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Inventure Oy (Inventure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Sami Lampinen and Timo Tirkkonen. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

LayTec AG develops, manufactures ,and markets optical in-situ and in-line metrology systems for thin-film processes. Its products include in-situ metrology, in-line metrology, lab-line metrology, map-line metrology, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solutions. The company was founded by Markus Weyers in 1999 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

tec5 AG develops and manufactures hardware components for spectroscopy. Its products include tecSaaS-Embedded spectroscopy, OEM subassemblies, spectrometer systems, spectrometer electronics, spectral sensors, software accessories and custom solutions. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Oberursel, Germany.

Meridian Medical Oy provides photocoagulator solutions. It offers Valon TT, a tabletop multispot laser that provides accessibility for wheelchairs and patient chairs; and Valon 5G, a 5G photocoagulator. The company was founded by Esa Tapani Viherkoski in 2011 and is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland.

Stadtwerke Lebach GmbH & Co. KG is a private company based in Lebach, Germany that engages in supplying water. The CEOs of the German company are Arno Graf, Christian Wunn.

Part of PEH Wertpapier AG, m-u-t GmbH specializes in brand early detection using Ignis3D infrared detection technology. The company is based in Wedel, Germany, and the CEOs are Fabian Peters and Axel Witte. The technology measures the surface temperature of the object being monitored and can detect overheating long before critical temperatures are reached. The German company's core competency lies in photonics, combined with optics, electronics, software, and complementary technologies. The company updates existing customer solutions or develop the latest innovative products in these areas.

GrainSense Oy develops a hand-held device for grain protein measurement. The company was founded by Ykä Marjanen, Jouni Huopana, Lukander Arve Juhana, Max Schulman, Edvard Krogius and Ralf Marbach and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Specim, Spectral Imaging Oy Ltd. supplies hyperspectral imaging. The firm offers spectral cameras, spectrographs, airborne systems, geology systems, and software. The company was founded by Esko Herrala, Jukka Okkonen, and Timo Hyvärinen on February 23rd, 1995 and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Sensmet Oy develops multi-element water measurement applications. Its product Micro-discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy µDOES technology allows multi-element online analytics in aqueous samples. The company was founded by Kalle Juhani Blomberg von der Geest, Toni Kalevi Laurila and Matti Paavo Saren in 2017 and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc. is an American company that specializes in developing handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers for various industries. The company's products are used in public health and safety, scientific and academic study, recycling and reuse of metal alloys, and to ensure the quality of key metal alloy components in critical industries. The company is dedicated to delivering quality, reliability, and engaged expertise to their customers through advanced product capabilities and continual product development efforts. Rigaku Analytical Devices operates on an open architecture platform and delivers unparalleled accuracy and support for rapid lab-quality results anytime, anywhere. The company is a pioneer in handheld 1064nm Raman and LIBS-based technology for material analysis, with thousands of units in use globally.

Kuva Space Oy improves life through daily, space-borne hyperspectral imaging and AI. The company is based in Espoo, Finland. The Finnish company offers observation solutions for more sustainable business and have demonstrated the Hello World platform for future orbit and deep-space missions. The company's first-ever miniature infrared hyperspectral imager is onboard. The CEO of the company is Jarkko Ensio Antila.