Thomas Förster

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.

Transparent Energy Systems Pvt Ltd. provides solutions for energy and water conservation. It supplies turnkey systems for power cogeneration, waste heat recovery, effluent water recycling and ammonia absorption refrigeration. The company offers boilers, heaters and recovery systems for cement, steel, IPP’s, glass, ceramic, sugar and other process industries. Transparent Energy Systems was founded by Ashok Dattatray Atre on April 16, 1986 and is headquartered in Pune, India.

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.

Siemens Communications Group provides telecommunications services. The company offers Internet infrastructure, electronic equipment, and wireless communications services. Siemens Communications Group is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Part of Siemens AG, Siemens Business Services is a South African company that provides telecommunications solutions and services. The company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

thinkstep AG operates as a holding company, which provides compliance solutions, as well as compliance software, data, and consulting in the fields of sustainably management. It distributes its products under the GaBi Software, SoFi Software, LCA Data, and SoFi Content brands. The company was founded by Michael Betz and Robert Gabriel in 1991 and is headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

Part of Siemens AG, Siemens Nixdorf Informations Systeme AG is a German company that manufactures high performance printers. The company is based in Oldenburg, 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.

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.

Portum AG provides companies and market places with web based software to support strategic sourcing and purchasing processes. The tools, which offer online negotiations, online request for quotations and supplier management, facilitate collaboration, communication and information management between buyers and suppliers. It has branches in London, Paris, San Francisco and in Madrid. Its customers include Siemens, Deutsche Telekom, Tchibo, TOTAL, EADS and marketplaces such as Trade-Ranger, Rubbernetwork and click2procure. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Saatzucht Plaußig Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH is a real estate company based in Leipzig, Germany. The German company provides real estate services and is ultimately controlled by the City of Leipzig. The CEO of the company is Kai Thalmann.

Panoratio Database Images GmbH engages in the development of software for the interpretation and analysis of data structures. The company was founded by Michael Haft and Reimar Hofmann in 2003 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH engages in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity as well as district heating. The firm is also active in the natural gas trading business. It provides energy services related to decentralized generation, photovoltaics, energy management and efficiency, as well as metering. The company was founded on September 4, 1838 and is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany.

FIDURA Capital Consult GmbH (FIDURA Capital Consult) is an independent German consulting and private equity firm which specializes in advising growth-oriented, mid-size companies in search of capital. FIDURA Capital Consult was founded in 2001 by Klaus Ragotzky. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the firm provides a range of strategic business planning services including international operations consulting (Eastern Europe), initiating and coordinating trans-European projects, structuring finance, business plan creation and IPO advisory.