Heuking advises Next Big Thing AG on the investment of a strategic investor in NBT portfolio venture Makula

A team led by Ariane Neubauer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Berlin office, advised Next Big Thing AG (NBT) on the investment of a strategic investor in NBT portfolio venture Makula Technology GmbH (Makula).

Makula raised new capital through a significant investment from Rieckermann, a global provider of machinery and industrial solutions. The NBT portfolio venture offers SME machinery suppliers and dealers a fast way to digitalize their customer service.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, NBT is a venture studio for the machine economy that co-founds with aspiring founders and entrepreneurs to build deep tech ventures that create real tangible impact. With their comprehensive portfolio of startups in IoT, AI and DLT, NBT provides long-term support for B2B companies.

Heuking regularly advises NBT, such as most recently on setting up its NBT Visionaries incubation program.

Counsel to Next Big Thing AG
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek:
Ariane Neubauer (Lead, Venture Capital), Berlin,
Dr. Henrik Lay (Tax), Hamburg,
Astrid Luedtke (IT/IP), Düsseldorf,
Shimon Merkel, LL.M., (Venture Capital), Berlin