ruffner and Luca Martinelli on August 11, 2014 and is headquartered in Trogen, Switzerland.

Talendo AG engages in the design, development, organization, sale, and provision of online and offline services in the areas of career development, training, education, communication, and staff recruitment. It offers an online search platform for students and graduates, who are looking for internships and job openings. The firm also provides recruitment and employer branding services. The company was founded on April 24, 1996 and is headquartered in Trogen, Switzerland.

Founders Factory Africa is an accelerator & incubator firm founded in 2018 by Roo Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

beeOLED GmbH is a technology company based in Dresden, Germany that specializes in developing highly efficient blue emitters for OLED displays. beeOLED's technology concept is based on a single atom emitter that generates light 100%% efficiently, making it fundamentally impossible to break anything. The German company leverages the latest advances in europium chemistry and innovative organic ligands to develop highly stabilized blue eu (ii) -complexes that are air-stable and have nearly unity photoluminescence quantum yield. The company was founded in 2020 by Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Carsten Rothe, and Volodymyr Senkovskyy, with Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth serving as the CEO since then.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

Müller Apparatebau GmbH is a German company based in Kranzberg, Germany. Müller Apparatebau GmbH specializes in manufacturing machinery. The private company was founded in 1965 by Manfred Müller and is currently led by CEO Thorsten Piel.

Jofo Pneumatik Gmbh provides solutions for fire protection and ventilation from actuators for natural smoke and heat ventilation to trend-setting ventilation systems. It products include Pneumatic, Electronics and Hydraulics. The company was founded by Josef Fortmeier on July 4, 1960 and is headquartered in Schloss Holte – Stukenbrock, Germany.

Helmut Brüninghaus GmbH & Co. KG Kronenkorkenfabrik is a German company based in Versmold, founded in 1909. The private company specializes in manufacturing up to 35 million crowns daily for all kinds of beverages like beer, water, soft and milk drinks, cider, and any kind of mixed drinks on the base of beer or wine. The company is known for its customer service, flexibility, quality awareness, innovation, and experience. The company sources raw materials from well-reputed, certified suppliers and has a production process that includes coating, printing, and shaping. The crown cork is an essential part of beverage advertising, and the printed crown cork with its own unique design is a powerful performance of the brand. The company is committed to sustainability and resource-saving programs. Robert Fortmeier has been the CEO of the company since 2018.