{"id":646867,"date":"2013-03-14T12:51:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/?p=191040"},"modified":"2013-03-14T12:51:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T16:51:09","slug":"iris-capnamic-form-early-stage-investment-partnership-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646867","title":{"rendered":"Iris, Capnamic Form Early Stage Investment Partnership In Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iris Capital<\/strong> and Capnamic Ventures<\/strong> have agreed to a partnership for making early stage investments in Germany. Iris Capital’s early-stage vehicle, OP Ventures Early Stage<\/strong>, will co-invest with the newly launched\u00a0 Capnamic Ventures Fund<\/strong>. The cooperation may also extend to later stage investments in Germany.<\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iris Capital and Capnamic Ventures have entered a new partnership for early-stage investments in the German digital economy<\/p>\n

Paris, Cologne, Berlin, March 14, 2013 \u2013 Iris Capital, a leading pan-European VC focusing on digital economy, backed by its main corporate investors Orange and Publicis, and Capnamic Ventures, a rapidly rising player on the German VC scene, which recently spun off from the DuMont Schauberg media group, have entered into a partnership agreement for early-stage investments in Germany.<\/p>\n

The Iris Capital early-stage vehicle (\u2018OP Ventures Early Stage`) is dedicated to European investments. It will co-invest alongside the newly launched multi-corporate Capnamic Ventures Fund in fast growing start-ups of the German digital economy. The cooperation may also extend to later stage investments in Germany.
\nThe two teams will closely cooperate in order to benefit most from their combined technical and business knowledge for investment decisions and portfolio management. In combining their efforts, they will also offer a broader international development perspective to their respective portfolio companies, benefiting in particular from Iris Capital\u2019s presence in North America, Asia and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

\u201cIris Capital has been investing in Germany for a long time. Considering that the German VC environment is particularly dynamic in Europe today, it is increasingly important to reinforce our presence in the early stage segment. Beyond our passion for VC, we share our strong focus on digital economy, spin-off history and innovative and unique multi-corporate approach with Capnamic. By joining forces, Iris and Capnamic will definitely represent a major European early-stage VC player\u201d, declared Antoine Garrigues, Managing Partner at Iris Capital.<\/p>\n

Sophie Dingreville, Partner at Iris Capital, has joined the investment committee of the Capnamic Ventures fund. \u201cOur respective early-stage vehicles, both operational and already investing, were launched simultaneously. This is rather unique in fund cycles and builds the perfect ground for a successful collaboration\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

Christian Siegele, Managing Partner at Capnamic Ventures, explained: \u201cWe associate well- known corporate investors and successful family offices. The partnership with Iris Capital creates a new level of added value: Iris LP\u2019s Orange and Publicis are leader in the European telecommunication and advertisement market. In cooperation with our investors from the entertainment and publishing sector, we will create a complementary partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Iris Capital as our partner for early-stage investments, we will reach an unparalleled set-up in continental Europe\u201d said J\u00f6rg Binnenbr\u00fccker, Managing Partner at Capnamic Ventures. \u201cBoth teams combine their excellent market knowledge and will thereby enlarge as well as enrich the opportunities for fast-growing startups in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Iris Capital<\/p>\n

Iris Capital is a pan-European venture capital fund manager specializing in digital economy. Since its inception in 1986, the Iris Capital team has invested more than \u20ac900 million in more than 210 companies.\u2028Iris Capital targets opportunities in service or technology companies, seeking growth capital in order to realize their strategy. It provides active support to its portfolio companies on the basis of its strong sector specialization and experience, and has offices in Paris, D\u00fcsseldorf, San Francisco, Montreal, Riyadh, Dubai, Beijing and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Iris Capital has entered into a strategic partnership with Orange and Publicis to manage their joint venture capital initiative.<\/p>\n

| Press contact: nolwenn.salaun@kable-cf.com | + 33 1 44 50 54 74<\/p>\n

About Capnamic Ventures
\nCapnamic Ventures is a multi-corporate fund with offices in Cologne and Berlin, Germany. Founded in January 2013 the investment focus lies on fast growing business models along the digital value chain and scalable areas such as mobile, e-Commerce, gaming, payment, advertising and software as a service.\u2028Capnamic is backed by well-known corporate investors and family offices. Along with its new fund, Capnamic Ventures will take over management of the entire portfolio of DuMont Venture. The investment vehicle of M. DuMont Schauberg is currently holding over 20 portfolio companies.<\/p>\n

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