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EANS-News: DEWB investment holding Nanda Technologies raises 4m USD in a financing round led by Capital-E and KfW

Germany/Belgium, April 09, 2010 (euro adhoc) -

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Capital-E, a Belgium
based Venture Capital company focussing on semiconductor investments,
and KfW with his ERP Start-up-Fund, one of the largest German VC 
funds, are investing alongside with the existing shareholders about 
4m USD in Nanda Technologies GmbH. Capital-E will take an active part
in the board to support the further growth of Nanda. Other investors 
include the existing shareholders Brains-to-Ventures, Ventegis 
Capital AG, Bayern Kapital and DEWB.
Nanda was founded in 2006 and has successfully developed a new system
for highthroughput full wafer inspection used in semiconductor 
manufacturing. Based on a proprietary optical design combined with 
innovative image processing software Nanda can drastically increase 
the speed of inspection while maintaining high sensitivity. The 
result is a significant decrease in inspection cost per wafer 
compared to existing tools and the inspection of every wafer in the 
process flow instead of sampling only a few. The compact design of 
Nanda´s inspection system makes it attractive to integrate defect 
inspection directly into the production flow. Fast error-feedback 
permits accelerated process adjustments and thus increases process 
ramp-up and overall productivity. After having successfully installed
a first system at a leading industry backed research institute Nanda 
is working with global semiconductor manufacturers to evaluate the 
tools for production.
"Despite a difficult year in 2009, Nanda has achieved a first tool 
installation and very promising engagements on the customer side. We 
were convinced by the market opportunity and the unique technology, 
which gives Nanda a sustainable competitive edge", comments Pascal 
Vanluchene, Partner at Capital-E. Due to his close links to IMEC and 
prior investments in micro-electronics ventures, Pascal will take an 
active role in helping Nanda to grow its business.
"Coming out of a deep recession in 2009, the timing is good for Nanda
to execute on a broad market entry in 2010 and 2011. We are happy to 
have Capital-E and KfW on board to ensure enough liquidity during 
this critical phase for every start-up company", says Dr. Christian 
Reitberger, chairman of the board.
"With the two new investors on board we have a strong shareholder 
base that could provide, if needed, additional financing throughout 
break-even of the company. This helps us to focus on market entry and
customer interactions", adds Johannes von Borries, CFO/COO. Nanda 
will use the proceeds to support pre-production evaluations at 
leading semiconductor manufacturers.
About Nanda Technologies Nanda Technologies offers its customers in 
the semiconductor industry a high throughput, high sensitivity defect
inspection system. Based on a unique optical technology it is 
possible to inspect the full surface of the wafer and every wafer in 
the process flow instead of conducting statistical sampling. The 
feedback cycle for process faults is reduced significantly and 
process equipment malfunctions are caught and identified at an early 
stage. Nanda Technologies was founded in Munich by seasoned 
executives of the capital metrology equipment industry and supplies 
the inspection tools to leading semiconductor manufacturers 
worldwide.
Contact
Johannes von Borries
Lise-Meitner-Str. 3
85716 Unterschleissheim
Tel: +49 89 4523558-21
About Capital-E Capital-E is an early stage venture fund focused 
exclusively on micro- and nano-electronics related start-ups in 
Europe. Through its entrenched relationship with IMEC, the largest 
independent research centre in micro- and nanoelectronics in Europe, 
the fund and its ventures can directly rely on the support of over 
1500 specialised scientists and engineers, as well as leverage on 
IMEC s 500+ worldwide industrial partners such as NXP, Infineon, 
STMicroelectronics, Intel, Micron, Matsushita/Panasonic, Texas 
Instruments, Samsung and TSMC to speed-up the process of market 
entry. The fund is managed by an independent team with a balanced mix
of entrepreneurial, industrial and VC experience. www.capital-e.com
About KfW KfW finances and supports, among other things, business 
start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as well as 
investments in economic growth and employment projects in Germany. 
The ERP Start-up-Fund, administered and co-financed by KfW, offers 
equity financing for innovative, technology-based enterprises with 
excellent growth prospects. The fund finances research and product 
development as well as the launching of new products, procedures and 
services. KfW always cooperates with a lead investor and exclusively 
adopts market conditions. Since 2004; the 470 million Euro ERP 
Start-up-Fund has so far allocated 300 million Euro to emerging 
technology-based companies. www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de
About DEWB Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG
(DEWB AG, General Standard, Securities No.: 804100 / ISIN: 
DE0008041005) is an investment company that specialises in young and 
established medium-sized companies. The focus of our investments is 
on strong growth companies from the areas of photonics and sensor 
systems for which we provide support through shareholders' equity, 
expertise in corporate development and our sector network. Our 
regional focus lies in the German speaking countries (D, A, CH). 
Since 1997 we have invested more than 300 million Euros in 55 
companies and realized more than 400 million Euros through 36 exits, 
eight of which were in the form of IPOs. The company is located in 
Jena, one of the most successful technology and science regions in 
Germany, with a long tradition in the field of optical technologies 
and one of the most important European centres for photonics. 
www.dewb-vc.de
About b-to-v BrainsToVentures AG (b-to-v) is headquartered in St. 
Gallen, Switzerland. The company serves entrepreneurial private 
investors who invest their capital, network and expertise in 
fast-growing companies. By making this pool of capital, contacts and 
expertise available to portfolio companies, b-to-v has established a 
new business model in the venture capital and private equity 
industry. With over 50 members, the b-to-v Investors Circle is the 
most active club of entrepreneurial private investors in 
German-speaking Europe. Based on the members´ expertise, b-to-v´s 
scope of investment comprises more than 30 different industries. It 
is the goal of the Investors Circle to create value for its portfolio
companies and generate significant profits from its investments. 
b-tov´s Investors Circle invests about EUR 20m per year in early and 
expansion stage companies as well as buyout cases. At present, b-to-v
is invested in about forty companies. Investments vary between EUR 
500k and 3m per deal. www.b-to-v.com
About Ventegis Capital AG Ventegis Capital AG is a listed venture 
capital company which invests nationally in high-growth companies 
from the early to the expansion stage. The focus of its investments 
lies in the areas of information and communication technology (ICT), 
industrial technologies and life science. Ventegis also provides 
advisory services in corporate finance. The main shareholder of the 
company with ca. 94.3 % is the Berliner Effektengesellschaft AG, 
which is listed on the official market (ISIN DE0005221303). 
www.ventegis-capital.de
About Seedfonds Bayern und Technofonds Bayern III managed by Bayern 
Kapital The Seedfonds Bayern an the Technofonds Bayern III are 
managed by Bayern Kapital which was founded in 1995 by the Bavarian 
Government as part of the campaign "Initiative Bavarian Future" and 
to provide young and innovated Bavarian companies with venture 
capital. Up to date Bayern Kapital has invested in over 180 
innovative high-tech companies with a total investment volume of 
about 150m EUR. More information under: www.bayernkapital.de
About High-Tech Gruenderfonds The High-Tech Gruenderfonds invests 
venture capital in young technology companies with high prospects 
that are transferring promising scientific research to business 
enterprises. The seed financing shall result in a technical 
prototype, a proof of concept or a market launch. High-Tech 
Gründerfonds has access to a fund volume of around 272,0 million 
Euro. Investors in this publicprivate partnership include the Federal
Ministry for Economy and Technology, the KfW Banking Group as well as
the six industry companies BASF, Robert Bosch, Carl Zeiss, Daimler, 
Deutsche Telekom and Siemens. www.high-tech-gruenderfonds.de
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Marco Scheidler
Tel.: +49 (0) 3641 573-3600
E-Mail: marco.scheidler@dewb-vc.com

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0008041005
WKN: 804100
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