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HTGF Family Day continues to be one of the key gatherings for the German and European startup ecosystem bringing together ambitious founders, investors, innovators, and ecosystem partners shaping the future of technology. Our CEO Justus Lumpe will be on-site representing i5invest and connecting with founders, startups, and companies preparing for their next stage of growth. Joining him will be our Partner Tim Thonhauser-Röhrich, who focuses on building long-term relationships with venture capital funds, strategic investors, and ecosystem partners to support international growth and cross-border opportunities across the tech landscape. If you’re attending, make sure to connect with Justus and Tim. #i5invest #HTGFFamilyDay #startups #venturecapital #innovation #tech

i5invest deal update We are excited to announce that i5invest has advised Irida Labs, a Greece-based company specializing in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems, on its strategic acquisition by Renesas Electronics, headquartered in Japan. This acquisition strengthens Renesas’ position in Vision AI and edge intelligence by combining its existing product portfolio with Irida Labs’ AI software platform. Congratulations to the entire Irida Labs team on this important milestone, and a special thank you to the co-founders Vassilis Tsagaris, Nikos Fragoulis, and Christos Theocharatos for the great collaboration throughout. We wish you all the best for the next stage of this exciting new journey. Lastly, a big thank you and congratulations to the i5 deal team: Jakob Giesecke, Camillo Prone, Philipp Reisigl, Thomas Hillebrand

Excited to share a truly groundbreaking result from planqc co-founder Johannes Zeiher and collaborators at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘌𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴: https://lnkd.in/dP5yn5xh 🚀 Europe’s first demonstration of four logical qubits with neutral atoms — combined with what is likely the best reported gate fidelity to date (99.86%) — marks a major milestone for the field! But this work goes even further: it introduces a new control paradigm for neutral-atom quantum computers. What’s fundamentally new? Instead of treating atomic motion as a limitation (or merely a transport mechanism), the team turns it into a feature: ➡️ velocity itself becomes a control knob via Doppler shifts. This enables something previously very difficult to achieve simultaneously:  - Selective control of atoms while they are moving  - Mid-circuit operations on-the-fly during continuous motion  - High-fidelity entangling gates (up to 99.86%)  - Native building blocks for scalable quantum error correction (QEC) Why this matters: Scaling neutral-atom systems has long relied on physically rearranging atoms — adding time overhead and experimental complexity. This work flips that paradigm: Motion is no longer overhead — it becomes part of the computation. That’s a subtle but profound shift, with important implications for how large-scale quantum processors can be designed.    𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: - [[𝟰,𝟮,𝟮]] 𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿-𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 ~𝟵𝟵% 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝟴-𝗾𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 (𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲) Why QEC is the real benchmark? Logical qubits — not physical ones — determine whether quantum computers can scale. This work shows that neutral atoms can combine high-fidelity gates, flexible control, and QEC primitives within a single architecture. At planqc, we are excited about approaches like this — where new physics insights unlock entirely new architectural possibilities. Huge congratulations to Johannes Zeiher and the entire team! 👏

i5invest deal update! 🚀 We’re excited to announce our latest transaction in the B2B Data space. i5invest advised the shareholders of Kompass International on its sale to Expandi Group, headquartered in the UK. Headquartered in France, Kompass is a leading global B2B database and business directory, providing detailed information on companies, products, and decision-makers worldwide, serving 10.000+ B2B customers in more than 60 countries. Congratulations to Patrick Coupier, Raffaele Apostoliti and the teams at Kompass and Expandi on this exciting next chapter. Together, they are creating the largest independent European provider of B2B data, marketplace solutions, AdTech, and AI-powered marketing platforms. Thank you to all parties involved for the strong collaboration throughout the process. A special thank you and congratulations to our i5invest deal team Alina Kohler, Kevin Toth, and Stefan Spitzl for making this transaction happen.

Team i5invest is ready and waiting to meet you at Copenhagen Business School Career Fair 2026, come find us at #Booth34 in #HallC! 🙌 https://lnkd.in/dxPe_3Zb

Kicking off this year’s career fair season at #CBS! 🚀 Tomorrow, we’ll be at the Copenhagen Business School Career Fair 2026! If you’re curious about a career in M&A or want to learn more about i5invest, come meet us in #HallC, #Booth34. Looking forward to great conversations in Copenhagen! #i5invest #CBS #CareerFair #i5Careers https://lnkd.in/draqH6x7

It’s workshop month at i5invest! 📈 We believe getting better never stops, and that means investing time in learning. Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Nicholas Hay, CFA and Giles Male in Vienna for a deep-dive, hands-on workshop. Thanks for an excellent session. As always, it was great having you here, and the team took a lot away from it.

A big thank you to the entire Baker McKenzie M&A team from Austria, Spain, France and Germany for travelling to Vienna and hosting such an interactive and insightful workshop. The discussion on how different legal frameworks shape tech M&A and cross-border transactions was highly valuable, and we truly appreciate the open and collaborative exchange. Baker McKenzie Austria Baker McKenzie Spain Baker McKenzie Deutschland Baker McKenzie Paris

i5invest deal update We advised Zero&One on its acquisition by NTT DATA. Congratulations to the entire team at Zero&One especially Ali El Kontar and Ali Chahbour to this transaction and joining forces with NTT DATA and the exciting opportunities ahead! It has been a pleasure to advise and support on this deal and we would like to thank the Zero&One team and shareholders for their trust and great collaboration. Founded in 2017 & based in Dubai, Zero&One has established a strong presence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as a trusted Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner. The company holds nine AWS competencies, was among the first in the region to achieve the AWS Generative AI Competency and was recognised with multiple AWS partner awards. The acquisition significantly strengthens NTT DATA’s cloud capabilities in the MENA region, enhancing its ability to deliver comprehensive cloud services. The strategic importance of the region is underscored by rapid growth in cloud adoption and AWS’s launch of a new cloud region in Saudi Arabia in 2026. Read the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/daxgRuBb Lastly, a big thank you and congratulations to our i5invest deal team to this great achievement: Camillo Prone, Dorian Durand-Bidaou and Stefan Podany! #i5invest #TechDeals #Cloud #CrossBorder #DigitalTransformation #MENA #NTTDATA #AWS #AI #ZeroAndOne