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DGAP-Adhoc: FinLab AG: FinLab holding nextmarkets concludes significant seven-figure financing round with the participation of Silicon Valley icon Peter Thiel

FinLab AG / Key word(s): Investment

21.07.2016 16:40

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Frankfurt/Main, 21 July 2016 - FinLab portfolio company nextmarkets (www.nextmarkets.com), an innovative e-learning platform for trading on the stock exchange and other markets, today announced that it has concluded a significant seven-figure financing round. Investors are FinLab AG (WKN 121806, ISIN DE0001218063, Ticker A7A.GR), Peter Thiel, Paypal co-founder and first outside investor in Facebook, and EXTOREL, the family office of the Strascheg family. The valuation lies significantly above FinLab's seed investment valuation in 2015.

Nextmarkets (www.nextmarkets.com) was founded in Cologne in 2014 and develops an innovative e-learning and training platform for trading on various stock exchanges, including those for equities and commodities. Based on its self-developed software, nextmarkets offers an entirely new type of intuitive learning:"Curated investing". Upon request, an expert team of around twenty German and English-speaking stock exchange coaches provide active investors with around-the-clock support and provide professional "learning by doing".

An extensive press release is available at: www.finlab.de

About FinLab AG: Stock market listed company FinLab AG (WKN 121806 / ISIN DE0001218063 / ticker symbol: A7A) is one of the first and one of the largest company builders and investors focused on the Financial Services Technologies ("fintech") sector in Europe. FinLab focuses on developing German fintech start-ups and providing venture capital for their financial needs, whereas in each case the aim is a long-term participation and ongoing support of the investment. FinLab also invests globally, as part of venture rounds, in fintech companies, primarily in the USA and Asia.

Media contact: FinLab AG Kai Panitzki investor-relations@finlab.de Telephone: +49 (0) 69 719 12 80 - 0

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: FinLab AG Grüneburgweg 18 60322 Frankfurt/Main Germany Phone: +49 (0)69 719 12 80 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)69 719 12 80 - 011 E-mail: investore-relations@finlab.de Internet: www.finlab.de ISIN: DE0001218063 WKN: 121806 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------