Bayern Kapital is a Bayern based venture capital firm investing in technology companies originating in the Bavarian region. Founded in 1995, It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LfA Foerderbank Bayern, Bavaria‘s development bank. It seeks to invest in companies involved in IT/software, new materials, micro-systems, life sciences, and environmental technologies. The firm manages five funds: Seedfonds Bayern, Clusterfonds Start-Up!, Innovationsfonds, Innovationsfonds EFRE and Wachstumsfonds Bayern. Its portfolio includes companies like SimScale, Mecuris, Holo-Light, Wealthpilot, Fineway, Libify, and Vasopharm.
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SimScale is a cloud-based CAE software that helps users perform simulations of CAD models.
Tubulis Therapeutics is a Munich-based therapeutics company developing matched protein-drug conjugates.
German-based developers and marketers of laser and light systems used in dermatological applications
AdvanceCOR is a Planegg-based company developing drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases founded in 2012 by Martin Lohse.
Fos4x is a manufacturing industry founded by Lars Hoffman and Rolf Wojtech in 2010.
Multiphoton Optics GmbH is a company founded by Markus Riester.
Dynamic Biosensors is an molecular analytical company founded in 2012 by Dirk Oliver Scholl.
TerraLoupe is a Munich-based company founded by Christian Schaub, Josef Schindler, Manuela Rasthofer and Sebastian Gerke.
Brocade Communications Systems is a San Jose, California-based company founded in 1995 by Kumar Malavalli.
A company developing therapeutics for acute inflammatory central nervous system conditions
Riskmethods is a supply chain risk management software.
FAZUA develops an e-bike drive system.
commercetools is a company founded by Dirk Hoerig.
SuppreMol is a company in the pharmaceuticals industry.
LipoFIT Analytic is a company in the pharmaceuticals industry.
Sirion Biotechnology is a Durham, North Carolina-based company.
Corimmun is a company in the pharmaceuticals industry.
ChromoTek is a company in the pharmaceuticals industry.
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