Andreas von Richter

LBBW Venture Capital GmbH (LBBW-VC) is part of the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of LBBW-Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, a government-controlled regional bank based in southwestern Germany. Significant minority shareholders in LBBW include regional financial institutions and local government entities. LBBW-VC was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Stuttgart. The firm specializes in venture capital investing.

Aster Capital Partners SAS (Aster Capital) is the French venture capital investment subsidiary of Schneider Electric SA (XP: SU), a world-leading electricity management and industrial automation group. Formerly known as Schneider Electric Ventures SAS, the firm was founded by Jean-Marc Bally in 2000 and changed their name to Aster Capital in 2010. Located in Paris with a representative office in China, the firm manages a venture capital fund sponsored by Schneider Electric and cooperates closely with the group's research scientists.