In addition to providing entrepreneurs with capital in the early stage of their company´s development, Earlybird also works alongside CEOs and founders with identifying the best sources of later stage capital requirements and aiding in the general fundraising process, by attracting the best, most value-add partners. Earlybird is well positioned to take advantage of international opportunities and to assist portfolio companies to gain access to the international marketplace and financial resources. We assist in fundraising on an international level. Please see examples of our existing portfolio.
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Date
New Financing Round
(Initial Earlybird Investment - Lead/ Co-Lead/Co-Inv.) |
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New Financing Round Participants – Earlybird participated in most of the Financing Rounds below
(Not a complete list*) |
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September 2008
(Apr. 07 / Lead)
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smava GmbH
www.smava.de
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Neuhaus
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B
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August 2008
(Jun. 00 / Co-Lead)
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conject AG
www.conject.com
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Seventure Partners, HSH, AIAS, CAAM
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6th
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April 2008
(Jul. 01 / Co-Lead)
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MergeOptics GmbH
www.mergeoptics.com
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KTB Technologie Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Technology DZ Venture Capital, Target Partners, VCG Venture Capital Gesellschaft
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August 2007
(Jun. 00 / Co-Lead)
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BridgeCo AG
www.bridgeco.com
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Advent Venture Partners, Balderton Capital (formerly Benchmark Capital Europe), Cipio Partners (formerly Infineon Ventures), Fidelity Ventures, Intel Capital and Wellington Partners
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D1
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January 2007
(Sep. 00 / Co-Lead)
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Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc.
www.calypsomedical.com
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Apothecary Capital, Glenview Capital Management, Pequot Capital
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June 2006
(Jun. 00 / Co.-Lead)
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BridgeCo AG
www.bridgeco.com
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Advent Venture Partners, Wellington Partners, Benchmark Capital, Cipio Partners (formerly Infineon Ventures), Fidelity Ventures, Intel Capital
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April 2006
(Feb. 04 / Co.-Inv.)
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UPEK, Inc.
www.upek.com
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Deutsche Bank
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C
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March 2006
(Dec. 00 / Co-Lead)
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abaXX AG
www.abaxx.com
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BayTech Venture Capital, 3i group plc
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4th
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December 2005
(Dec. 00 / Co-Inv.)
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Lumics GmbH
www.lumics.com
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Falk Strascheg Holding GmbH, eCAPITAL Technologies Fonds II GmbH & Co. KG, MAZ Seed Invest GmbH, VC Fonds Berlin GmbH
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3rd
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December 2005
(Sep. 00 / Co-Lead)
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Zonare, Inc.
www.zonare.com
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3i, Mosaix Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, Frazier Healthcare, CB Health Ventures, Ascension Health, Siemens Venture Capital, Kaiser Permanente Foundation
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April 2005
(Mar. 99 / Co-Inv.)
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Wilex AG
www.wilex.com
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Merlin Biosciences, Apax Partners, TVM Techno Venture Management, Karolinska Investment Fund, Quest for Growth, Quintiles' PharmaBio Development
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4th
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December 2004
(Jan. 97 / Co-Lead)
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Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc.
www.calypsomedical.com
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Versant, Bay City Capital, RiverVest, Frazier, Mosaix Ventures, CSKVC Life Science Investment Fund, SB Live Science Ventures, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, The Permanente Federation
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C
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November 2004
(Jul. 01 / Co-Inv.)
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MergeOptics GmbH
www.mergeoptics.com
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DVC Deutsche Venture Capital, Target Partners
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2nd
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June 2004
(Sep. 00 / Lead)
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Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.
www.zonare.com
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Montagu Newhall, Ascension Health, Kaiser Permanente Foundation, Siemens Venture Capital, Frazier Healthcare, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, CB Health Ventures, Merrill Lynch Ventures, and Mosaix Ventures
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June 2004
(Jun. 00 / Co-Lead)
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BridgeCo AG
www.bridgeco.net
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Fidelity Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Infineon Ventures, Intel Capital
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3 rd (C)
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January 2004
(Jan. 99 / Co-Lead)
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Identify Software, Ltd.
www.identify.com
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Star Ventures, Evergreen Partners Ltd., Formula Ventures, Infinity Funds, Intel Capital, Mofet, NIF Ventures, UBS Capital, Vertex Venture Capital
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November 2003
(Oct. 01 / Co-Lead)
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esmertec AG
www.esmertec.com
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Partners Group, Sofinnova Partners, BV Group Private Equity, Quilvest Group, Rothschild Gestion, Invision AG, Credit Lyonnais Private Equity
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4 th
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December 2002
(Jun. 00 / Co-Lead)
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BridgeCo AG
www.bridgeco.net
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Benchmark Capital, Infineon Ventures, Intel Capital
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2 nd (C)
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June 2002
(Sep. 00 / Co-Lead)
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Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc.
www.calypsomedical.com
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Frazier, Utah Ventures, Versant, RiverVest, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, The Permanente Federation, SB Life Science Ventures, Mosaix Ventures
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B
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April 2002
(Oct. 01 / Lead)
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Esmertec, Inc.
www.esmertec.com
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Sofinnova Partners
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2 nd (B)
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December 2001
(Dec. 99 / Co-Lead)
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element5 AG
www.element5.de
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IKB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, 3i
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3 rd
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December 2001
(Jul. 01 / Lead)
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MergeOptics GmbH
www.mergeoptics.de
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Target Partners
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1 st (B)
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November 2001
(Sep. 00 / Lead)
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Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.
www.zonare.com
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Frazier, Merrill Lynch, Mosaix Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Texas Instruments
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C
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May 2001
(Jun. 00 / Lead)
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Conject AG
www.conject.com
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Schleswig-Holsteinische Kapital-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, private investors
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2 nd
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May 2001
(Dec. 99 / Lead)
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dooyoo.de AG
www.dooyoo.de
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CNET, Syntec, 3i
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3 rd
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February 2001
(Jan. 99 / Lead)
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GMD GmbH
www.gmd-net.com
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LION Bioscience
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3 rd
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December 2000
(Apr. 99 / Co-Lead)
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abaXX Technology GmbH
www.abaxx.com
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Accenture (Andersen Consulting), 3i, General Atlantic Partners
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3 rd
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December 2000
(Nov. 99 / Co-Inv.)
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MuTek Ltd.
www.mutek.com
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Intel, Clal, Evergreen Ventures, Mofet, Nippon Investment, Star Ventures, UBS Capital
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C 3
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November 2000
(Jan. 00 / Co-Inv.)
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oneShield
www.oneshield.com
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KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts), Willis
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B2
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October 2000
(Mar. 99 / Co-Inv.)
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Wilex Biotechnology GmbH
www.wilex.com
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Apax, J. Bär, Merlin, TVM
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2 nd
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October 2000
(Jan. 00 / Co-Inv.)
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oneShield
www.oneshield.com
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KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts), Psilos
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B 1
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September 2000
(Sep. 99 / Lead)
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Tipp 24 AG
www.tipp24.de
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Private Investors
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2 nd
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May 2000
(Apr. 99 / Co-Inv.)
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abaXX Technology GmbH
www.abaxx.com
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3i, General Atlantic Partners
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2 nd
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December 1999
(Nov. 99 / Co-Inv.)
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MuTek Ltd.
www.mutek.com
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Clal, Evergreen Ventures, Mofet, Nippon Investment, Star Ventures
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C 2
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* Selection by largest investors of that round in alphabetical order
** US-deals are stated in share classes; German deals are stated in chronological order. |
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