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BayernLB Capital Partner GmbH (BayernLB) is a Germany-based venture capital firm which was established in 2000. It is owned by Bayerische Landesbank. Formerly known as BayTech Venture Capital Beratungs GmbH, the firm changed their name to BayernLB Capital Partner GmbH in 2011. Located in Munich, the firm manages venture capital funds for a range of clients including the regional government-controlled Bayerische Landesbank, the European Investment Bank and other major institutional investors and insurance companies.

Power Plus Communications AG provides broadband power line communication technology for energy grid sector. Its products deliver broadband connectivity over both power line and wireless infrastructure. The company’s solution uses the existing low- and medium voltage grid infrastructure to deliver broadband connectivity, which allows for a real-time, bidirectional, reliable and cost-effective data communication. The firm’s products include voltage regulated distribution transformers, smart meter gateways and BPL modems. The company was founded by Ingo Schönberg and Eugen Mayer in 2001 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

Iris Capital Management SAS (Iris Capital) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Iris Capital Partners SAS founded in 1986 by Pierre de Fouquet and Antoine Garrigues. Iris Capital Management SAS is headquartered in Paris with additional offices around the world.

Ambienta SGR SpA (Ambienta) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Giuseppe Tronchetti Provera, Rolando Polli and Nino Tronchetti Provera. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy with additional offices in Munich, London and Paris.

KGAL Beteiligungs GmbH specializes in long-term real capital investments for institutional investors. The company is based in Grünwald, Germany and has subsidiaries in Germany. The CEOs of the German company are André M. Spielmann and Alexander Rietz.

IDnow GmbH engages in the provision of secure and easy-to-use solutions for identification and electronic signature. Its products facilitate the secure electronic identification of individuals via internet browser and mobile applications. Its products include IDnow Autoldent, IDnow VideoIdent, IDnow eSign, and IDnow Platform. The company was founded by Felix Haas, Sebastian B?rhold, Dennis von Ferenczy and Armin Bauer in February 2014 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.