Successful closure of Series A founding round of €8.5 million by Acton Capital, UVC Partners, LEA Partners, Interface Capital (led by Niklas Jansen (Blinkist) and Christian Reber (Wunderlist, Pitch)) as well as former Vodafone CEO Hannes Ametsreiter
Heidelberg, October 28, 2024 – The Heidelberg-based AI startup paretos, a market leader in Decision Intelligence, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising an additional €8.5 million. The funding is led by Acton Capital, renowned for its investments in companies such as Etsy, Cyberport, and HomeToGo. Existing investors UVC Partners and LEA Partners also participated in the round. Moreover, renowned funds and angels, including Interface Capital (led by Niklas Jansen (Blinkist) and Christian Reber (Wunderlist, Pitch)) as well as former Vodafone CEO Hannes Ametsreiter, continue to support paretos on its journey.
"While many AI technologies are still in the hype phase, paretos has impressively demonstrated that their Decision Intelligence solution creates long-term value for companies that directly reflects in business results. Especially in the current tense economic climate, this is the game-changer for real-world AI application," said Fritz Oidtmann, Managing Partner at Acton Capital. "We look forward to accompanying the team in the next phase and jointly shaping the future of the market."
The international market research institute Gartner has recognised paretos as one of only nine European representative Decision Intelligence providers (out of 30 worldwide). Already today, paretos' AI-based platform supports market leaders such as HelloFresh, Otto Group, Faller Packaging, ARMEDANGELS, and EDEKA in decision-making for critical business processes.
With the fresh capital, paretos founders Thorsten Heilig and Fabian Rang plan to accelerate growth further: "Our platform typically delivers an ROI of over 100% in the first year and generates business impact worth millions. With the support of our investors, we aim to expand our technological lead," said Thorsten Heilig, Co-Founder and CEO of paretos. "Currently, many companies in Germany and Europe are facing significant pressure. We offer them a powerful tool to address urgent challenges – from evolving customer demands to complex supply chains, and cost and efficiency pressures."
According to the institute MarketsandMarkets, the global market for Decision Intelligence is expected to grow by 25% annually by 2030, quadrupling to €50 billion. Decision Intelligence leverages AI to support, optimise, and even automate complex data-driven decisions. The aim goes beyond merely making predictions; it focuses on generating actionable insights and concrete measures – particularly in dynamic planning and operational processes. Many experts attribute the same relevance to this technology as to Generative AI.
"With its patented and highly innovative technology, combined with a strong application focus, paretos has the best chance of taking on an international leadership role," said Andreas Unseld, General Partner at UVC Partners. And Nils Seele, Partner at LEA Partners, added: "After conceptualizing AI, it's now about transformation. Anyone looking for ROI in AI applications will find it at paretos."
paretos s the leading AI-based Decision Intelligence platform for data-driven decision-making. It enables companies to quickly and reliably analyse complex data, generate optimised forecasts and decision proposals, and derive actions – all through a user-friendly no-code interface and simple integration solutions, even without data science expertise. paretos was founded in mid-2020 by Fabian Rang (CTO; machine learning and mathematics expert) and Thorsten Heilig (CEO; digital entrepreneur, former COO at moovel / REACH NOW). Their vision: Everyone can make good decisions at any time. Using the latest deep learning and machine learning methods, the Heidelberg startup helps companies maximize their business potential.
Acton Capital is an international venture capital firm located in Munich and Vancouver. Since 1999, the team has invested in technology-based business models from Europe and North America. With over two decades of experience and a deep understanding of digital transformation, Acton Capital has already supported over 100 startups in building successful businesses, including world market leaders like Alphasights, Clio, HomeToGo, and Mambu. For more information, visit www.actoncapital.com.
UVC Partners is a leading venture capital firm investing in European B2B tech startups. With more than €600 million in assets under management, UVC Partners typically invests between €1 and €10 million initially and up to €30 million per startup in the areas of DeepTech, ClimateTech, Mobility, and Software/AI. Investments by UVC Partners include Flix, Isar Aerospace, planqc, Proxima Fusion, Reverion, Tacto, TWAICE, DeepDrive, STABL, and many more. All portfolio companies benefit from the team's extensive investment and exit experience, ability to build sustainable industry leaders, and the UnternehmerTUM network, especially to accelerate market entry. For more information, https://www.uvcpartners.com.
LEA Partners supports founders and management teams of B2B tech companies in various stages of development as an entrepreneurial equity partner, helping them grow and achieve a leading market position. In addition to deep tech investments like Aleph Alpha or SmartSteel Technologies, market leaders such as sevDesk and Flip are part of the LEAVC portfolio. For more information, visit https://www.leapartners.de.
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