Noerr assists Next Big Thing AG in pre-IPO funding

A team from Noerr led by Ariane Neubauer and Felix Blobel has advised Next Big Thing AG (NBT) on its pre-IPO funding. The Berlin-based venture studio specialising in the machine economy has successfully completed the first round of pre-IPO funding and raised five million euros in capital.

The lead investor is a family office located in Munich. The two existing investors, FinLab EOS VC Fund and GPS Ventures, are also involved in the first closing of the funding round. The financing round is to be completed in the coming weeks with additional investors.

As a venture studio, NBT provides a complete range of services for building deep-tech ventures. With its portfolio of start-ups in the fields of IoT, AI and DLT, NBT provides long-term support for B2B companies. A team from Noerr led by Ariane Neubauer and Felix Blobel has been providing legal advice to NBT and its ventures on company, employment and IT-related topics since it was founded in 2016. Last year, the Noerr team also provided NBT with wide-ranging advice on the investment the Talanx insurance group made in NBT in connection with a funding round.

Advisors to Next Big Thing AG: Noerr LLP

Ariane Neubauer, Felix Blobel and Robert Marx (all Private Equity/Venture Capital, Berlin)