Susie Meier

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

HgCapital LLP (HgCapital) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Craig M. Donaldson. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Munich, Paris, New York and San Francisco.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe SAS (BNP Paribas France) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1980. BNP Paribas France provides discretionary and pooled investment management for French and international private individuals, companies and institutions.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (JPMAM-UK) is the wholly owned, Great Britain-based investment arm of JPMorgan Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. They changed their name to JPMorgan Asset Management UK Ltd. in 2005. Headquartered in London, JPAM-UK provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, both US and non-US.

Cinven Group Ltd (Cinven Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Scottish Equity Partners LLP (Scottish Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Gary de Vinchelez Le Sueur and Andrew S. Paterson. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Munich Private Equity AG (MPE) is a private equity subsidiary of CapitalConcept Anlagen Holding GmbH founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Oberhaching with additional office in Innsbruck.

Mid Europa Partners LLP (Mid Europa Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1999 by Thierry M. Baudon. The firm is headquartered in London.

Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH (Holtzbrinck Digital) is the strategic investment subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH in Germany. Formerly known as Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, the firm originated in 2000 when all internet investments from the Verlagsgruppe von Holtzbrinck were consolidated to form Holtzbrinck NetworXs AG, which was subsequently split into Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH in 2006. Located in Munich, Holtzbrinck Digital aims to develop new areas of business on the Web by managing interests in Internet companies and acquiring start-ups. From their experience as a venture partner helping to build B2C Internet companies, the firm has unique knowledge of how to build brands, win customers and handle regional expansion. They invest from the balance sheet of the parent company.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH functions as a college or university. Its services include academic, coaching@EBS, career services center, EBS languages center, accommodation database and EBS mediations services. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Acton Capital Partners GmbH (Acton) is an independent venture capital firm which originated in 1999 as the corporate venture capital arm of Hubert Burda Media Holding KG. In 2008, it spun out of the media group into an independent fund structure and was renamed to Acton. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Rocket Internet is the venture capital division of Rocket Internet SE founded in 2007 by the Samwer brothers Marc, Alexander, and Oliver. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

MaLeDi-Li JSC owns, operates, and leases non-residential real estate property. It offers garages and industrial premises, as well as car parking spaces. The company was founded on July 31, 1958 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

InfoCert SpA designs and develops solutions for the dematerialization of document processing. Its services include consulting, technology, and application service provider. The firms business include digital signature, digital preservation, electronic invoicing, registered electronic mail, trusted onboarding platform, trusted cloud legal cloud. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Horizons Ventures Ltd (Horizons Ventures) is an Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by DEBBIE CHANG, Hoi Shuen Chau and Ka Shing Li. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Workstreampeople BV engages in the development of microsoft centric intelligent dialogue management and cloud contact center platform. Its products include Anywhere365 Core, Anywhere365 WebAgent, Webchat Plus, Dialogue Intelligence for Power BI, Web Extension Window, and Inflight Snapper. The company was founded by Gijs Geurts and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Cherry Ventures Management GmbH (Cherry Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christian Meermann, Daniel Philipp Glasner, and Filip Felician Dames. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Hydration Labs, Inc. develops smart beverage machines. It provides a smart water cooler for offices that creates filtered still, sparkling, and flavored water on demand. The company was founded by Sean Grundy, Eliza Becton and Frank Lee in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

uberall GmbH operates an online presence management platform. It serves for stores, restaurants, doctors, gas stations, museums, hospitals, police stations and any other type of local business or public institution to automatically optimize their online presence. The firm also supports people in searching for directions, opening hours, recommendations, event schedules and other relevant information. The company was founded by Florian H?bner, David Federhen, and Josha Benner in March 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Voyage Labs, Inc. develops bio-sensors and electronics. It focuses on nanotechnology, micro-electronics, contact lens research, health informatics, and software development. The company was founded by Huayi Gao, Maarij Baig and Harry Gandhi in 2013 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Ava Food Labs, Inc. engages in the production of synthetic wines without grapes by combining flavor compounds and ethanol. Its products include Gemello, and Kazoku. The company was founded by Mardonn Chua, Alec Lee, and Josh Decolongon in 2016and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lofelt GmbH engages in the development and provision of wearable audio equipment. It offers wave firmware, L-series actuators, and evaluation kits. The company was founded by Daniel Büttner and Gwydion Ap Dafydd in May 2014 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Greenstorm Mobility GmbH engages in the sale and rental of electric bikes, scooters, and cars. The firm distributes its products under the Bergamont, Corratec, Fantic, Haibike, Ghost, and Sinus brands. It also offers electronic charging stations. The company was founded by Richard Hirschhuber, Wolfgang Spieler, and Michaela Spieler in 2016 and is headquartered in Kufstein, Austria.

Bregal Milestone LLP (Bregal Milestone) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Bregal Investments LLP founded in 2018 by Jan Bruennler, Cyrus Shey and Philippe Lautenberg. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Part of Zalando SE, Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH & Co. KG is a German company that engages in holding and management of equity investments. The company is based in Munich, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Martin Weber, Andreas Wisser.

Cathay Innovation SAS is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS founded in 2015 by Denis Barrier and Ming Po Cai. Cathay Innovation SAS is headquartered in Paris.

ParshipMeet Holding GmbH operates as an investment holding company. It operates a dating website by providing matchmaking social dating and entertainment services. The firm’s brands include MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, GROWLr, and LOVOO. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Erthos, Inc. is a solar company based in Tempe, AZ that was founded in 2019. The company aims to revolutionize the utility-scale solar industry and establish solar as the most cost-effective way to generate electricity. Erthos has a team of executives and management with experience from companies such as Tesla, Intel, and General Electric. The company has introduced a new way to build solar power plants called Solar™ PV, which eliminates structural steel and installs solar modules directly on the ground. Erthos has also developed an autonomous cleaning robot that sweeps the solar array each night and captures module-level DC health data. The CEO of the company is James Tyler.

Sastrix GmbH provides software-as-a-services procurement services. The company was founded by Sven Lackinger and Maximilian Messing and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Charles GmbH is a leading European WhatsApp marketing platform that focuses on maximizing revenue for ecommerce brands. The company is based in an undisclosed location. It offers a unique blend of platform and support to help brands communicate new offers, answer customer questions, and make sales through WhatsApp. The German company has six departments that work towards its overarching vision of becoming the backbone of conversational commerce. The WhatsApp Business Platform (formerly API) is one of the company's offerings, and it helps brands get started with WhatsApp marketing. Charles was founded by Andreas Tussing and Artjem Weissbeck, who have been the CEOs since incorporation.

Part of Ignite Power, Pawame Ltd. is a Kenyan company that distributes solar home systems. The company is based in Kileleshwa, Kenya. The company was founded by Majd Chaaya, Nick Sparks, Alexandre Allegue. The CEO is Maurice Parets. Pawame was acquired by Ignite Power on March 16, 2023.

Epipoli SpA develops solutions for payment technology. The firm offers prepaid gift cards and other engagement systems under the brands MyGiftCard and HighWays. The company was founded by Gaetano Giannetto in 2000 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.