Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) is the corporate venture organization for Siemens AG, one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies, with reported worldwide sales of more than 72 billion euros in fiscal 2007.

SVC's goal is to identify and fund investments in emerging and innovative technologies that will enhance the core business scope of Siemens, particularly in the focus areas of long-term growth markets such as Energy & Environmental Care, Automation & Control, Industrial & Public Infrastructure, and Health Care.

In the future, our world will be shaped by the megatrends of urbanization and demographic change. As a result, Siemens´ central challenges will be to supply energy, water and the goods needed for daily life, as well as to ensure mobility, security and preventive healthcare and to protect the environment. Siemens, thanks to its comprehensive industry portfolio, technological leadership and worldwide presence, is better placed than any other company to provide solutions to these challenges.

With its analyses, market observations and investments in startup companies, SVC, in conjunction with the Siemens Operating Groups, is helping Siemens to maintain its position at the cutting edge of innovation development.

To date, we have invested over 800 million euros in more than 100 startup companies and 30 venture capital funds, making venture capital at Siemens an integral component of the Siemens innovation and growth strategy and supplementing its in-house research and development activities (3.2 billion euros and 32,000 R&D experts in 2007).

SVC is located in Germany (Munich), in the U.S. (Palo Alto, CA and Boston, MA), in China (Beijing), in India (Mumbai), and is active through Siemens´ regional unit in Israel.


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