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Amsterdam-based LearnWise AI attracts a €2m seed investment from London-based VC Emerge Education to support students worldwide with responsible AI. Learnwise AI’s vision is to democratize access to support for higher ed students anytime, anywhere. Since it started in 2022, Learnwise AI strives to meet universities wherever they are in their student support journey by implementing our omnichannel AI assistant: it can help with outside-the-classroom requests, such as IT and student services requests, escalation, and triage, or aid students with course logistics and materials. Greg Marschall, CEO of LearnWise AI: ‘Students don’t need another chatbot, they need a personal concierge who understands their complete university journey and fully integrates into the EdTech ecosystem of an institution.’ INGEN HOUSZ (Quirijn van Veen, Berend Veenstra) advised Emerge

819 Capital Partners invests in i-Med Technology ? I-Med Technology develops and markets advanced head-mounted 3D imaging systems that provide real-time support, enhancing precision and efficiency in medical and dental procedures. Johan van de Ven, CEO of I-Med: "The support and investment of 819 Capital Partners and LIOF enable us to move swiftly in bringing our technology to more clinicians and expanding our reach in the medical imaging market.” 819 Capital invested in I-Med through 819 Evergreen Fund I, our fund dedicated to investments in deep-tech and med-tech ventures. INGEN HOUSZ (Quirijn van Veen) acted for 819 Capital Partners (Sven Kempers, Wim Smit).

INGEN HOUSZ is recognized as the #1 VC law firm for the Benelux in PitchBook’s Global League Tables for Q3 2024. This quarter INGEN HOUSZ ranks 21th globally. The PitchBook tables credit INGEN HOUSZ with 21 venture capital and growth equity financings in the period July - September 2024 (see table below). These financings infused funding into emerging companies, reflecting our commitment to shaping the new economy. Quirijn van Veen Matthijs Ingen-Housz Joep Wolfhagen Meelf van Oosten Loes Mensink Joukje Baur Eeke van Vegchel - Kenninck Selene Snippe Daan Gieben Daan Smole Fee Njio Willemijn de Wit Berend Veenstra Frans Ruijs

Shop Circle acquires Aiden | Guided selling for e-commerce - the leading intelligent product discovery tool. Already trusted by hundreds of enterprise clients, Aiden helps some of the largest online retailers transform customer indecision into sales. INGEN HOUSZ (Meelf van Oosten, Daan Gieben, Matthijs Ingen-Housz and Frans Ruijs) advised Aiden (Marja Silvertant, Simon van Duivenvoorde) and its selling shareholders.

Sympower raised €21.3 million in an oversubscribed Series B1 round, led by A&G Green Energy's Energy Transition Tech Fund, with backing from European Investment Fund (EIF) and co-investors Activate Capital, PDENH, Expon Capital, and Rubio Impact Ventures. When the grid is out of balance, Synpower temporarily adjusts the power of machines and processes through its automated demand response capabilities. INGEN HOUSZ (Daan Gieben, Loes Mensink and Quirijn van Veen) advised Rubio Impact Ventures.

C2CA Technology B.V.?secures 10M€ of Series A funding to build a first-of-a-kind waste concrete upcycling facility. C2CA's goal is to transform the cement and concrete industry to build a sustainable future. The equity round is led by a diverse consortium of impact-driven financial investors, a institutional investor, and strategic partners. Investors include InnovationQuarter (Quentin van Driel) (through the Energy Transition Fund), Taaleri Bioindustry, Chrysalix Venture Capital, ?imsa Building Solutions, TITAN Cement Group, and PI Impact who join GBN Groep, Delft Enterprises B.V. and ADR Technology as shareholders. INGEN HOUSZ (Quirijn van Veen, Daan Gieben) advised C2CA Technology B.V.

Etpa - A new way of power trading attracts €5.5 million in a new funding round. Etpa is a designated European Power Exchange for the short-term electricity markets. New investor 4impact capital invests together with existing investors SET Ventures and ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund. Etpa enables energy market participants to optimise their energy exposure through short-term trades. They provide access to the spot-trading markets in The Netherlands and Germany. Pauline Wink, managing partner and co-founder of 4impact capital says: “Etpa holds a very unique position as only one of three designated power exchanges in The Netherlands and Germany with access to the full order book. With their superior technology they play a pivotal role in the energy transition by also enabling access to these markets for smaller market participants, allowing more customers to improve the stability of the grid with efficient trading. The team has shown very strong progress with a clear roadmap for growth. We look forward to working with Michiel Lensink, Jorrit Nijholt, Diederick Joosten and the team in this expansion phase of Etpa.” Michiel Lensink, CEO of Etpa adds:?“This funding round will allow us to grow, expanding geographically and introducing new products, including upcoming offerings in day ahead and intraday auction trading. With the rapid growth of renewables, the energy market is changing very fast. There is a revolution going on in terms of energy storage, flexibility, congestion and trading. Etpa outperforms its competitors in terms of speed, cash management, scalability, cost, and IT connectivity and has shown to be the preferred supplier to many of these new business models." “We’ve been very impressed with Etpa’s developments since we first invested in 2022.” Says?René Savelsberg, Partner and co-founder of?SET Ventures. “Michiel and the team have been relentless with market expansion. He understands that the energy trading market demands a scalable and transparent solution like Etpa, and that now is the time to further capitalise on this opportunity.” “We are excited to announce the successful closing of this new investment round,” says Pauline de Valk, investment manager of ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund. “Over the past two years, the company has demonstrated remarkable progress by going live on the joint orderbook in both the Netherlands and Germany. With the addition of new products to its offering, the company will be well-equipped to seize the full market opportunity and accelerate its growth trajectory across Europe.” INGEN HOUSZ (Quirijn van Veen, Berend Veenstra, Eeke van Vegchel - Kenninck) advised 4impact capital.

Nuvei acquires Payaut About six years ago, Ernst Van Niekerk started living his childhood dream - to become an entrepreneur. Shortly after, he founded his own payments company, Payaut. There were many reasons why not to start something new in payments. Competition is super strong, running a regulated financial institution is challenging, customers demand a stable and secure platform, and finding a great team is tough. And now, six years after deep lows and super highs, Payaut is entering a new phase. Payaut is now part of the Nuvei family. Ernst Van Niekerk will stay on as CEO of Payaut, Nuvei Group. INGEN HOUSZ (Joep Wolfhagen, Meelf van Oosten, Matthijs Ingen-Housz, Daan Gieben)advised Payaut and its selling shareholders.

4impact capital closes €68M Fund II 4impact capital, a Dutch-based venture capital fund has successfully closed its second fund (Fund II) at a final total of €68 million. Fund II is a SFDR Article 9 fund, which focuses on early-stage digital and sustainability ventures in north-western Europe. 4impact capital launched its first fund in 2019 with a vision to catalyse a sustainable world. They have combined rapid technological innovation with a commitment to measurable, positive impact combined with strong financial returns. “What drives us is the opportunity to catalyse positive change, and we are excited to help shape the businesses of the future,” said 4impact founding partner?Pauline Wink. Founding partner?Ali Najafbagy?adds: “We support visionary entrepreneurs who are working hard on making our planet future proof through technology enablement. Our tech focus areas are remote sensing, AI and big data, and emerging technologies such as blockchain.” Fund II is backed by founders, industry leaders and institutional investors such as?Invest-NL, the?European Investment Fund (EIF) and?Oost NL, and the?Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Jellie Banga of Invest-NL, stated: "Invest-NL's additional investment in 4impact, as part of the Dutch Future Fund initiative, highlights our strong partnership with the EIF. Our combined ticket resulted in a successful final closing, providing increased capital to support impactful ventures." INGEN HOUSZ (Loes Mensink) advised Invest-NL and Oost NL on their investment in the fund.

TAGGRS attracts funding from No Such Ventures Heerenveen-based TAGGRS, specializing in user-friendly server-side tracking, raised €2 million in growth funding from No Such Ventures. “Founded just a year ago, over 6,000 companies and 400 marketing agencies across more than 80 countries worldwide have already implemented our software. Partnering with No Such Ventures allows us to accelerate the global rollout of our software and achieve our mission of empowering digital marketers and every company with the most accessible server-side tracking software” said Niels Olivier, co-founder and CEO of TAGGRS. With stricter regulations and the phasing out of third-party cookies, tracking user data on websites has become increasingly complex. Server-side tracking offers a solution by collecting data in a privacy-friendly manner, independent of third-party cookies. TAGGRS makes server-side tracking accessible and affordable, requiring minimal technical expertise. Jorjan Jorritsma, co-founder, explained, “We provide a plug-and-play solution for server-side tracking, combined with analytics for deep insights into your data, enabling organizations to make decisions based on reliable data.” Arjan Griffioen, investor at No Such Ventures, added, “TAGGRS’ solution, born from the grounded experience of its pragmatic founders, focuses on accessibility and quality. The product is intuitive, receives outstanding customer feedback, and experiences nearly no churn. We look forward to supporting TAGGRS on their growth journey.” INGEN HOUSZ (Quirijn van Veen, Daan Gieben and Eeke van Vegchel - Kenninck) advised No Such Ventures.