sproof sammelt 3 Millionen ein – Dance erhält weiteres Geld – Sprin­ger kauft Homeday – deutsche-startups.de

In today’s #DealMonitor for September 12th, we take a look at the most important, exciting, and interesting investments and exits of the day in the DACH region. You can find all previous deals in the comprehensive #DealMonitor archive.

INVESTMENTS

sproof
Russell Perry, Michael Rüdiger, Stefan Schneide, and the company Stiglechner are investing 3 million euros in sproof – see Brutkasten. The startup, based in Puch near Hallein (Austria), was founded in 2019 by Clemens Brunner, Fabian Knirsch, and Erich Höpoldseder. They are developing a cloud-based software for electronic document signing. The European Super Angels Club and Michael Repnik have previously invested in the company. Learn more about sproof.

Ascento 
Wingman Venture, Playfair, Tim Kentley-Klay, Ryan Gariepy, Daniel Kottlarz, and Tobias Redlin are investing $4.3 million in Ascento. The robotics startup from Zurich, founded by Alessandro Morra, Miguel de la Iglesia Valls, Ciro Salzmann, and Dominik Mannhart, focuses on surveillance robots with AI software for monitoring large properties. The team states, „It includes checking points of interest, detecting edge cases, all powered by proprietary AI.“

driveblocks 
Rethink Ventures, Bayern Kapital, former MAN CEO Joachim Drees, and Altinvestor Friedrich & Wagner Holding have invested 2.2 million euros in driveblocks. The startup, founded in 2021 by Alexander Wischnewski and Stefan Matz in Garching near Munich, is developing technologies for fully autonomous commercial vehicles. The team plans to use the fresh capital to primarily expand driveblocks‘ core technology, the Mapless Autonomy Platform. Learn more about driveblocks.

Spot My Energy
Picus Capital and Co. are investing 1.55 million euros in Spot My Energy. The energy startup, founded by Jochen Schwill, the founder of Next Kraftwerke, focuses on Smart Meters. The company handles the measurement, optimization, and trading of electricity. The concept aims to achieve savings in consumers‘ electricity bills and increase predictability for facility and grid operators.

Dance
+++ 4P Capital, GDTRE, Carl Pei (Nothing), Alex Asseily (Jawbone, Lilium), Mads Fosselius (Dixa), Simon Hähnel (Andhim) und Co. investieren eine ungenannte Summe in Dance. Hinter dem Berliner Startup verbirgt sich ein Subscription-Service für E-Bikes, der von Alexander Ljung und Eric Quidenus sowie Jimdo-Macher Christian Springub gegründet wurde. Winthrop Square Capital, HV Capital, Eurazeo, BlueYard und Co. investierten zuletzt 12 Millionen Euro (Eigen- und Fremdkapital) in Dance. Mehr über Dance

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Homeday
Axel Springer, the media company, has acquired the struggling Berlin real estate startup Homeday, as previously announced in June. As part of the acquisition, the founders of Homeday, Steffen Wicker, Dmitri Uvarovski, and Philipp Reichle, are leaving the company. Additionally, 40 employees will be let go. Springer had a 58% stake in Homeday through a joint venture with the British real estate agent Purplebricks, in which Springer also had an investment. Recently, Purplebricks was sold to Strike for only 1 pound, despite Springer’s 190 million euro investment. Purplebricks had already written off its investment in Homeday in 2022. Homeday, founded in Cologne in 2015, positions itself as a digital real estate agent. Project A still held a small stake of approximately 22% in Homeday. Approximately 40 million euros were invested in Homeday by the end of 2020. For more information about Homeday,

DIE HÖHLE DER LÖWEN

Vegablum
+++ Familien-Löwin Dagmar Wöhrl und Produkt-Löwe Tillman Schulz investieren in der dritten Folge der vierzehnten Staffel 100.000 Euro in Vegablum und sichern sich dabei 25,1 % am Unternehmen. Das Startup aus Plettenberg, von Daniela Nowak und Stephan Weidtmann gegründet, setzt auf eine vegane Alternative zu Honigwein. Ursprünglich wollte das Team 100.000 Euro für 10 % der Firmenanteile einsammeln. Mehr über Vegablum

AnimalChat
+++ Sales-Löwe Carsten Maschmeyer investiert in der dritten Folge der vierzehnten Staffel 250.000 Euro in AnimalChat und sichert sich dabei 20 % am Unternehmen. Das Startup aus Reken, von Sebastian Wilkes und Heinrich Wilkes positioniert sich als Messenger-Dienst für die Tierwelt. Ursprünglich wollte das Team 200.000 Euro für 10 % der Firmenanteile einsammeln. Der Deal platzte nach der Show. Mehr über AnimalChat

KitchBo
+++ Regal-Löwe Ralf Dümmel investiert in der dritten Folge der vierzehnten Staffel 80.000 Euro in KitchBo und sichert sich dabei 15 % am Unternehmen. Das Startup aus Wangen, von Karolin Djukic, Darko Djukic und Nikola Natterer gegründet, setzt auf einen modular bestückbaren Silikonbackmatte für die Zubereitung von Speisen im Ofen. Ursprünglich wollte das Team 40.000 Euro für 10 % der Firmenanteile einsammeln. Mehr über KitchBo

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