Erich Hacker

High Tech Private Equity GmbH (HTPE) is a leading German private equity firm controlled by Triginta Capital Group GmbH (formerly AVIDA Equity Partners) and DEWB AG. Established in 1999 and based in Düsseldorf with an office in Liechtenstein, HTPE invests in rapidly growing technology companies and manages the High Tech Beteiligungen fund, backed by institutional investors including German pension funds, banks and insurance companies.

Founded in 2001, CoreOptics develops and manufactures 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant MSA Modules and IC solutions for ultra high-speed optical networking applications in the telecommunications and information technology industries. CoreOptics provides advanced analog and digital signal processing remedies for the physical layer impairments. CoreOptics has received financing from leading venture capital firms, including T-com, GIMV, Crescendo Ventures, TVM, High Tech Private Equity, Atila Ventures, Quest for Growth and others. CoreOptics, with operations in Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Germany and San Jose, California, USA.

ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. provides sensor solutions. Its products include light and temperature sensors, smart light and power management, sensor interface and 3D sensing. The company was founded by Jyrki Vaino Kalervo Saarinen in 1993 and is headquartered in Singapore.