CMS advises software start-up Valuedesk on seed financing round

Berlin – Bielefeld-based start-up Valuedesk GmbH, which offers companies a software solution for cost-saving management, has successfully raised starting capital as part of a seed round of financing. The round was led by Unternehmertum Venture Capital (UVC) Partners. Business angels also invested in Valuedesk in the current round alongside UVC Partners. The start-up intends to use the fresh capital to accelerate growth and invest in its technology.

A CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Jörg Zätzsch advised Valuedesk on all legal aspects of the financing and associated documentation. Start-ups and founders of various kinds of technology companies rely on the expertise of the Berlin venture capital team on a regular basis. Most recently, the team advised on the successful Series A financing round of Bielefeld-based AI start-up Semalytix.

Valuedesk GmbH was established in April 2017 and is headquartered in Bielefeld. It aims to make cost optimisation in companies more efficient and effective. The firm has developed a specialist method and associated software that enables companies to exploit their potential to the full. Valuedesk currently employs 20 people, with the figure set to grow to more than 50 in 2021. The start-up describes itself as one of the most successful young companies in the East Westphalia-Lippe region. Its customers include Dr. Oetker, Phoenix Contact, Körber AG, Teckentrup and the Marantec Company Group.

CMS Germany

Dr Jörg Zätzsch, Lead Partner
Dr Friedrich von Spee, Senior Associate, both Corporate/M&A
Dr Malte Grützmacher, Partner
Christian Schultz, Associate, both TMC
Neil Yeats, Senior Associate, Labor, Employment & Pensions

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