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Iris Capital, Capnamic Eye German Investments

March 14, 2013 |
PARIS -- Iris Capital, a leading pan-European VC focusing on digital economy, backed by its main corporate investors Orange and Publicis, and Capnamic Ventures, a rapidly rising player on the German VC scene, which recently spun off from the DuMont Schauberg media group, have entered into a partnership agreement for early-stage investments in Germany.

The Iris Capital early-stage vehicle (‘OP Ventures Early Stage`) is dedicated to European investments. It will co-invest alongside the newly launched multi-corporate Capnamic Ventures Fund in fast growing start-ups of the German digital economy. The cooperation may also extend to later stage investments in Germany. The two teams will closely cooperate in order to benefit most from their combined technical and business knowledge for investment decisions and portfolio management. In combining their efforts, they will also offer a broader international development perspective to their respective portfolio companies, benefiting in particular from Iris Capital’s presence in North America, Asia and the Middle East.

“Iris Capital has been investing in Germany for a long time. Considering that the German VC environment is particularly dynamic in Europe today, it is increasingly important to reinforce our presence in the early stage segment. Beyond our passion for VC, we share our strong focus on digital economy, spin-off history and innovative and unique multi-corporate approach with Capnamic. By joining forces, Iris and Capnamic will definitely represent a major European early-stage VC player”, declared Antoine Garrigues, Managing Partner at Iris Capital.

Iris Capital



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