GvW advises Vsquared Ventures on financing round of OQmented
OQmented GmbH, the technology leader for MEMS-based VR/AR, LiDAR and 3D-camera solutions, has successfully concluded a multi-million-euro seed financing round. The international consortium of investors is led by Vsquared Ventures and includes BioNTech supervisory board chairman Helmut Jeggle and a renowned Chinese tech entrepreneur. GvW Graf von Westphalen advises Vsquared Ventures on this financing round.
OQmented is a deep-tech start-up from Itzehoe in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The company’s two founders and their team develop and produce the world’s leading MEMS-based laser beam scanning (LBS) systems for lightweight and energy-efficient VR/AR applications, 3D cameras and LiDAR sensor products.
Vsquared Ventures is a venture capital company specialising in early-stage technology-venture investments. Based in Munich, the company pursues an investment strategy focused on the areas of new space, quantum computing, new materials, AI, robotics and enterprise SaaS. Portfolio companies of Vsquared Ventures include, for example, the new space company Isar Aerospace.
The GvW team comprises Titus Walek (lead), Jan Hüniken (both Venture Capital), Karsten Kujath (Employment Law) and Joachim Mulch (IP).
More information about OQmented in the Handelsblatt.
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