Jena-based siOP\u00adTICA GmbH has closed a \u20ac4M growth financ\u00ading deal with bm|t and Capital\u2011E II ARKIV (Capital\u2011E), Antwerp. With the fresh cap\u00adi\u00adtal, siOP\u00adTICA will extend the prod\u00aduct range of its switch\u00adable pri\u00advacy fil\u00adters, expand the IP port\u00adfo\u00adlio, adapt exist\u00ading solu\u00adtions to new cus\u00adtomer needs and fur\u00adther develop inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive pri\u00advacy tech\u00adnol\u00adogy gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions, while at the same time expand\u00ading its global dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion net\u00adwork and thus posi\u00adtion\u00ading itself even more strongly in the market.<\/p>\n
siOP\u00adTICA spe\u00adcialises in solu\u00adtions with switch\u00adable pri\u00advacy fil\u00adters for screens. Core mar\u00adkets are auto\u00admo\u00adtive, ATMs and pay\u00adment ter\u00admi\u00adnals as well as mobile devices, espe\u00adcially lap\u00adtops. The built-in fil\u00adters make PIN entry at ATMs and other pay\u00adment ter\u00admi\u00adnals safer for customers.
\nIn cars, the infor\u00adma\u00adtion dis\u00adplay can now also show enter\u00adtain\u00adment con\u00adtent to the pas\u00adsen\u00adger while dri\u00adving, which the dri\u00adver is not allowed to see due to legal reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions against dis\u00adtrac\u00adtion at the wheel. Nav\u00adi\u00adga\u00adtion data or other, non-dis\u00adtract\u00ading con\u00adtent, on the other hand, will be vis\u00adi\u00adble to the dri\u00adver at all times with siOP\u00adTICA tech\u00adnol\u00adogy. From 2022, accord\u00ading to indus\u00adtry stud\u00adies, on aver\u00adage every new vehi\u00adcle will be equipped with 2 displays.
\nScreen pri\u00advacy is also play\u00ading an increas\u00ading role in other mar\u00adkets. Employ\u00adees of many com\u00adpa\u00adnies are only allowed to use their mobile devices out\u00adside the com\u00adpany with pri\u00advacy films. These films, which are attached to the out\u00adside of the dis\u00adplay, have the dis\u00adad\u00advan\u00adtage of dark\u00aden\u00ading the screens and increas\u00ading power con\u00adsump\u00adtion by com\u00adpen\u00adsat\u00ading for bright\u00adness. Often, the films are also per\u00adma\u00adnently attached, so that screen con\u00adtents can\u00adnot be shared visu\u00adally with other users at all. With the help of siOP\u00adTICA tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, this is a thing of the past: Inte\u00adgrated visual pro\u00adtec\u00adtion at the touch of a but\u00adton allows safe and flex\u00adi\u00adble work\u00ading any\u00adtime and anywhere.
\nbm|t (beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh), which among other things man\u00adages the Pri\u00advate Equity Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen II fund and the Growth Par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpa\u00adtion Fund of the Thuringian Par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpa\u00adtion Cap\u00adi\u00adtal Foun\u00adda\u00adtion invested in siOP\u00adTICA, is now the com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s largest shareholder.
\n\u201cWith Capital\u2011E (Capital\u2011E), we have been able to gain a new investor who not only sup\u00adports us finan\u00adcially, but also brings with him a wealth of expe\u00adri\u00adence in the areas of entre\u00adpre\u00adneur\u00adship and tech\u00adnol\u00adogy\u201d: empha\u00adsises Dr. Markus Klipp\u00adstein, Man\u00adag\u00ading Direc\u00adtor and co-founder of siOP\u00adTICA GmbH.
\n\u201cCapital\u2011E invests in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies in the fields of micro\/\u00adnano-elec\u00adtron\u00adics and new mate\u00adri\u00adals. The team, the tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, the very strong IP port\u00adfo\u00adlio as well as the cus\u00adtomer net\u00adwork of siOP\u00adTICA con\u00advinced us. We see sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties,\u201d explains Lou Her\u00admans of Capital\u2011E. \u201cWe look for\u00adward to actively sup\u00adport\u00ading siOP\u00adTI\u00adCA\u2019s highly expe\u00adri\u00adenced man\u00adage\u00adment team in its growth over the com\u00ading years.\u201d
\n\u201cIt is a great plea\u00adsure for us to see how siOP\u00adTICA is con\u00adtin\u00adu\u00adously devel\u00adop\u00ading. The new fund\u00ading gives the com\u00adpany a solid foun\u00adda\u00adtion for fur\u00adther growth,\u201d says Cor\u00adnelia B\u00f6se from bm|t.<\/p>\n
siOP\u00adTICA GmbH was founded in Jena in 2013 with the aim of estab\u00adlish\u00ading inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive spe\u00adcial solu\u00adtions on the mar\u00adket, pri\u00admar\u00adily in the field of optics. The com\u00adpany offers tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies in the field of pri\u00advacy fil\u00adters that do not exhibit the severe light loss of con\u00adven\u00adtional pri\u00advacy fil\u00adters and, more\u00adover, allow mul\u00adti\u00adple oper\u00adat\u00ading modes. The solu\u00adtions from siOP\u00adTICA offer strong cus\u00adtomer ben\u00ade\u00adfits in areas such as vehi\u00adcle con\u00adstruc\u00adtion, ATMs, pay\u00adment ter\u00admi\u00adnals and also in the area of mobile con\u00adsumer devices. M.A. Manuela Fischer bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen GmbH, based in Erfurt, is a sub\u00adsidiary of the Th\u00fcringer Auf\u00adbaubank and the first address for invest\u00adments in Thuringia. bm|t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages eight funds with a total invested vol\u00adume of around \u20ac320 mil\u00adlion, which invest in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies in almost all sec\u00adtors and in all phases of com\u00adpany devel\u00adop\u00adment \u2014 both in the start-up and growth phases or in com\u00adpany suc\u00adces\u00adsion situations. Cor\u00adnelia B\u00f6se Capital\u2011E is one of the few ven\u00adture cap\u00adi\u00adtal funds in Europe focus\u00ading on early-stage invest\u00adments in micro\/\u00adnano-elec\u00adtron\u00adics and new mate\u00adri\u00adals. Typ\u00adi\u00adcally, the fund enters com\u00adpa\u00adnies in the pro\u00adto\u00adtype phase or with a turnover of 1 M\u20ac or more. Capital\u2011E invests mainly in com\u00adpa\u00adnies in West\u00adern Europe. Cap\u00adi\u00adtal-E\u2019s team plays an active role from the time of the ini\u00adtial invest\u00adment until divest\u00adment, as part\u00adners and usu\u00adally as part of the board.
\nsiOP\u00adTICA is a mem\u00adber of the Ger\u00adman Flat Panel Dis\u00adplay Forum (DFF) and the Pho\u00adton\u00adics Net\u00adwork Thuringia \u201cOptonet e.V.\u201d. Fur\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adtion about siOP\u00adTICA is avail\u00adable at http:\/\/www.sioptica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nPress contact:<\/h4>\n
\nDirec\u00adtor Busi\u00adness Development
\nmf@sioptica.com<\/a>
\nPhone: +49 3641 6345 901<\/p>\nAbout bm|t<\/h3>\n
\nFur\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adtion about bm|t is avail\u00adable at http:\/\/www.bm\u2011t.com<\/a> .<\/p>\nContact:<\/h4>\n
\nInvest\u00adment Manager
\nPhone: +49 361 74 47 606<\/p>\nAbout Capital\u2011E<\/h3>\n
\nMore infor\u00adma\u00adtion about Capital\u2011E is avail\u00adable at http:\/\/www.capital\u2011e.com<\/p>\nContact:<\/h4>\n