Morressier receives 18 million US dollars

Broadcasting scientific events online and saving lectures: This is made possible by the start-up Morressier. The Berlin-based company has now raised 18 million US dollars, including a venture capitalist from Silicon Valley.

The Berlin-based start-up Morressier has raised 18 million US dollars in its Series A financing round. The round was led by Owl Ventures, a venture capitalist from Silicon Valley that manages money from Bill Gates, among others. Existing investors such as Cherry Ventures and Redalpine are also involved. The money will be invested in expanding the platform and scaling the team.

"We are delighted that Owl Ventures is joining us on this journey - with their many years of experience as the largest investor in education technology, we couldn't think of a better partner to help us achieve our goals," says co-founder Sami Benchekroun. Morressier offers a portal with scientific presentations from conferences, which are collected in a digital library and supplemented by studies or additional materials. If you want to view everything, you have to pay a fee. During the coronavirus pandemic, the start-up also began broadcasting conferences live via its platform.

"We are incredibly impressed by the passion and commitment of the founding team - Sami, Justus and Rino - and can't wait to support them," says Tory Patterson from Owl Ventures. In addition to Benchekroun, Rino Montiel and Justus Weweler are among the founders of the start-up.