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German Startups Group Berlin AG:

31.07.2014 / 11:51

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Acquisition of Further Shareholdings
- German Startups Group builds a stage-agnostic portfolio of the most
promising German startups representative for the German startup scene

- Nikolas Samios named Chief Operating Officer

Berlin, 31.07.2014: German Startups Group Berlin AG, entrepreneurial
holding company and provider of venture capital for Germany's flourishing
startup scene, has acquired shares in the following companies within the
last eight months: Ayondo, Book a Tiger, Customer Alliance, Dalia Research,
Dr. Z, Exozet, FanMiles, Friendsurance, Juniqe, Lingoda, meinKauf, Pyreg,
Returbo, Solar Tower Technologies, SoundCloud, Urbanara, and WunderCar.
German Startups Group has also acquired shares in another prominent German
startup, which it will publish details of soon. Within two years of its
inception, German Startups Group already possesses a broad, stage-agnostic
portfolio that serves as a representative sample of the German startup
landscape and the - in their view - best "start-ups made in Germany".
German Startups Group still pursues the goal of acquiring 'secondary
shares' to attain shares in attractive, more mature startups. At the same
time, the provision of liquidity for shares in startups prior to an exit is
frequently rewarded with significant discounts.

German Startups Group has also named Nikolas Samios, an experienced Berlin
venture capital expert, Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will be
responsible for investment activities and investment management alongside
the founder and CEO, Christoph Gerlinger. Nikolas Samios will at the same
time become both a shareholder in German Startups Group Berlin, which is in
the process of changing its legal form into GmbH & Co. KGaA, as well as a
partner in the general partner entity with unlimited liability, the
Komplimentär-GmbH. "I'm looking forward to continued, intensified, and
fertile cooperation," comments Christoph Gerlinger, "we have already worked
closely together with him in his role as MD of the VC service provider and
family office Cooperativa for one and a half years."

A brief summary of the new portfolio companies of the German Startups -

Seed Stage

- Book a Tiger is an online platform on which professional cleaners can
be found quickly, conveniently, and for a low price. Whether for the