{"id":1956,"date":"2015-05-19T08:01:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T06:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2015-05-18T14:09:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T12:09:58","slug":"konux-seeks-capital-from-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/1956\/konux-seeks-capital-from-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Konux seeks capital from the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.konux.de\" target=\"_blank\">Munich startup Konux<\/a><\/strong> had already raised around 1.6 million US dollars in the seed round. The young company <span class=\"st\">develops customized contactless sensors based on the optoelectronic principle. These sensors are used in applications such as the automotive industry, metrology, and mechanical and plant engineering.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The upcoming Serie A<span id=\"script_link_text_3\">Financing round<\/span> from <a href=\"\/en\/ecosystem\/konux\/\" target=\"_blank\">Konux <\/a>focuses on US capital. Co-founders Vlad Lata and Andreas Kunze explain why this is the case in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gruenderszene.de\/allgemein\/silicon-valley-finanzierung-konux-seed?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss&amp;utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=silicon-valley-finanzierung-konux-seed\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Interview with Gr\u00fcnderszene<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Munich-based startup Konux had already raised around $1.6 million in its seed round. The young company develops customized contactless sensors based on the optoelectronic principle. 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