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𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 🚀   Our Managing Partner Dr. Friedrich Droste discussed in a entrepreneurs panel with Yannick Koch and Lambert Lensing-Wolff, organized by ALPHAZIRKEL - THE FAMILY ENTREPRENEUR NETWORK, and moderated by Dr. Maren Gräfe and Dr. Karin Ebel, how to explore and define the future of family businesses by driving and investing into forward looking innovations and technologies. The discussions took place in Düsseldorf and highlighted the importance of building bridges across generations and industries, emphasizing strategies, values, and partnerships that drive transformation. The key takeaway: Germany has the knowledge, talent, and capital to invest boldly in the future, and it's time to take action!💡   We truly believe that there is an enormous power combining investing in the next generation of sustainable business models and driving the exchange between the startup and Mittelstand/corporate world. #forthenextgeneration

𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 #𝐒𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! 🚀   You’ll find Niklas Leske in Helsinki on November 20-22, excited to connect with investors and early-stage European founders in #consumption, #wellbeing and #productivity.     Are you gonna be around? Let’s connect and explore how we can collaborate to build a sustainable future 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🤝🌿   #Slush2024 #SimonCapital #Forthenextgeneration

Simon says: let’s kickstart #STARTUPLAND Cologne 🚀 What a fantastic evening co-hosting the #STARTUPLAND event with our amazing friends and partners at Capnamic! 🤝 It’s always a pleasure to build, maintain, and grow our local #NRW network—especially with a cold #Bitburger in hand! 🍺 This event served as a sneak peek ahead of the highly anticipated #Startupland in #Cologne, where over 800 innovators will come together to discuss the future of technology, connect, learn, and grow! 💡🌱 Our very own Jan Leicht is around today and happy to meet founders with disruptive ideas. Looking forward to seeing you all there! 👋 Jan Leicht Dr. Friedrich Droste Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore #SimonCapital #forthenextgeneration

Simon says: Welcome aboard Leonardo and Luca 👋 We’re excited to welcome two new talents to the team!🚀 With their expertise and passion, they'll help us on our mission to invest in sustainable business models #forthenextgeneration Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore Luca Bast Leonardo Wink

Simon says: Family Day & Summit 2024 - it’s a wrap! 🎬   🚀 We had the pleasure of hosting 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 and subsequent 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 in #Düsseldorf two weeks ago. A huge 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to everyone who joined us and made it truly special!   𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏: 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬   🥐 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗢𝗳𝗳: We started the day with our investors at Cloud Kitchen, whose owner demonstrated how they use the innovative organization and efficiency software of Ordio. David and Constantin took us through their inspiring journey, their vision and shared the exciting road ahead.   🦀 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Next up was a live cooking session led by Pau from Pacifico Biolabs, who wowed us with their cutting-edge alternative meat and fish products. With their meat 3.0, the team around Zac and Washington presented a huge innovation towards the development of the next generation of white meat. Their products are not only nutritious, clean, and planet friendly, but convince with an exceptional flavor and texture.     📈 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 and 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: Thereafter, we started the presentation block with an interesting market panel with Jan Sessenhausen from Cusp Capital and Florian Heinemann from Project A, who discussed perspectives on current developments in the venture ecosystem in Germany and Europe. We then shared our portfolio updates, celebrated the year’s successes, and presented key portfolio companies to our investors.   𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐: 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤   In the evening, we had our broader network joining, including a selected group of founders, Mittelstands partners, family offices and fellow investors.   🎤 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: On our summit stage, we had an insightful discussion around similarities and differences between Mathias from HOLY and Martin from waterdrop®, both visionary founders disrupting the beverage industry with healthier, sustainable solutions. Alessandro gave an update on O.C. HAIRSYSTEMS, who offer a solution to the widespread and incurable problem of hair loss with their modern hair systems. After Constantin and David presented Ordio to the broader audience, Bas from Neople made AI tangible with their digital co-workers, showcasing the future of customer service.   🔥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲: We wrapped up the day in style with a barbecue! From Infinite Roots®s’ hot dogs to (not so) traditional schnitzel from Pacifico Biolabs paired with #Bitburger beer, fueling conversations and new connections into the night.   A great shoutout to CIRCL Studio, Food Explorer Group, place to be GmbH and the whole team behind the scenes, who made it all happen.   #ForTheNextGeneration Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore et. al

Simon says: ready, set, gooooo 💥🚀   We are pumped to open the doors to our second 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 #Summit in just a few minutes!⏲ We believe that the „𝐂“ in Capital stands for more than just cash. Our approach is to provide our startups with a different type of capital in the form of access to industry experts, relevant networks and potential clients. Therefore once a year, we bring together a selected group of founders, Mittelstands partners, family offices, fellow investors and our closest network to fully leverage our resources and to create value.   🌇 We can’t think of a better setup to wind down than a sundowner atmosphere at the beautiful place to be GmbH in #Düsseldorf paired with some #Bitburger beer and BBQ!   💡Very much looking forward to our presenting portfolio companies HOLY, waterdrop®, Neople, Ordio and O.C. HAIRSYSTEMS, and especially to taste the portfolio during our BBQ with Pacifico Biolabs and Infinite Roots®.   🎉 Let’s have a blast, let’s make inspiring connections and most importantly: let’s 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 – 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.   Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore Oscar von Podewils Christopher Schön Jan Sessenhausen Florian Heinemann Martin Donald Murray Mathias Horsch Finn Age Hänsel Bas Ploeg Menno Zevenbergen Alessandro Causarano David Keuenhof Constantin Schuenemann Gregor Pilz Zac Austin Washington Logroño Philip Tigges Jonathan Roberz Mateusz Kurysz Ben Unterkofler Mario Aichlseder Linus Deike Janos Bluhm-Saffran Alexander Müller Philipp von Lamezan et. al

🚀**PORTFOLIO NEWS**🚀   Simon says: CONGRATULATIONS Hello Inside!   We're thrilled to congratulate our portfolio company Hello Inside on their €1.65 million in Seed funding! 🎉 As the pre-seed lead investor, we couldn’t be more excited to continue supporting the team at Hello Inside on their mission to empower women in their metabolic health journeys. With their groundbreaking focus on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology, they are closing the enormous research gap in women’s health and helping women become true experts of their own bodies to improve their personal #Wellbeing. 🌟   A huge congratulations to the entire team around Jürgen Furian and Mario Aichlseder! This funding, led by Verge Fund, with strong backing from DocMorris, Germany’s leading online pharmacy, and KAPA VENTURES LLC, is set to drive the next chapter of #femtech innovation. Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore #wellbeing #forthenextgeneration #SimonCapital

Simon says: Thanks for the great evening! 🌟   Last week, we had a wonderful evening joining "Ein Abend unter Freunden" with the communities of Alumni TOP 40 under 40 by Capital Magazin and Creative Hive. Set in an impressive location close to #Düsseldorf, the evening invited inspiring conversations on a shared vision for an innovative future. Thought leaders from business, science, and politics came together to explore new initiatives for innovation and economic growth. Together, we focused on shaping the new "#Zukunftswunder" – a collective push for a forward-thinking future💡🌍 With Simon Capitals mission “For the next generation”, this is exactly what we are actively working on day by day: empowering the next generation of leaders and innovators 🚀. Exciting times ahead! Big shoutout to Christoph Pietsch, Andre Paetzel, Jenny von Zepelin and the entire team for setting up this amazing event. Thanks also to Fabian Kienbaum of Kienbaum, Stephan Kemen of MÄURER & WIRTZ GmbH & Co. KG, Florian Wortmann of bugatti GmbH, Christian J. Hassel of Commerzbank AG and the Publicis Groupe Germany. Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Fabienne Müller Malissa Dore #SimonCapital #forthenextgeneration

Simon says: hello NRW fellows 👋🔴⚪🟢   Last night, we had an incredible time co-hosting an exclusive dinner with our friends and partners at Cusp Capital, bringing together a dynamic group of entrepreneurs and investors from the local Mittelstand and entrepreneurial family office ecosystem, all with a shared passion for innovation out of our #NRW heartlands.   We highly value our roots in this German Mittelstand and believe these connections will help our local NRW ecosystem to continue thriving🚀 We are proud backers of homegrown NRW startups like Sastrify, Ordio, O.C. HAIRSYSTEMS and Just Spices.    So needless to say, that we truly loved bringing this strong network together while enjoying some cold #Bitburger in a chilled atmosphere amongst friends. Big shoutout to Cusp Capital for partnering up with us – always a pleasure 💚   A special thank you goes to the team at Digihub and Future Tech Fest for giving us the opportunity to host this official side event. 🙏 #SimonCapital #forthenextgeneration Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Fabienne Müller Jan Sessenhausen Christian Winter Laura Schmück Laura Gelheut Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Malissa Dore

Simon Says: For the next generation with the next generation 👨👩👧👦 Delicious BBQ, cold beer and plenty of sunshine 😎 – perfect conditions for our Simon Capital Family Reunion ☀️ And yes, family reunion is meant very literatlly as we brought our work family and home families together with quite a bunch of little unicorns 🦄. It was an absolute summer blast, as you might infer from the pictures below. As we head into the heart of the summer season, we want to wish everyone a joyful and (and hopefully sunny) time ahead. Whether you're traveling, spending time with loved ones, or just enjoying some relaxed summer evenings, make the most of these sunny days! 🌴🎊 #SimonCapital #forthenextgeneration Dr. Friedrich Droste Jan Leicht Fabienne Müller Nico Heinz Niklas Leske Malissa Dore Christopher Schön Oscar von Podewils