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TechDD Ahead of Series A Round: Skribble Secures CHF 10 Mio With Action Capital

6.9.2022
Together with VI Partners, btov Partners, Die Mobiliar, Helvetia Venture Fund and Zürcher Kantonalbank, Acton Capital invested in Zurich-based startup Skribble in a CHF 10 Mio Series A. Philipps & Byrne contributed to this successful round by conducting the product and technology due diligence.

By offering a secure digital signature process that caters to legal written form requirements, Skribble today already serves 3000+ clients in more than 30 countries and plans to expand its services across Europe.

Product and Tech DD Ahead of €34 Mio Round on Digital Health Insurer Ottonova

5.9.2022
Ottonova secured a capital increase of €34 Mio with Cadence Growth Capital as lead investor, together with existing investors HV Capital, Tengelmann Twenty-One KG, btov Partners, Earlybird Venture Capital and Vorwerk Ventures.

As we have audited Ottonova before and supported their growth journey for some time, we were entrusted once again with conducting the product and technology due diligence ahead of this funding round.

Ottonova is a digital health insurance company that wants to make the complex topic of health insurance and healthcare simple and transparent.

Tech and Product Due Diligence on Care Startup Marta Ahead of Funding Round With Capnamic

1.9.2022
Marta secured funding from Venture Capital firm Capnamic. Philipps & Byrne provided the product and tech due diligence ahead of this funding round.

Marta offers a marketplace for families, people in need of care and European caregivers. They are working on building software solutions to connect caregivers with families all over Europe and to accompany them during the care. They are pursuing the goal of doing better through their software solutions and fundamentally rebuilding the market of “24-hour” care.

Philipps & Byrne Provides Tech Due Diligence on Lumiform Ahead of €6.4M Round

25.7.2022
Lumiform raised €6.4m in a Series A round led by Capnamic.

Lumiform offers an out-of-the-box application that helps businesses automate the workflows of their deskless workforce across all industries.

Philipps & Byrne supported the investment by providing the technology and product due diligence.

Early Stage TechDD: Seatti Raised Seed Round With Acton Capital

5.7.2022
Seatti raised a seed round with Acton Capital. Philipps & Byrne was entrusted to provide the technology and product due diligence ahead of the funding round.

Seatti aims to enable every company and individual to work hybrid effortlessly. With Seatti’s MS-Teams and Azure-AD integrated solution, users can book shared desks, meeting rooms, parking and more. Users can also share their work locations with each other, see who is nearby and meet up.

Tech Due Diligence Ahead of M&A: HomeToGo Successfully Acquires SECRA Bookings Gmbh

9.6.2022
HomeToGo successfully acquired SECRA Bookings GmbH. Ahead of the acquisitions, Philipps & Byrne was requested by HomeToGo to assess SECRA from a tech and product perspective, to ensure compatibility and get an expert evaluation for the investment decision.

HomeToGo is the marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor.

SECRA Bookings GmbH offers modules and products to professionalize the online marketing of vacation accommodations for more reach, more bookings, and more guests.

TechDD on IoT Platform: Equipment-as-a-Service Provider Synctive Secures Investment from Capnamic

1.6.2022
Synctive got Capnamic on board as an investor to move forward on offering new possibilities in the mechanical engineering industry.

As we are always excited about IoT and engineering, we were a good fit to support the deal by providing the product and technology due diligence.

Synctive enables machinery manufacturers to launch and scale their equipment-as-a-service business model. Synctive is the all-in-one management software designed for successful machine-as-a-service business models.

Technology Due Diligence on Nature Intelligence Startup NatureMetrics Ahead of £12 Round Co-led by Ananda Impact Ventures

26.5.2022
UK-based nature intelligence company NatureMetrics closed a £12 round co-led by Ananda Impact Ventures as well as 2150, SWEN Capital Partners and BNP Paribas’ Solar Impulse Fund with follow-on from Systemiq Capital.

Philipps & Byrne was part of this journey as partners for the technology and product due diligence, building on our expertise in climate and sustainability tech.

NatureMetrics brings the power of genetics to frontline ecology. They use eDNA analysis to monitor biodiversity and measure natural capital in the environment by uncovering multiple species from complex environmental samples in low-cost and repeatable ways.

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Cloud Collaboration Governance: Philipps & Byrne Provides TechDD Ahead of 4 Mio US$ Funding Round on Rencore

18.5.2022
Rencore raised 4 million US$ in a series A funding round led by venture capital investor Capnamic. We supported the investment by providing the technology and product due diligence – not only as audit experts for SaaS, but also on regulatory compliance and governance.

Rencore is a B2B software company providing solutions essential for staying in control of Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, Azure, and the Power Platform. Their customers rely on Rencore tools to simplify, automate and speed up their everyday governance, risk, and compliance challenges.

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