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Sebastiaan Witkam

GEMA acquires a majority stake in SoundAware Group HomepageLawyersM&AMarcel van de VorstSebastiaan WitkamTrack Record

GEMA acquires a majority stake in SoundAware Group

GEMA has acquired a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events, and media content, with its own industry-leading music recognition technology (MRT). The companies in SoundAware Group will continue to operate independently under the umbrella of GEMA. Olym advised the lead selling shareholder in this transaction.
Sebastiaan Witkam
21 August 2023
Sensorfact raises €25M in series B investment round HomepageLawyersSebastiaan WitkamTrack RecordVenture Capital

Sensorfact raises €25M in series B investment round

Dutch climate-tech IoT scale-up Sensorfact has raised a €25 million investment round from investors Blume Equity, FORWARD.one, Korys, and SET Ventures. Funds will fuel the expansion into new markets as Sensorfact optimises its current product suite. Sensorfact’s solution provides manufacturers the tools to monitor electricity, gas, water, and compressed air usage, optimise operations to make them more efficient and predict maintenance needs. We advised FORWARD.one, Korys and SET Ventures on this investment.
Sebastiaan Witkam
18 August 2023
Villari secures €2.5m seed investment HomepageLawyersSebastiaan WitkamTrack RecordVenture Capital

Villari secures €2.5m seed investment

TU Delft spin-off Villari has secured a seed investment of €2.5 million by lead investor FORWARD.one and co-investors InnovationQuarter Capital and Delft Enterprises. Villari successfully developed innovative sensor technology to detect and monitor small fractures or “fatigue cracks” in steel structures. The monitoring of even the tiniest cracks is crucially important for steel assets that experience intense loads, like bridges with frequent traffic, or industrial cranes lifting heavy weights around the clock. Olym advised lead investor FORWARD.one on this investment.
Sebastiaan Witkam
18 August 2023
Vitestro raises €12 million in Series A financing HomepageLawyersMarcel van de VorstSebastiaan WitkamTrack RecordVenture Capital

Vitestro raises €12 million in Series A financing

Vitestro, developer of an autonomous blood drawing device, has completed a EUR 12 million Series A financing round. California-based Sonder Capital led the funding round alongside existing investors and new private investors with experience in the clinical laboratory and MedTech industry. The proceeds will be used to accelerate product development, prepare EU market authorization, and initiate production. Olym advised Sonder Capital on this investment.
Sebastiaan Witkam
3 April 2023
Sale Sooqr to Spotler Group HomepageLawyersM&AMarcel van de VorstNiels HofkesSebastiaan WitkamTrack Record

Sale Sooqr to Spotler Group

Spotler Group, a company that has invested in building and developing a portfolio of leading digital marketing and communications technologies that simplify the complexity of multi-channel marketing, sales and customer service, has acquired Sooqr, a company that has an all-in-one conversion suite of tools for site search, recommendations and merchandising. By joining the Spotler Group, Sooqr will further enhance the personalised eCommerce capabilities of Squeezely, another company that Spotler Group bought in 2021. By bringing together Sooqr and Squeezely’s capabilities, the Spotler Group aims to create an emerging all-in-one Customer Data Experience Platform (CDXP). This will enable retailers to leverage insight into customer behaviour, preferences and buying patterns to personalise the end-to-end shopping experience and improve customer engagement, conversion rates and revenue, all in the same platform. Olym advised the selling shareholders on this transaction.
Sebastiaan Witkam
9 March 2023
Sale of Fortes Energy Systems to BDR Thermea Eveline MutsaersHomepageLawyersM&ASebastiaan WitkamTrack Record

Sale of Fortes Energy Systems to BDR Thermea

BDR Thermea Group, a European manufacturer and distributor of domestic and commercial water and space heating systems, has acquired heat network company Fortes Energy Systems, thereby expanding its portfolio of energy transition solutions for customers. Fortes Energy Systems is an internationally active specialist in collective heat and cold networks for residential, utility and industrial use. Its solutions combine a comfortable indoor climate, high hot water comfort, optimal system efficiency and low energy consumption. We advised the selling shareholders on this transaction.
Sebastiaan Witkam
1 February 2023
Enzyre closes Series A financing round of €12 million Eveline MutsaersHomepageLawyersSebastiaan WitkamTrack RecordVenture Capital

Enzyre closes Series A financing round of €12 million

Enzyre, which is developing breakthrough ambulant diagnostic technology for blood coagulation testing, has raised €12 million in a Series A financing led by new investor, Oost NL, with participation from i&i Biotech Fund, Demcon Investment as technology partner and existing investors, Takeda Ventures and Novalis Biotech. Part of the funding is an Innovation Credit from the Dutch Government. The proceeds from the financing will enable Enzyre to further develop its unique diagnostic technology platform, EnzyPad, which will enable hemophilia patients to determine and monitor their coagulation status from home in real-time. Olym advised Enzyre in this funding round.
Sebastiaan Witkam
11 November 2022