Portfolio News | 10 January 2023

Meta acquires Luxexcel

MENLO PARK, Dec. 30 | Meta has acquired SET portfolio company, Luxexcel. Read the full article here

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TRUNKRS INTRODUCES SAME AND NEXT DAY DELIVERY IN BELGIUM

Trunkrs bezorgt vanaf vandaag ook in België met same day en next day delivery. Trunkrs is hiermee de eerste verzendspecialist die ook in België same day delivery aanbiedt. Deze internationalisering van het bezorgnetwerk stelt Nederlandse webshops in staat om de levertijd voor Belgische klanten met één tot drie dagen in te korten. Dit biedt Nederlandse e-commerce ondernemers kansen om zich steviger te profileren op de snelgroeiende Belgische e-commercemarkt.   Nederlandse webshops zijn ongekend populair bij de zuiderburen. Uit onderzoek van onderzoeksbureau Ipsos blijkt dat 87% van de Belgische consumenten graag shopt bij een Nederlandse webshop. Bart Nieuwenhuis van Lampgigant herkent zich in dit beeld: “België is voor ons zeker een interessante groeimarkt. We merken dat de vraag naar designverlichting groeit en dat snelle levering bij onze zuiderburen cruciaal is. Door samen te werken met Trunkrs kunnen we nu altijd binnen 24 uur leveren in Nederland en België. Dit is zeker […]

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LUXEXCEL PARTNERS WITH WAVEOPTICS

Luxexcel, an innovative tech company specializing in 3D printed prescription lenses, has recently announced a new partnership with waveguides developers WaveOptics to develop a line of AR smart glasses that are both fashionable and comfortable to wear.  By merging the work being done at Luxexcel and WaveOptics, the two companies are promising an AR headset that is more streamlined than existing solutions such as Nreal or Magic Leap. This is a device you could wear as you shop, hang out with friends, or exercise. In an interview with 3DPrintingIndustry.com, Guido Groet, Chief Strategy Officer at Luxexcel said, “About 70% of the adult world population today need vision correction to see their best. Providing consumers with a single device that integrates both their prescription requirements, as well as smart technologies from leaders such as WaveOptics, is a prerequisite in enabling the adoption of smart glasses by the mass consumer market.” Using WaveOptics super thin 1.115mm Katana […]

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MINIBEMS RAISES NEW ROUND OF FUNDING, LED BY SET

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – September 3, 2020 – The UK heat network control company Minibems has attracted a new round of funding from its current investors, led by SET Ventures and supported by Ascension Ventures. The investment is match-funded by The Future Fund, the United Kingdom government’s co-investment scheme for innovative and high growth companies. This new round will enable Minibems to strengthen its product development and service offering as it continues to grow in the heat network market across the UK and Europe. As part of the strategy, we are pleased to announce that Simon Gunter is joining the company as Executive Chairman. With heating and cooling consuming half of Europe’s energy, the heat sector is increasingly being challenged to supply heat more efficiently and sustainably. With new legislation and regulation in the pipeline both the UK and Scottish governments, amongst other European countries, have reinforced the commitment to heat […]

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LUXEXCEL ADVANCES 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

Eindhoven (the Netherlands), February 19th, 2019 – Luxexcel, the pioneer in 3D printed ophthalmic lenses, announces that its proprietary 3D printing technology has advanced from the pilot phase to printing commercial lenses. Over the past 12 months, 5000 lenses have been printed on several VisionPlatforms™ installed in USA and Europe, enabling the company to bring the technology to a level where commercial lenses are being shipped to customers every day. Fabio Esposito, CEO of Luxexcel: “By achieving this level of maturity we are ready to further grow the incredible potential of this technology and develop unique lenses both in ophthalmic and in smart eyewear. 3D printing is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between traditional lenses and the future of eyewear which resides in smart functionalities.” Luxexcel VisionPlatform™: Commercial lens printing The Luxexcel VisionPlatform™ consists of industrial grade 3D printers, lens-design software and workflow integration tools which enable customers to […]

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