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bmp media investors AG: iversity successfully completes financing
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iversity successfully completes financing round
- bmp media investors AG and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg support
cross-academic platform for universities with milestone funding of more
than one million euros.
Berlin, 11 August 2011
iversity (www.iversity.org), an academic platform for universities, is
completing its first round of financing with success.
bmp media investors AG (ISIN DE0003304200) is collaborating with
Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg to support iversity GmbH, domiciled in
Neuenhagen bei Berlin, with more than one million euros. bmp will hold a
10.1% stake in the company.
The first SaaS solution for e-learning and e-science in Europe helps
teachers and students conveniently manage their materials and organise
seminars, research projects, and conferences. Intelligent matching between
content and people will foster productive networks, not only within
individual schools but also in iversity's cross-institutional community.
Cloud hosting is more efficient and affordable than installing comparable
systems on the universities' servers. Currently, the beta version of
iversity has more than 11,000 users from 40 schools. Creator Jonas Liepmann
currently co-manages iversity GmbH's platform development team with Hannes
Klöpper.
Jens Spryrka, Executive Board member of bmp media investors, explains the
solidity of the concept: 'The idea of simplifying cross-institutional
cooperation throughout Europe clearly has a great deal of potential.
Purchasing course materials on the platform is a logical source of income.
We believe in the team and the success of the platform. That's why bmp
media investors is supporting the Frühphasenfonds investment.'
iversity is investing its funding particularly in technological upgrades to
the online platform, acquiring users with marketing measures and expanding
its international scope by building up a European partner network and
operating capital.
'The investment will provide us with the necessary financial cushion we
need to develop iversity sustainably for the coming years,' explains Jonas
Liepmann, president of iversity GmbH. 'We see a great deal of potential to
improve teaching and research with innovative online tools, and are excited
to take our current beta version to a new level.'
About bmp media investors:
The private equity company bmp media investors AG (ISIN DE0003304200)
invests in growth companies in the field of media and marketing services in
Germany and Poland. It focuses on companies in the seed, start-up and
expansion phases.
To date, bmp media investors has performed well over 40 equity investments
in the media and marketing services segment. Its successful exits include
eProfessional, Gamigo, YOC, K2, Bankier, Nokaut and nugg.ad. The current
portfolio features brand eins Medien AG, Xamine GmbH and Self Loading
Content GmbH.
About iversity:
iversity (www.iversity.org) was developed by an interdisciplinary team of
professors, alumnae, and students from various subjects and universities.
To date, schools and research institutions have had only isolated
applications. A cross-institutional platform, however, can tap the
incredible potential of the web for networking and consolidating content
and people. iversity aims to generate value-added from this potential for
the academic community.
About BFB Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg GmbH:
BFB Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg GmbH (Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg) invests
in young, innovative companies in the State of Brandenburg with the aim of
strengthening the equity base of these companies in their early phase. The
fund, which has a volume of EUR 20 million, was designed and set up by
InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB) on behalf of the Ministry for
Economics and European Affairs of the State of Brandenburg. Seventy-five
percent of the fund's resources are provided by the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF), and 25% from budget funds of the State of
Brandenburg. bmp (www.bmp.com) has been commissioned to manage the fund.
For more information, please contact:
Corinna Riewe
Investor Relations
Tel: 030-20 30 5-567
Fax: 030-20 30 5-555
Email: criewe(at)bmp.com
bmp media investors AG
Schlüterstraße 38
10629 Berlin
Internet: www.bmp.com
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Language: English
Company: bmp media investors AG
Schlüterstraße 38
10629 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 20 305-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 20 305-555
E-mail: ir(at)bmp.com
Internet: www.bmp.com
ISIN: DE0003304200
WKN: 330420
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