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McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hubert Burda Media Holding KG engages in the publication of magazines and provision of digital media content services. It offers online services in the areas of electronic commerce, social networks, online travel, publishing, and subscriptions. The company was founded by Franz Burda in 1903 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is a Haniel family equity firm. The company was founded in 1756 by Jan Willem Noot and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Burda Digital Ventures GmbH (BDV) is an investment arm of Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG, owned by Burda family, a publishing and media group based in Germany with operations throughout Europe and Eastern Europe as well as in the US, Hong Kong and Singapore. BDV was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Offenburg. The firm specializes in venture capital investing in the digital media industry. The firm invests the parent group's own capital.

AbeBooks, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for books. It offers new books, used books, rare books, and out-of-print books. The company was founded by Rick Pura, Vivian Pura, Cathy Waters, and Keith Waters in 1996 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Creathor Venture Management GmbH is an independent private equity firm specialized in technology venture capital investing. Creathor was foundedi n 2003 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt in central Germany. The management invests their own capital, and manages venture capital funds on behalf of institutions.

Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH (Holtzbrinck Digital) is the strategic investment subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH in Germany. Formerly known as Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, the firm originated in 2000 when all internet investments from the Verlagsgruppe von Holtzbrinck were consolidated to form Holtzbrinck NetworXs AG, which was subsequently split into Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH in 2006. Located in Munich, Holtzbrinck Digital aims to develop new areas of business on the Web by managing interests in Internet companies and acquiring start-ups. From their experience as a venture partner helping to build B2C Internet companies, the firm has unique knowledge of how to build brands, win customers and handle regional expansion. They invest from the balance sheet of the parent company.

UAM Media Group GmbH offers integrated communications solutions. It specializes in cross-media communication and provides ambient media advertisement services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Indochino Apparel, Inc. provides online custom suits. Its products include classic and fashion-forward suits, shirts, blazers and coats, pants, and accessories. The company was founded by Heikal Gani and Kyle Vucko in March 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

momox AG engages in the development and operation of an online platform for the reselling of used goods. It resells books, CDs, DVDs, computer and video games, and clothing. The company was founded by Christian Wegner in 2006 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Yatego GmbH owns and operates online shopping stores. The firm has stores tested professionals and retailers offer their wares and customers have articles on the platform to choose from and to ensure the smooth purchase care secure payment methods such as Paypal, credit card payment, invoicing, and the trusteeship system iclear. The company was founded by Stephan Peltzer, Patrick Kötter, and Michael Ollmann in 2003 and is headquartered in St. Georgen, Germany.

Carolinas Matkasse AB owns and operates an electronic commerce grocery-delivery platform. It offers planned grocery bags containing ingredients, recipes, and meal plans that are prepared weekly and delivered to homes. The firm enables its clients to order a set grocery with accompanying recipes that make five meals for four people. The company was founded by Ebba Carolina Gebäck and Paul Niklas Aronsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Spånga, Sweden.

PROfounders Capital Partners LLP (PROfounders Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Oakley Capital Ltd founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

aiHit Ltd. provides business information services and solutions. It develops and operates search engines. The firm's engine automatically identifies corporate web-sites and extracts structured data from sites to create a profile including a description of the organization, the names and titles of key executives, contact information, clients, and investors. The company was founded by Alan David Hambrook and Eric Sandler on June 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Staines-upon-Thames, the United Kingdom.

iwoca Ltd. provides credit facility for small businesses. The firm’s products include CBILS loans, flexi-loan and iwocaPay. It specializes in fintech, trade finance, alternative lending, small business financing, SME, working capital, small business, credit, finance and lending. The company was founded by James David Charles Dear and Christoph Rieche in March 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mobify Research & Development, Inc. provides mobile commerce and engagement platform. It’s mobile platform offers global retailers and brands to deliver mobile shopping experience. The company was founded by Igor Faletski, John Boxall and Peter McLachlan in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Alpha Venture Partners LLC (Alpha Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Steve B. Brotman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Redstone Digital GmbH (Redstone Digital) is a venture capital subsidiary of CSS Holding AG founded in 2014 by Samuli Ilmari Sirén. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Building10 Servicegesellschaft mbH (b10 VC) is a venture capital firm founded by Henri Kuhnert and Daniel Hopfner in 2015. The firm headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Angel Invest GmbH (Angel Invest Ventures) is an angel investment firm, founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Family Sparks, Inc. is a Canadian company that focuses on teenage love and the various manifestations of this strong, all-consuming feeling. The company is based in Victoria, Canada. The company provides advice and insights on the psychology of love, particularly in children who respond sincerely to events that happen to them. The company was founded by Kenneth Spencer, Erin Skillen, Duncan MacRae, Jillian Roberts, Michael Williams, Hannes Blum, Rasool Rayani. Michael Williams has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Aluula Composites, Inc., Aluula Composites, Inc. (Canada) is a Canadian company that specializes in creating the next generation of lighter, stronger soft composites for a broad range of large vertical markets. The company is based in Victoria, Canada. Aluula's goal is to find solutions for real-world challenges not being met by traditional composite manufacturers. The company has been co-developing "application-specific" composites with well-known industry leaders in aerospace, sailing, outdoor packs & tents, and other industrial applications. Aluula's patented and proprietary approach to increase fiber strength at the molecular level allows the company to achieve strength-to-weight ratio materials that have been previously unachievable. The company's initial success in the wind sport markets has led to rapid market acceptance in a variety of industry segments over the past two years and earned Aluula Composites a reputation as the leader in new material development within the wind sport sector. The company was founded in 2019 by Richard Myerscough, who has been the CEO since 2019. Aluula Composites, Inc. (Canada was acquired by Bastion Square Partners, Inc. on April 17, 2023 for $10.29 million.

The Internet Economy Foundation operates as a foundation focused on the internet economy. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company was founded in 2016 and the CEO is Friedbert Pflüger.

Burda GmbH provides multimedia training services. The company is based in Offenburg, Germany. The CEOs are Holger Eckstein, Katharina Herrmann, Marc Al-Hames. The German company was founded in 1971.