Investors in Information Technology

Startfeld is a non-profit association with a philanthropic goal setting to support start-ups and innovation in the St.GallenBodenseeArea. Startfeld - Startup support of the Switzerland Innovation Parc East- is a non-profit association with a philanthropic goal setting to support startups and innovation in the Eastern Part of Switzerland. The network for innovations and start-ups was founded by the University of St.Gallen, FHS St.Gallen University of Applied Sciences, the Empa, the city of St.Gallen, the St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) and Swisscom.

The first dedicated cybersecurity incubator in the CEE region. OXO Cybersecurity Lab is a separate incubator of OXO Labs created exclusively to support cybersecurity innovation. The incubator involves a large number of industry specialists as team members as well as program mentors who can cover all critical aspects of the field.

Photon Delta is an industry accelerator for integrated photonics. PhotonDelta builds an ecosystem of organizations that is able to design, develop and manufacture world-class innovative solutions based on integrated photonic technology. PhotonDelta actively supports its partners with coaching, funding and access to market.

Hitachi Ventures is the global venture capital arm of Hitachi Group, a global industrial player active in a broad range of technology sectors. Hitachi Ventures invests in innovative companies that address society’s key technological, social and environmental challenges in areas like IT, industrial automation (robotics, sensor technology and IoT). Hitachi intends to leverage its strong position in multiple global technology markets, its expertise and network to support and promote Hitachi Ventures portfolio companies.

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The corporate venture capital arm TRUMPF Venture extends TRUMPF’s comprehensive activities to promote innovation and to detect disruptive technologies and business models early on. TRUMPF is the world technological and market leader for machine tools used in flexible sheet metal processing as well as industrial lasers. TRUMPF Venture invests globally in early-stage start-ups active in areas complementary or adjacent to the TRUMPF core, such as Advances Photonics and Smart Factory. Funded start-ups benefit from an extensive network, deep domain knowhow, proven skills in scalability as well as support to access the TRUMPF group and its ecosystem.

Germany-based global venture fund with entrepreneurship at heart. We are eager to invest in bright startups and publishers who are already working with Affiliate Networks or willing to work on the CPA model.

Wayra UK provides access to networks and capital, turning start-ups into scale-ups. Wayra scales start-ups by giving them access to investments and to business development opportunities with some of the world’s largest companies. We also have a network of more than 140 partners and customers, and two innovation platforms (Alaian and Open Future) open to third parties.

Leorsa Innovations invests in companies with big ideas that aspire to be the best in the world. Excited by technological breakthroughs and cutting-edge ideas, Leorsa invests in a variety of companies from the initial seed round through to series A. Leorsa provides these companies with unparalleled support from world class scientists and researchers to drive both growth and revenue.

Principal Engineering is an IT firm that provides solutions, software development, IT services, consultancy, and outsourcing services.Principal engineering s.r.o. offers top IT services and business solutions in Europe and North America, partnering with clients to drive innovation and growth through software development, IT consulting, and project management.

Breed Reply, Reply's active operational investor, funds and supports the development of early-stage companies in the Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe and the USA. Based in London, with operational offices in Germany and Italy, Breed Reply supports entrepreneurs and young talent by quickly bringing new ideas to the market. This is done via three fundamental services: funding at early-stage level; active operational involvement with significant know how transfer of business, managerial and technological expertise; and go-to-market support through the extensive Reply network.

Brose Ventures invests globally in early-stage startups to shape the future of mobility. Our focus spans across electrified and connected vehicles, sustainability, micro-mobility, AI & ML, sensor technologies, advanced materials, new production technologies and a wide range of other disruptive technologies and business models. Our direct relationship with Brose means access to deep automotive expertise and the network of a €6bn revenue tier-1 supplier. We introduce our companies to Brose as a potential customer or strategic partner for joint development and commercialisation projects.