{"id":15307,"date":"2023-09-11T12:38:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/?p=15307"},"modified":"2023-10-16T18:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:17:37","slug":"rooom-ag-closes-financing-round-of-over-17-million-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/2023-en\/rooom-ag-closes-financing-round-of-over-17-million-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"rooom AG closes financing round of over 17 million euros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jena-based rooom AG<\/a> has raised over 17 mil\u00adlion euros in fresh cap\u00adi\u00adtal in a suc\u00adcess\u00adful financ\u00ading round. In addi\u00adtion to the new investors Marondo Cap\u00adi\u00adtal<\/a> and TGFS<\/a>, exist\u00ading investors such as bm|t<\/a> and oth\u00aders par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpated. This invest\u00adment under\u00adlines the grow\u00ading impor\u00adtance of 3D visu\u00adal\u00adiza\u00adtions and meta\u00adverse solu\u00adtions for corporates.<\/p>\n

ounded in 2016, rooom AG offers soft\u00adware solu\u00adtions for cre\u00adat\u00ading 3D con\u00adtent and dig\u00adi\u00adtal expe\u00adri\u00adences in aug\u00admented and vir\u00adtual real\u00adity. Among rooom\u2019s cus\u00adtomers are Deutsche Telekom, BMW, Zeiss, porta and Bosch.<\/p>\n

Trust from leading investors<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The financ\u00ading round was funded by a con\u00adsor\u00adtium of insti\u00adtu\u00adtional investors led by Munich-based Marondo Cap\u00adi\u00adtal. Also involved are growth cap\u00adi\u00adtal investors such as TGFS Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgiegr\u00fcn\u00adder\u00adfonds Sach\u00adsen and bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen, as well as other exist\u00ading investors.<\/p>\n

Marko Maschek, found\u00ading part\u00adner at Marondo Cap\u00adi\u00adtal, com\u00adments, \u201crooom\u2019s lat\u00adest financ\u00ading round under\u00adlines rooom\u2019s vision: to help com\u00adpa\u00adnies make the tran\u00adsi\u00adtion to the 3D world in times of advanc\u00ading dig\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adiza\u00adtion. At Marondo Cap\u00adi\u00adtal, we are proud to sup\u00adport the com\u00adpany in real\u00adiz\u00ading this vision and reach\u00ading its poten\u00adtial \u2014 in Ger\u00admany and inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adally.\u201d rooom\u2019s web-based soft\u00adware plat\u00adform enables com\u00adpa\u00adnies to cre\u00adate high-qual\u00adity 3D con\u00adtent with\u00adout the need for spe\u00adcial appli\u00adca\u00adtions or vir\u00adtual real\u00adity glasses. The Jena-based IT com\u00adpany employs around 100 peo\u00adple and now reaches more than six mil\u00adlion users in over 120 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past few years, rooom has devel\u00adoped an impres\u00adsive plat\u00adform for cre\u00adat\u00ading, man\u00adag\u00ading and deliv\u00ader\u00ading 3D con\u00adtent that is ahead of the inter\u00adna\u00adtional com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion. This has also been rec\u00adog\u00adnized by Gart\u00adner, the world\u2019s lead\u00ading research and advi\u00adsory firm in the IT sec\u00adtor, which named rooom a \u2018Top Man\u00adage\u00adment Solu\u00adtion Provider\u2019 and \u2018Cool Ven\u00addor\u2019,\u201d explains Stephan Beier<\/a>, Senior Invest\u00adment Man\u00adager at bm|t, which has been invested in the com\u00adpany since 2019.<\/p>\n

Hans Elst\u00adner, founder and CEO of rooom, con\u00adcludes, \u201cThe invest\u00adment under\u00adlines our com\u00admit\u00adment to becom\u00ading the lead\u00ading meta\u00adverse plat\u00adform for com\u00adpa\u00adnies of all sizes. We are com\u00admited to fur\u00adther expand our posi\u00adtion as a pio\u00adneer in this emerg\u00ading field of 3D and meta\u00adverse appli\u00adca\u00adtions worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team of rooom AG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About Marondo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Marondo, with offices in Munich and Stuttgart, is an invest\u00adment com\u00adpany for fast-grow\u00ading, tech\u00adnol\u00adogy-ori\u00adented, next-gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion SMEs in Ger\u00admany and DACH. The fund invests in com\u00adpa\u00adnies from the Ger\u00adman tech\u00adnol\u00adogy sec\u00adtor through major\u00adity and minor\u00adity trans\u00adac\u00adtions. These include soft\u00adware & IT, indus\u00adtry 4.0, envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, new mate\u00adri\u00adals and health & med\u00adical tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. In addi\u00adtion to<\/p>\n

exten\u00adsive expan\u00adsion cap\u00adi\u00adtal, Marondo also offers liq\u00aduid\u00adity solu\u00adtions for exist\u00ading share\u00adhold\u00aders. The part\u00adner\u00adship is led by four part\u00adners with over 80 years of indus\u00adtry expe\u00adri\u00adence, 90 financed com\u00adpa\u00adnies and sev\u00aderal hun\u00addred trans\u00adac\u00adtions over the last two decades. www.marondo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About TGFS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TGFS Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgiegr\u00fcn\u00adder\u00adfonds Sach\u00adsen pro\u00advides equity cap\u00adi\u00adtal to tech\u00adnol\u00adogy-ori\u00adented founders for the seed and start-up phase. The fund was first launched in 2008 by the Free State of Sax\u00adony (includ\u00ading ERDF fund\u00ading) and Saxon finan\u00adcial insti\u00adtu\u00adtions and has since sup\u00adported over 100 start-ups. In 2023, the TGFS started its third fund gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion. The tar\u00adget com\u00adpa\u00adnies of TGFS are young, inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive, tech\u00adnol\u00adogy-ori\u00adented com\u00adpa\u00adnies that belong to the ICT, semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor and microsys\u00adtems tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, med\u00adical tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, life sci\u00adence, envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal and energy tech\u00adnol\u00adogy and new media sec\u00adtors and have their reg\u00adis\u00adtered office or oper\u00adat\u00ading facil\u00adity in Sax\u00adony. www.tgfs.de<\/a><\/p>\n

About bm|t<\/strong><\/h4>\n

bm|t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh, head\u00adquar\u00adtered in Erfurt, is the first address for ven\u00adture cap\u00adi\u00adtal and pri\u00advate equity financ\u00ading in Thuringia. bm|t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages eleven funds with a total vol\u00adume of more than 440 mil\u00adlion euros and invests in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies in almost all indus\u00adtries and in all phases of cor\u00adpo\u00adrate devel\u00adop\u00adment \u2014 from the start-up and growth phase to cor\u00adpo\u00adrate suc\u00adces\u00adsion and buy\u00adouts. www.bm\u2011t.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About rooom<\/strong><\/h4>\n

rooom AG is an IT com\u00adpany from Jena, Ger\u00admany, which was founded in 2016. Rooom offers web-based solu\u00adtions for the cre\u00adation, man\u00adage\u00adment and play\u00adout of immer\u00adsive 3D con\u00adtent. The plat\u00adform can be used for mul\u00adti\u00adple appli\u00adca\u00adtions and works with aug\u00admented real\u00adity, vir\u00adtual real\u00adity and gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtive AI. In recent years, the com\u00adpany has earned var\u00adi\u00adous inno\u00adva\u00adtion awards such as the Ger\u00adman Inno\u00adva\u00adtion Award, the Euro\u00adpean Meta\u00adverse Award and the Inno\u00adva\u00adtion and Excel\u00adlence Award. rooom employs around 100 peo\u00adple and its most impor\u00adtant cus\u00adtomers include Deutsche Telekom, BMW, Zeiss, porta and Bosch. In addi\u00adtion, the plat\u00adform reaches over six mil\u00adlion users in 120 coun\u00adtries. www.rooom.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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