VentureRadar New Companies June 2011

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Our pick of ten exciting new European start-ups

June 2011

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skySQL

“SkySQL is the alternative source for

software, services and support for the

MySQL database and related technologies.

Founded by former executives, personnel,

and investors of MySQL, we are committed

to furthering the future development of

MySQL database technologies, while

delivering cost-effective database solutions

and exceptional customer service.”

Keywords from company website. Image by Tagxedo.

Founded: 2010

Headquarters: Esbo, Finland

Website: www.skysql.com

New Company 1/10

http://www.skysql.com/


ZIM Plant Technology

“ZIM Plant Technology develops the

magnetic ZIM-probe for the real-time

remote monitoring of plant water status

via the internet. The system is based on

an innovative magnetic patch clamp

pressure probe that can be used in the

agriculture, horticulture and forestry

industries to aid water management,

crop yield and quality.”


Founded: 2009/2010 (estimated)

Headquarters: Hennigsdorf, Germany

Website: www.zim-plant-technology.com

Other info: Spin-out of the University of

Würzburg.

New Company 2/10

http://www.zim-plant-technology.com/






Varnish Software

“Varnish Software develops the open

source Varnish Web accelerator also

known as Varnish Cache. Varnish Cache

can speed up any web site and is used by

companies such as Facebook, Twitter,

eBay and The New York Times.”


Founded: 2010 (corporate spin-out)

Headquarters: Oslo, Norway

Website: www.varnish-software.com

Other info: Spin-out from Redpill Linpro

(www.redpill-linpro.com)

New Company 3/10

http://www.varnish-software.com/



http://www.redpill-linpro.com/




AeroSurgical

“AeroSurgical is a medical device

company that incorporates state of the

art aerosol technology to form the basis

of its proprietary AeroSurge Platform

which efficiently delivers therapeutics

into the abdominal cavity of patients

during surgery to combat post-surgical

complications. Jane Shaw, Chair of Intel,

joined the board in late 2010”


Founded: Late 2009 (corporate spin-out)

Headquarters: Galway, Ireland

Website: www.aerosurgical.com

Other info: Spin-out of Aerogen

(www.aerogen.com)

New Company 4/10

http://www.aerosurgical.com/

http://www.aerogen.com/


Engagor

“Engagor Insights is a powerful social

media monitoring platform that allows

you to detect, analyze and understand

what your customers are sharing about

you online. Clients include Microsoft,

Carlsberg, Volvo, Johnson&Johnson, and

AXA.”


Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Gent, Belgium

Website: www.engagor.com

New Company 5/10

http://www.engagor.com/


Molplex

“Molplex was created to help anyone

anywhere in the world invent new

medicines. We combine a decade of

research into chemistry prediction software

with the very latest in cloud computing,

integrated with assay-ready chemical supply

from the world‟s biggest screening

collections and high-content biological

screening services.”


Founded: 2010

Headquarters: Tyne and Wear, UK

Website: www.molplex.com

New Company 6/10

http://www.molplex.com/


PolyPort

“PolyPort is market for P2P shipping. It

adds extra value to existing routes and

reduces congestion and pollution.

Customers with parcels to ship post a

request while transporters provide

information about their regular or

spontaneous routes. A privacy-preserving

algorithm will match sending needs with

available transport capacities.”


Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland

Website: www.polyport.org

New Company 7/10

http://www.polyport.org/


VenomeTech

“VenomeTech is a biotech company

dedicated to the discovery and development

of innovative therapeutic peptides derived

from animal venoms. Our proprietary

discovery platform is used in a target-

oriented approach towards the discovery

and early development of peptides

targeting central nervous diseases and

other prevalent pathologies.”

Keywords from various sources. Image by Tagxedo.

Founded: 2009

Headquarters: France

Website: www.venometech.com

Other Info: Spin-out of University of Nice

Sophia Antipolis and CNRS

New Company 8/10

http://www.venometech.com/


Evrythng

“Evrythng is building the infrastructure

for the „internet of things‟. Evrythng

envisions an internet where every

object in the world has a real-time

presence on the Web. Evrythng serves

application developers, manufacturers

and corporations by creating new ways

to interact and transact with physical

objects.”


Founded: Late 2009

Headquarters: UK

Website: www.evrythng.net

New Company 9/10

http://www.evrythng.net/


IKO System

“IKO System is a professional subscription

service that allows sales team to leverage

their use of digital social networks with

real sales opportunities. The core value of

IKO System relies on the billions of

relationships we map on your market, plus

the artificial intelligence layer to

understand your market and raise the best

sales opportunities.”


Founded: 2010

Headquarters: Paris, France

Website: www.iko-system.com

New Company 10/10

http://www.iko-system.com/



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