Emporis Completes Multi-Million Euro Financing Round to Drive Growth

Emporis Completes Multi-Million Euro Financing Round to Drive Growth

September 06, 2007

    DARMSTADT, Germany, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Emporis has completed a multi-million Euro financing for
future growth. The company manages and markets building
data in more than 50,000 cities worldwide. The VC Neuhaus
Partners has invested together with KfW Bankengruppe in
this innovative technology business. The specific size of
the deal was not disclosed.  

    Emporis (http://www.emporis.com ) plans to use this
investment to accelerate growth and drive
internationalization. The Darmstadt company wants to offer
its services in multiple languages as well as make building
data universally accessible and useful. Stephan R. Boehm,
Managing Director at Emporis: "With this data,
companies in the construction and real estate sectors can
analyze their markets and find respective projects and
partners. Emporis manages data regarding the complete life
cycle of a structure: from the concept phase through
demolition. At this juncture our product Emporis Research
comes in."     

    "The job of Emporis is to organize a complex
puzzle," explains Michael Wutzke, Managing Director at
Emporis. He adds, "Every piece of information expands
the picture we have about the building market. Emporis
merges established business models with "Web 2.0"
services and stores data so that it is semantically
relevant. We generate completely new knowledge from simple
information." 

    About Emporis:

    Emporis is a manager and provider of information on
buildings and other structures on a global basis. Emporis
is leading in the collection of information regarding
high-rise buildings. Internet: http://www.emporis.com

    About Neuhaus Partners:

    Neuhaus Partners, based in Hamburg is one of Germany's
leading independent venture capital groups. At present,
Neuhaus Partners is in the fundraising process for a new
EUR 100 million technology fund. Internet:
http://www.NeuhausPartners.com .

    About KfW:

    KfW Bankengruppe provides stimulus for the economy,
society and ecology in Germany, Europe and throughout the
world. With a balance-sheet total of EUR 360 billion it is
one of the large banks in Germany. Internet:
http://www.kfw.de .



    Further information:

    Full press release: http://press.emporis.com
    Emporis company information:
http://corporate.emporis.com
    Free building information: http://www.emporis.com

    Emporis GmbH
    Stephan R. Boehm
    Phone: [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Neuhaus Partners GmbH
    Thomas Golinski
    Phone: [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]