Alexander Von Preysing

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Digital Invest Germany / German Crowdfunding Association represents the political and public interests of digital investing and crowdfunding platforms to the German Government, Parliament, Regulatory Bodies, Media and other Associations. It serves as a networking forum for the platform owner in developing best practices for the industry. The association is preparing to publish market data on the development of Crowdfunding in Germany. The German Crowdfunding Association has been founded on November 4th 2015 in Frankfurt and officially launched on April 13th 2016. Members came from a wide range of business models and branches and have agreed to a binding Code of Conduct. The board is comprised of representatives from the platforms. Full members can be given only to companies which operate platforms, however supporting member status can also be given to other institutions, such as Banks, Payment Providers, Law Firms and IT-Companies. The association works in close cooperation with national and European networks. Our members are also members of other associations, such as the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), the European Equity Crowdfunding Association (EECA), the German IT Association BITKOM, the German Startup Association Bundesverband Deutscher Startups, the German Business Angel Association BAND or the German Venture Capital Association BVK. The membership is also open to companies with a seat outside of Germany. Most communication in the working group is done in German, however. If you are interested in entering the German market as a platform provider, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The seat of the association is in Berlin.

Triangle Venture Capital Group is a German-based venture capital partnership currently managing €80 million in funds and focusing on investments in spin-offs from universities and research centers primarily active in the information and communication technology (ICT) and medical device industries. The Partners as well as the Board of Advisors have accomplished numerous investment transactions and have many years of experience in: - high-tech industry, - IP/license law, - applied sciences/research facilities, - establishing and developing companies and finance. This experience provides an important competitive advantage for investments in high-tech companies. Triangle is one of the few venture capital firms with an exclusive focus on investments in spin-offs from universities and research centers in Germany. Since its inception in 1997, Triangle has advised four funds: Fund I, which started investing in 1999, Funds II and III, parallel funds with vintage year 2001 and Fund IV with vintage year 2006. The four funds have invested in 15 start-up companies with Triangle investing as lead investor in all portfolio companies and completing more than 100 transactions including follow-on funding rounds and exits. Some €100 million has been committed to these companies, including funds from co-investors as well as Triangle-advised funds. Currently, Triangle is continuing investing its Fund IV.

In 2014 gegründet, verbindet FunderNation die Dynamik einer innovativen Plattform mit über 25 Jahren Erfahrung aus dem Venture Capital Sektor. Über FunderNation haben Unternehmen – von Start-Ups bis zu dynamisch wachsenden, etablierten Firmen – die Möglichkeit, Investoren und Unterstützer zu gewinnen. Investoren ermöglicht die Plattform, direkt in spannende Projekte zu investieren und dabei einen echten Impact zu schaffen. Unter diesem Link erreichen Sie unsere Datenschutzerklärung: https://www.fundernation.eu/datenschutzerklaerung

Deutsche Börse Venture Network is the pre-IPO initiative of Deutsche Börse to support striving growth companies and unicorns on their way to go public. The network unites key expertise in the field of capital market financing, contacts to relevant players and a vast European member base of founders and investors. From pre-IPO funding and different financing options via the capital market to ESG and sustainability topics: We fuel innovation in the European tech ecosystem as experienced thought leaders and community builders. Discover our offers for companies and investors: deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com/venture-network/ Privacy policy: deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com/dbcm-en/privacy-notice Imprint: deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com/dbcm-en/imprint *** NEWSLETTER *** Receive weekly VC and start-up industry news: we send out a weekly news briefing with most relevant headlines on financing rounds, M&As and new fonds – worldwide. Register here: deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com/venture-weekly-en/