Next Matter, a Berlin-based start-up, has raised US$16 million (approximately €15.3 million) in fresh capital in a Series A funding round. The investor round was led by OMERS Ventures, which was advised by a Taylor Wessing team under the leadership of Berlin-based partner and VC expert Norman Röchert on all legal issues related to the round.

In addition to OMERS Ventures, previous backers BlueYard Capital and Crane Venture Partners also invested again in Next Matter's automation software, which combines workflow, integration and task management of business processes in one platform. So far, primarily financial service providers, insurers and e-commerce companies have used Next Matter's software solutions, which intends to significantly expand its staff in Europe and the US with the new capital raised.

OMERS Ventures is a global early stage tech investor. As part of the OMERS private equity family, OMERS Ventures supports companies with specialised teams focused on private equity, growth equity and venture capital at all stages of development.

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Taylor Wessing Germany: Lead partners Dr Norman Röchert (Partner), Moritz Meyer-Bruhns (Associate), Felix Paul (Professional Support Lawyer), Dr Christian Ahrendt (Senior Associate), Yanick Sambulski (Associate), all M&A/Venture Capital, Nico Jänicke (Partner), Maria Freiin von Rosen (Associate) both Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Dr Gregor Schmid (Partner, IP/IT), Dr Timm Düwel (Associate, Technology, Media & Telecoms), Matthias Swiderski (Associate, Disputes & Investigations) all Berlin, Marcel Leines (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf)