Christian K. Winkler

Apax Partners Beteiligungsberatung GmbH (APB) is a private equity firm located in Munich, Germany. APB is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners Holdings Ltd. with the ultimate parent firm being UK-headquartered Apax Partners Worldwide LLP which can trace their history to 1972. In 1972, Ronald Cohen and Maurice Tchenio co-founded the Multinational Management Group (MMG). In 1976, the Alan Patricof Associates firm joined forces with MMG to form Apax Partners. In 2002, the European and the U.S. operating firms merged to become Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, headquartered in London. They also operate through offices in New York, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Mumbai, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong. In 2005, the Apax Foundation was established for the group's charitable donations. The foundation supports entrepreneurial endeavors, social investment and educational initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide.

Kubermatic GmbH is an enterprise-grade software solutions provider that empowers organizations worldwide to automate all aspects of their Kubernetes and cloud-native operations across multi-cloud, edge, and on-prem data centers. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany. The German company develops software solutions and provides professional services to safely navigate and accelerate the cloud-native transformation. Kubermatic helps businesses accelerate their cloud-native transformation and fully automate their cloud-native operations across multi-cloud, edge, and on-prem. The company was founded in 2016 by Sebastian Scheele and Julian Hansert.

Luciad NV designs and develops visualization and geospatial software products. The firm’s solutions include browser, server, AIXM 5 viewer, desktop, mobile, air traffic control and lucy test drive. The company was founded by Lode Missiaen and Thierry Salvant in 1999 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Europlasma NV engages in the design and manufacture of vacuum plasma treatment equipment. It offers process development and contract research and development, equipment manufacturing, subcontracting treatment, maintenance contracts, and technical services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Oudenaarde, Belgium.

Pixability, Inc. provides video advertising services. It offers cloud-base big data programmatic advertising software solutions. The firm helps marketers discover and connect with audiences through machine learning software platform. The company was founded by Bettina Hein in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Namics AG provides e-commerce consulting services. Its services include website and portals, customer relationship management and digital communications. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Gallen, Switzerland.

Part of WEKA Group GmbH, Blogwerk AG is a Swiss company that provides social media services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was founded by Andreas Goeldi. Blogwerk was acquired by WEKA Group GmbH on September 26, 2012.

Buzzient, Inc. provides enterprise-class social media analytics that link to business applications. The company was founded by Timothy Bernard Jones and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Calvin Risk AG is a Swiss company that specializes in helping other companies manage the risks associated with their AI algorithms. The company is based in Kloten, Switzerland. The company's risk management platform, Calvin, provides a detailed overview of the development and deployment of each AI algorithm used in an enterprise, including its qualitative and quantitative risk factors. The company was founded in 2022 by Julian Riebartsch and Syang Zhou, with Julian Riebartsch serving as the CEO since 2022.

Demoboost Sp zoo provides an enterprise-ready solution for interactive demo editing that offers ease of use and superior buyer experience. The company is based in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish company's platform allows revenue teams to create the ultimate demo experience, enabling them to close deals faster. Demoboost's Customer Success team can help build demos for free before signing the contract. Demoboost was founded by Piotr Zesiuk, Pawel Jaszczurowski, and Kamil Smuga, with Pawel Jaszczurowski serving as CEO since incorporation.

Text Cortex AI UG is an AI copywriting German company that offers TextCortex Text Creation AI and API products to help users write better content. Text Cortex AI is based in Berlin, Germany. The company provides simple and affordable pricing plans for marketing, sales, and website copywriting. Text Cortex AI also offers a 30%% commission for affiliate partnerships. The company was founded by Ceyhun Derinbogaz and Dominik Lambersy, who have been the CEOs since incorporation.

Dq Technologies AG provides data collaboration services. The company was founded by Maximilian Groth and Stefan Deml and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

LatticeFlow AG is an AI platform that helps enterprise teams build safe and trustworthy AI at scale. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company addresses critical model and data issues with automation and intelligent workflows across the AI lifecycle. The company is focused on industries such as automotive, manufacturing, healthcare, and defense, and is committed to safety, reliability, and efficiency. LatticeFlow enables organizations across all industries to deliver robust and performant AI solutions while ensuring safe adoption. The company was founded by Andreas Krause, Pavol Bielik, Petar Tsankov, Martin Vechev, and Petar Tsankov has been the CEO since incorporation.

Neptune Labs Sp zoo provides information technology solutions for the data collection and processing. The company was founded on March 26, 2018 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.

Ledgy AG operates as a holding company, which engages in the development and operation of software solutions and services. The firm focuses on the management and exchange of securities in private companies. It also offers employee participation plans, cap table management, round and exit modeling, collaboration and due diligence, as well as investor relations and portfolio services. The company was founded by Timo Horstschäfer, Yoko Spirig, and Ben-Elias Brandt on July 7, 2017 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

SVOX AG develops speech, voice and language output solutions and related equipment. The company was founded by Volker P. Jantzen, Alexander E. Fries and Bettina Hein in April 2000 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Ringier Digital Ventures AG (Ringier Digital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Switzerland with offices in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Lightbird Ventures AG (Lightbird) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Learnfield GmbH provides a web platform for learning to play piano. It is a fun music learning platform offering the interactive online piano lessons which is designed for beginner and returning pianists. The company was founded by Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz in August 2014 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Insenio GmbH engages in the operation of an ecommerce platform for the marketing of personal care products and aids against incontinence. Its products include panty liner, diapers, incontinence briefs, protective pants made of PVC and PU, fixing and mesh pants, as well as incontinence bed protection, anti-decubitus and positioning aids, hygiene items and other related products. The company was founded on January 8, 2015 by Jonas Schmieder and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

CheckYeti GmbH provides online platform and mobile application to book winter sports activities. It books ski lessons, snowboard courses, and free ride tours. The company was founded by Georg Reich and Stefan Pinggera in 2014 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH functions as a college or university. Its services include academic, coaching@EBS, career services center, EBS languages center, accommodation database and EBS mediations services. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Orcan Energy AG develops solutions for the optimization of energy efficiency in industrial processes and engine systems. It offers electricity generation modules based on Organic Rankine Cycle technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

ROMO Wind AG provides products that focus on improving the wind turbine rotor function. It offers wind farm optimization, and yaw and pitch correction services. The firm also provides iSpin1, a retrofit product that is used for accurate detection and subsequent one-off correction of static or average wind turbine yaw misalignments. The company was founded by Soren Mouritsen, Poul Anker Lubker and Jan Nikolaisen in 2011 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Part of Freepik Co. SL, EyeEm Ltd. is a British company that provides business support services. The company is based in Birmingham, UK. EyeEm was founded in 2011.

Part of Equal 1 Laboratories Ireland Ltd., Equal1 Labs is a technology company that specializes in developing desktop quantum computers with unmatched performance, affordability, and energy efficiency. The company is based in Fremont, CA, and the CEO of the company is Dirk Leipold. The company's groundbreaking quantum processors integrate an entire quantum system onto a single chip, including millions of spin qubits, measurement and control microelectronics, AI-powered real-time error correction, and high-speed input/output.

Wellington Partners GmbH (Wellington Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1991 by Rolf Christof Dienst. The firm is headquartered in Munich, with offices in Zurich, London, and Palo Alto.

Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd. develops haemodialysis systems. The firm's SC+ is a performance, portable, compact haemodialysis system providing clinical efficacy utilising flow rates typically used on traditional machines. It offers SelfCare+, a haemodialysis machine for dialysis patients to control their disease and determine the treatment regime and care. The company was founded by Clive Henrey Buckberry, John Eric Milad and Martin Johnson in 2008 and is headquartered in Alcester, the United Kingdom.

RetinAI Medical AG engages in the development of software tools to collect, organize, and analyze health data from the eyes. Its product portfolio includes OmniViewer and RetinAI Discovery. The company was founded by Carlos Ciller, Sandro De Zanet, and Stefanos Apostolopoulos in 2016 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Lynxcare Clinical Informatics NV develops software that automates data extraction and follow-up for patients and physicians. Its solutions are LynxCare AI Engine and LynxCare Path. The company was founded by Georges De Feu, Dries Hens and Filip Verbeke on September 21, 2015 and is headquartered in Tervuren, Belgium.

Semalytix GmbH provides internet marketing services. Its solutions include social media compass, customer insights, competitor and insights from textual data sources. The company was founded by Roman Klinger, Janik Jaskolski, Philipp Cimiano and Matthias Hartung and is headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany.