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What GAP is all about GAP Technology Holding is the holding company which holds the investments of Bart Markus. Started in 2007, it contains an active portfolio of companies in deep IP technology that aim to provide a sustainable contribution to the way that technology shapes and improves the world

The value-add

is to bring Industry specific value-add with a focus on Product-Market intersections, fundraising and team building

Engagement model

typically engaging in a company by being on the Board of Directors, bringing value through a hands-on involvement

Who we are

The principal of GAP Technology Holding is Bart Markus, an experienced investor in and coach of technology companies

Sector Focus


First Light Fusion

Bart giving an overview of First Light Fusion at ecosummit 2018   [embed]https://youtu.be/NxQaY705rMc[/embed]      


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Bart on Board Seats in High Tech Companies

For the "boardkarte" magazine Bart wrote the attached article on the specific challenges of board seats in high tech companies.    


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Bart speaking about VC (or lack thereof) for cleantech

At Ecosummit 2013, when the VC funding for cleantech investments had dropped to an all-time low Bart spoke about the why and advised entrepreneurs on


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Current Portfolio


AMSL Aero

( Sydney )

The comment sentence: AMSL Aero (Sydney) – VTAL electrical aircraft with hydrogen long range capability. Bart invested in the seed round in 2019

D-Wave

( Vancouver, BC; Palo Alto, CA; Hanover, MD; London; Tokyo )

Quantum computing company based on quantum annealing (addressing the majority of the quantum computing applications), providing this compute power through a web service.

Nexwafe

( Freiburg )

Direct epitaxy process for ultra high performance low cost solar wafers. Bart joined the board in Summer 2019

CodeNotary

( Houston )

CodeNotary Inc. - The Immutability Specialists the leading company for immutable recording of business data. Immutable ledgers are a requirement to enable businesses to successfully move to cloud solutions without compromising trust and integrity. - Formerly know as VChain

Ultimaker

( Utrecht )

Ultimaker is the market leader in professional desktop 3D printers. Bart is Chairman of the company since early 2018

First Light Fusion

( Oxford )

First Light Fusion is a spin-out from Oxford university and developing a fusion technology based on a novel Inertia Confined Fusion concept. Bart Joined as Chairman in 2017

ubiqu

( Delft )

software online authentication solution that combines the ease of use of mobile authentication with a certified security level that otherwise is only achieved with a hardware solution. Bart is chairman since 2016

Perfect Pattern

( Munich )

Perfect pattern has used deep learning algorithms and artificial intelligence to power Industry 4.0; predictive planning in process industries. Bart has been on the board of the company since 2016

Orbital Express

( Copenhagen )

We could not resist; we have our own rocket company as well; ours is Orbital Express, a smallsat lower orbit launcher company. Bart invested in the seed round in 2016 and has been on the company Advisory Board since

Inner product

( San Francisco )

Innerproduct partners is an early stage Technology focused venture fund based out of San Francisco. The fund focuses on technologies at the earliest stage and its partners get involved in the early management, moving them from technology development projects to companies that are targeting a specific market and customer need. Bart is on the Investment Committee and has been a Special Advisor of Innerproduct since the fund was conceived in 2013

Open as App

( Munich )

OpenasApp has developed a technology that allows users to turn any structured data source (a spreadsheet being the obvious use case) into a smartphone app in a couple of clicks whilst retaining the calculatory functions in the app. OpenasApp was founded in early 2016 and Bart has been on its board from inception

MRI Centrum

( Amsterdam )

The MRI Centrum is now the leading private diagnostics chain in The Netherlands. It combines state of the art diagnostic equipment with innovative software solutions to create a better and higher quality patient experience. Bart co-founded the company in 1998 and has been on its board since

Congatec

( Deggendorf )

Congatec is a leader in embedded computing, developing the control units for industrial equipment and large complex machinery with a solution that combines state of the art hardware with leading edge software to make the actual use of these embedded computers simpler and allow the applications to run better and be developed faster. Bart has been on the board of Congatec since 2015

Hexagem

( Lund )

Hexagem is using the nanowire technology developed at Lund university and commercialized in the LED area by GLO, a company that Bart invested in in 2008 for the Electronics area. The company creates defect-free GaN substrates and is working with industrial partners that develop devices on these substrates in the RF as well as in the power electronics area. Bart co-founded the company in 2015 and is its executive Chairman.

Demonstrable Track Recordbased on 2 decades of experience of bringing technology companies successfully into the market

50
Deals done

Technology Companies Invested in

10
Exits realized

Successful Exits of those Investments

100
Fundraisings

Successfully completed Financing Rounds

15
International

Succesfull Internationalizations

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