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Akribion Genomics develops gene-editing tools and cancer therapies using CRISPR nuclease technology.

Omnipeak AI specializes in AI-driven software for account-based marketing, primarily serving law firms and professional services. Its platform automates campaigns, enhances lead generation, and optimizes sales interactions, helping these firms strategically grow their networks and attract high-value clients. Key features include personalized messaging, automated contact analysis, and time-saving tools to boost visibility and build trust with potential clients.

Oska Health specializes in digital-enabled care solutions for individuals with chronic kidney disease. By combining evidence-based medical practices, behavioral science, and advanced technology, Oska Health empowers patients to mitigate risks of cardiovascular complications and kidney failure while reducing healthcare costs. The company partners with healthcare payers to provide a comprehensive solution that includes personalized coaching, a user-friendly health app, and intelligent treatment algorithms.

CAPTIQ is a German online financing platform that provides loans to chamber professionals and other licensed professionals for starting, expanding, or operating practices such as medical offices, engineering firms, or law offices. The platform targets underserved segments that struggle to obtain traditional bank loans, offering rating-dependent financing with loan sizes typically ranging from several thousand up to 750,000 euros. Loans can be secured through institutional investors, enabling B2B access to funding via a digital marketplace. Founded in 2017 and based in Frankfurt, CAPTIQ aims to facilitate establishment and growth of professional practices by connecting borrowers with institutional lenders through an online, securitized financing model.

MeatApp is an online platform that makes it possible to access meat products. They revolutionize access to artisanal meat and create sustainable meat awareness. They access meat that has been raised and prepared in a manner appropriate to the species and eat it without a guilty conscience. They work to curb butcher deaths and create awareness for sustainable meat consumption.

STRAFFR develops and designs consumer products, specializing in sports bags and personal care items. Their flagship product is an intelligent elastic fitness band that connects to a mobile app for personalized training, real-time feedback, and data tracking.

Dreamteam operates an online marketplace focused on teambuilding, connecting organizations with a diverse range of curated activities designed to enhance team cohesion and performance. The platform features over 300 teambuilding options that can be filtered according to specific team requirements. By utilizing a selection system developed in collaboration with psychologists, Dreamteam ensures that the activities align with the unique goals and needs of each team. This approach not only simplifies the planning and execution process for clients but also aims to foster long-term value and growth within teams.

Sigo operates an e-cargo bike-sharing platform that offers a comprehensive solution for electric bicycle rentals. The company provides clients with the necessary tools for planning, implementing, and evaluating e-bike sharing systems. This includes electric cargo bikes, stationary charging stations, and service software, along with smartphone applications for booking and managing operations. Sigo's platform enables users to conveniently reserve e-cargo bikes, which are designed for inductive charging at designated stations, ensuring they are readily available for use. By facilitating comfortable transportation options, Sigo contributes to efforts aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

Wingcopter GmbH is a German manufacturer of advanced delivery drones, specializing in unmanned aircraft systems designed for both social and civilian applications. Founded in 2014 and based in Darmstadt, the company focuses on optimizing medical supply chains and last-mile logistics for various sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, forestry, and mining. Its flagship model, the Wingcopter 198, features a patented tilt-rotor mechanism that allows for vertical takeoff and landing while enabling efficient long-distance flight, even under challenging weather conditions. The drones are utilized for delivering essential items such as medicines, vaccines, and food to remote locations, as well as for inspecting public infrastructure. Wingcopter's commitment to improving and saving lives has garnered recognition, including being named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2020. The company employs a dedicated team of 120 professionals focused on meaningful commercial and humanitarian applications.

Lenzbox is a manufacturer of contact lens containers designed to keep lenses moist and virus-free. The company provides contact lens cases with automatic cleaning features, including rinsing and storing lenses in liquid and airtight conditions, as well as dry removal with the push of a button, helping users remove impurities and protect lenses from damage.

Aescuvest, founded in 2014 and based in Frankfurt, Germany, is a venture capital firm focused on the healthcare sector. Its mission is to facilitate impactful investments in medical innovations that aim to enhance healthcare delivery, products, and services. Aescuvest enables investors to create personalized portfolios of healthcare start-ups tailored to their investment interests. Through collaborations with EIT Health and a growing network of partnerships across Europe, the firm identifies and evaluates promising healthcare investment opportunities. Aescuvest employs a robust pre-screening and due diligence process, managed by an experienced Investment Committee comprised of its investment team and advisory board members with strong backgrounds in the healthcare industry. The firm's general partners actively invest their own capital in each venture, ensuring alignment of interests with their investors. By combining innovative equity capital solutions with healthcare expertise, Aescuvest offers a unique platform that helps portfolio companies develop their business solutions, accelerate commercialization, and overcome market access challenges.

Racksnet develops a cloud-based platform for automated management of diverse IT networks, including IoT devices. Its software enables secure, error-free configuration without manufacturer-specific languages. Key features include vendor independence, zero-touch deployment, network cloning, and a user-friendly port wizard.

Autengo is a provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions tailored for car dealerships, offering a comprehensive product and service cloud that enhances sales and marketing efforts. The company has developed a dealer management platform that digitizes essential functions of the car trade, including vehicle inventory management, and integrates various additional services and partnerships. This approach facilitates increased operational efficiency for car dealers, allowing them to effectively monitor and manage their vehicle inventory. With over 500 enterprise customers and more than 2 million euros raised, Autengo's capabilities have positioned it as a significant player in the automotive sector, culminating in its acquisition by Alzura, a prominent European B2B marketplace for the automotive aftermarket.

Tec4Med specializes in smart logistics services for pharmaceutical supply chains. Its platform employs IoT devices and user-friendly software to provide real-time tracking, condition monitoring, and compliance with international standards, enabling businesses to optimize operations, manage risks, and maintain quality across environments like cold chain management.

CrystalsFirst is a company providing structure-guided drug discovery technologies that leverage protein crystal data to accelerate screening and lead optimization. It develops methods to stabilize fragile protein crystals for screening and offers SmartSoak for small-molecule probes, SmartLib libraries for fragment-based discovery, and SmartRefine software for automated refinement of crystallographic data, together enabling high-confidence assessment of protein–ligand interactions. The company also creates atom-resolved 3D models that illustrate the geometry of protein–drug interactions. Its MAGNET platform integrates crystal-structure-first strategies with high-performance structural biology, large-scale computational modeling, generative AI and medicinal chemistry to identify novel molecules and druggable binding pockets for challenging targets. The platform supports rapid hit generation, scaffold diversification, and property optimization, aiding rational design from crystal structures and expanding chemical space. CrystalsFirst serves the biopharmaceutical sector, helping to tailor compounds for high affinity and uncover new modes of action across protein families and modalities. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Marburg, Germany.

MountLytics is a developer of guest intelligence software tailored for the hospitality industry, enabling hoteliers to forge meaningful relationships with their guests. The company's AI-driven platform simplifies the creation of comprehensive guest profiles by integrating various data streams, allowing users to gain a holistic understanding of their clientele. With a focus on enhancing guest loyalty and satisfaction, MountLytics facilitates the generation of automated and personalized communications throughout the guest journey. Users can craft contextual content and customize templates effortlessly, even without technical expertise. Additionally, the software provides valuable insights through personalized surveys, helping hospitality operators to better understand their guests and deliver exceptional travel experiences.

Giroxx is a financial technology company that specializes in facilitating international payments between individuals and businesses. The company aims to make cross-border transactions easy, convenient, and cost-effective by offering competitive exchange rates, low fees, and streamlined processes. Giroxx prioritizes security, ensuring that data protection, transaction security, and IT security measures are rigorously regulated and checked, comparable to those of German banks. The platform supports transfers in over 30 currencies, enabling users to send payments abroad with transparency and minimal complications.

Palturai offers visualization tools and business intelligence powered by data from official sources. The company develops a graph intelligence platform to visualize and analyze business relationships. Its platform applies artificial intelligence to process public data, providing interactive network visualizations, automated risk assessments, continuous monitoring, and seamless integration with existing systems, enabling businesses to uncover hidden connections, detect fraud, and streamline operations through efficient investigations.

Founded in Frankfurt, Germany in 2014, GIROMATCH operates a lending platform that connects borrowers with lenders via an advanced matching algorithm. It also facilitates investment opportunities for investors through its loan portfolio offerings.

MountLytics is a developer of guest intelligence software tailored for the hospitality industry, enabling hoteliers to forge meaningful relationships with their guests. The company's AI-driven platform simplifies the creation of comprehensive guest profiles by integrating various data streams, allowing users to gain a holistic understanding of their clientele. With a focus on enhancing guest loyalty and satisfaction, MountLytics facilitates the generation of automated and personalized communications throughout the guest journey. Users can craft contextual content and customize templates effortlessly, even without technical expertise. Additionally, the software provides valuable insights through personalized surveys, helping hospitality operators to better understand their guests and deliver exceptional travel experiences.

Bionic Robotics GmbH, formerly known as BioRob, focuses on developing lightweight construction robots aimed at enhancing automation in small and medium enterprises. The company has created a robotic arm called Biorob, which features a safe and lightweight design that eliminates the need for special sensors or additional protective measures. This innovation provides a cost-effective and user-friendly solution for the automation industry, facilitating flexible automation processes tailored to the needs of smaller businesses.