Success stories

At the first Bosch Venture Forum in 2010 IDENT Technology AG attracted great interest with their 3-D gesture recognition technology as one of the twelve companies invited. For IDENT Technology the forum had been the starting point for a several million dollar investment led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC). In 2012 the investor consortium sold their shares to Microchip Technology, Inc., a leading U.S.-provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors.

04.12.2012

Wir freuen uns, auch im letzten Quartal des Jahres junge Unternehmen, aus unserem Innovationsservice Technology & Innovation Network (TIN) zu ihrer erfolgreichen Finanzierung gratulieren zu dürfen. Im TIN unterstützen wir seit über zwei Jahren junge, innovative Startup-Entrepreneure bei Ihrer Suche nach Kapital und Industriekooperationen.

tado° GmbH

Grüne Technologie und Digital Lifestyle – das Unternehmen tado° greift zwei der wichtigsten gesellschaftlichen Trends auf und verbindet sie zu einem innovativen Produkt für Energiesparer. Nachdem Anfang des Jahres Target Partners seinen Einstieg beim Münchener Hightech Start-up bekannt gab, ergänzen die Wagniskapitalgeber von Shortcut Ventures pünktlich zum Marktstart die A-Investitionsrunde mit einer Kapitalspritze. Die Verbindung dieses Zukunftsmarktes mit dem Internet of Things-Gedanken hat Shortcut an dem Investment in tado° gereizt.

tado° ist seit dem 14. November 2012 mit einer Hard- und Softwarekombination für Heizungs- und Klimatechnik auf dem Markt. Die tado° Applikation auf dem Mobiltelefon der Bewohner erkennt ohne Zutun der Nutzer, wenn der Letzte das Haus verlässt und senkt die Temperatur ab. Sobald sich ein Bewohner wieder in Richtung zuhause aufmacht, reagiert tado° sofort und wärmt die Wohnung auf Wunschtemperatur auf. Zudem berücksichtigt tado° individuelle Charakteristika des Gebäudes und lernt schnell wie die Temperaturen in der Wohnung am effizientesten erreicht werden. Um das optimale Heizsignal zu bestimmen, bezieht tado° aktuelle Wetterdaten aus dem Internet mit ein und kann sich somit schon vorher auf das Wetter einstellen, zum Beispiel darauf, dass die Sonne die Wohnung mit aufheizt. Durch den von tado° angebotenen Regelservice können durchschnittlich 27 Prozent Heizkosten eingespart werden.

„Der Beginn der Heizsaison ist der ideale Zeitpunkt für unseren Marktstart. Mit tado° wollen wir Haushalten, kleineren Büros und Ladengeschäften die Möglichkeit bieten, steigenden Heizkosten entgegen zu wirken und gleichzeitig verantwortungsbewusster zu handeln. Wir freuen uns sehr über das entgegengebrachte Vertrauen des Investoren-Duos und sind uns sicher, dass uns ihre Kompetenzen auf dem Wachstumskurs unterstützen “, so Christian Deilmann, Geschäftsführer von tado°, über den Produktlaunch und die Finanzierungsrunde.

Über tado° GmbH:

tado° bietet eine intelligente Heizungssteuerung für Privathaushalte und kleine Unternehmen an, die sich in Echtzeit an das Verhalten der Bewohner anpasst und zudem aktuelle Wetterdaten und Gebäudecharakteristika berücksichtigt. Die tado° GmbH wurde 2011 von Christian Deilmann, Johannes Schwarz und Valentin Sawadski gegründet. Am Firmenstandort München wird seit rund zwei Jahren an der Entwicklung von tado° gearbeitet. Der Name „tado°“ leitet sich aus den japanischen Begrüßungsformen „tadaima“ und „okaeri“ ab. Das bedeutet so viel wie „Ich bin wieder zuhause“ und „Schön, dass du da bist.“
Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf www.tado.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tado oder Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tado.com.

20 / 21 November 2012 in Munich, Germany

In cooperation with Rohde & Schwarz, one of the world`s leading electonics group, based in Munich, Germany, we could find - this year for the first time for this enterprise - young technology ventures with exciting solutions, innovative technologies or  applications in the array of  ICT Security, especially in the following fields:

• Secure Operating Systems & Trusted Computing solutions
• Secure Mobile Communication
• Secure Cloud Computing
• 'Next-next'-Generation Firewalls

Out of a group of 43 registered enterprises from 14 nations altogether, the 12 selected ones were invited into the Munich headquarters and thus given the opportunity to network with over 40 Rohde & Schwarz delegates from the divisions corporate strategy, R&D, business development, product management and sales and to plan common next steps at the 'round table'.
Rohde & Schwarz ICT Security Forum 2012

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November 15, 2012 in Munich, Germany

For the 5th time in a row we were assigned to search exciting innovations in the array of  security services and applications for Giesecke & Devrient, one of the World´s market- and innovation leaders in the field of security components. Especially demanded were those young technology enterprises who offered solutions in:

• Software attacks & countermeasures
• Virtualization
• Value Added Services
• Mobile Applications, OS & Solutions
• Authentication, Privacy & Digital Signature Solutions
• OTA Services
• Secure Elements
• M2M Solutions
• NFC Solutions

Regarding the forum, Giesecke & Devrient targeted the most exciting solution providers for product- and service tests, R&D collaboration as well as for  licensing opportunities.

50 enterprises originated from 18 nations with different solutions in respect of the mentioned demands registered and thus proclaimed their interest in talking about their innovations with Giesecke & Devrient and to start collaboration. The 12 for Giesecke & Devrient most interesting solutions were presented on November 15th in the Munich headquarters, where the invited entrepreneurs could exchange and start collaboration with about 50 Giesecke & Devrient delegates from different divisions.
5th Giesecke & Devrient Security Forum

22 / 23 OCTOBER 2012 IN MUNICH, GERMANY.

With the BMW Group EV Charging Forum 2012 the premium car manufacturer has been searching for innovative companies with solutions and concepts in the area of public and semi-public EV charging solutions worldwide. The solution demands were - cheap, simple, connected. With our Collaborative Innovation Service, Venture Forum we supported BMW Group in this challenging task.

In its role as a technology scout Munich Network was searching for young tech ventures with solutions to the BMW Group demands supported by our worldwide network of technology centers, incubators and clusters.

Over 70 companies out of 15 different countries worldwide, all of them with exciting solutions registered within the deadline for tenders. The 12 most interesting companies, selected in a three stage process, were invited for one and a half days to the BMW headquarter also called the 'cylinder' to Munich. The Forum was an excellent opportunity for the tech ventures as well as the 40 BMW Group representatives out of the M&A, strategy, product management and rollout management departments to exchange ideas and negotiate potential cooperation possibilities.
BMW GROUP EV CHARGING FORUM 2012

01/23/2012

Munich Network supports HTGF portfolio companies from value creation up to the exit

We are pleased about the financing Implandata Ophtalmic Products GmbH received in December 2011 in a series A round with HighTechGründerfonds (HTGF) being significantly involved. Munich Network, represented by Thomas Loeser as accredited coach of HTGF, was advising IOP GmbH as well as further HTGF portfolio companies in different topics with his long standing expertise as entrepreneur and manager for more than one year. In 2012 Munich Network will continuously extend the support for HTGF portfolio companies especially in the field of management support, industry cooperation and value creation up to the exit.

About Implandata Ophtalmic Products GmbH:
IOP has developed a novel technology for 24 hour measurement of intraocular pressure, by which monitoring and therapy of glaucoma patients will be improved. This solution will allow a more efficient treatment and management of glaucoma patients.
www.implandata.com

11/15/2011

Thomas Neubauer, Venture Expert within the Technology & Innovation Network, and now Business Angel for Snipscan actively supports the Management Team in their marketing and sales strategy.

About Snipscan UG: 
Snipscan is an innovative eCRM solution for the gastronomy and service companies in order to strengthen customer loyalty and hence increasing their revenues in the long term. Losing Bargains due to concessions of extremely high discounts that on the long run lead to price dumping will be dispensable. By providing virtual loyalty bonus cards directly on the customers’ smart phones as well as an integrated direct marketing channel in form of life messages, the Snipscan system as a location based retargeting solutions actively supports local suppliers in their sustainable customer loyalty. Consumers are thus directly addressable at any time, which means also that churning customers can easily be reactivated and idle times can be utilized in an optimal way. 
www.snipscan.com

11/15/2011

Tom Loeser, Venture Expert within the Technology & Innovation Network, supports Yasuu in their series-A round financing. Moreover Jürgen Böhm, also Venture Expert takes, as an angel investor, an active part in the company and supports the management team in the development of Yasuu. Dr. Florian Steiner, cofounder and Managing Director of Yasuu says: “We, as the founding team, have received valuable feedback on our business idea as well as on financing. The personal network and the contacts to other founders, investors and consultants have helped us to be faster and to avoid mistakes.”

About Yasuu GmbH: 
Yasuu is an online marketplace for likable experiences from authentic suppliers. If you want to make the best of your spare time you will find an unique offer at Yasuu.
www.yasuu.de

11/15/2011

Tom Loeser accompanies the team of eADMET in their seed financing through the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital and could decisively support the company in their search for an adequate industry partner. 
Mr Wolfram Teetz, CEO of eADMET GmbH to the support out of the Technology & Innovation Network: “Munich Network offers outstanding networks – within a few hours we got valuable contacts regarding the development of our e-commerce platform and interesting insights in the “psyche of a Venture Capitalist”. Furthermore I think that the different personalities and pitches are exciting and consistently surprising. A visit to Munich Network is always worth it.”

About eADMET GmbH:
eADMET develops and markets innovative IT solutions for the prediction of important properties of chemicals and drugs, especially physical and so-called ADME/Tox- ("drug-like") characteristics.

11/15/2011

Thanks to the support of Tom Loeser out of our Technology & Innovation Network the company got in contact with US Venture Capital investors as well as with potential strategic partners within the pharmaceutical industry at this year’s Ophtalmic Innovation Summit in the USA. This being the situation there are new and attractive possibilities of syndication opening up for Implandata Ophtalmic Products GmbH for the next round financings.

About Implandata Ophtalmic Products GmbH: 
IOP has developed a novel technology for 24 hour measurement of intraocular pressure, by which monitoring and therapy of glaucoma patients will be improved. This solution will allow a more efficient treatment and management of glaucoma patients.
www.implandata.com

11/15/2011

After the successful kick-off event last year Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) has, this year again, invited 12 innovative start-ups to Stuttgart in order to present their business ideas and technologies. In contrast to 2010 the technology demands this year were limited to only one search area. At the same time RBVC has extended its geographical search field to pan-the European area. Totally 120 ambitioned start-ups out of 12 nations registered. After the investment in IDENT Technology AG one of the invited companies of the first Bosch Venture Forum we see interesting approaches for networking between the start-up scene and the industry this year again. This shows us the sustainable success of our Venture Forums, one of our two services within the Technology & Innovation Network.

11/15/2011

On October 13 for the fourth year in succession, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Munich Network held a Security Forum at the G&D headquarters in Munich. Twelve companies were selected out of a total list of applicants of 80 innovative High-Tech Start-ups coming from 17 different countries. Munich Network proved, that it enjoys excellent contacts to technology and innovation clusters also outside the boundaries of the German speaking Europe. The invited companies presented their IT security solutions and applications to an audience of investors and G&D managers. As one of the leading providers of security technologies, G&D wants this event not only to be an opportunity for the global IT security community to meet with potential partners but also a chance for G&D to lay the ground for possible future collaborative ventures. More and more Internet and IT applications are being adapted for mobile use – on cell phones or on notebook PCs: hence the need for greater security in connection with flexible IT solutions. Demand is growing more than ever for new ideas and approaches capable of efficiently protecting IT systems including mobile phones. Thorsten Roeske, Head of Innovation and Alliances at G&D concludes:”The forum is a very good and above all effective way to get an overview of new market development and get cooperation started in a quick and unbureaucratic way. Within the last one and a half days we have seen twelve companies from 6 different nations and connected them with the corresponding business units here at G&D. The innovative quality of the companies and the international reach make Munich Network a very valuable partner for market development and innovation for us.”