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HSG, formerly known as Sequoia China, is a leading venture capital and private equity firm investing globally across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. With offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, London, Tokyo, and Singapore, HSG manages over USD 61 billion in assets for institutional investors, as of April 30, 2026. Since our founding in 2005, we have backed more than 1,700 companies led by entrepreneurs building transformative technologies and category-defining businesses. To date, more than 180 HSG portfolio companies have gone public, and over 140 have reached unicorn status. For more information, please visit www.hsgcap.com.

Starcloud is building data centers in space to address the AI energy challenge. Starcloud recently launched the first Nvidia H100 chip to space. Falling launch costs enable Starcloud to capitalize on the abundant energy and ability to rapidly scale in space. Starcloud was founded in January 2024 and raised a $170M Series A in early 2026, becoming the fastest unicorn in YC history. In August 2026, they announced a $250M raise at a $2.3bn valuation with investment from Benchmark, NVIDIA, and Cisco. Their backers include Y Combinator (S24), Benchmark, EQT, NFX, In-Q-Tel, NVIDIA, and the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers. Starcloud Concept Video: Starcloud.com

SOFTWARE FACTORY - YOUR PARTNER FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Software Factory was established as a spin-off of the institute for mechanical engineering of Munich's technical university (TUM) in 1992. In 1998, ITQ was founded as Software Factory's spin-off, which is focused on consulting ever since. Today ITQ and Software Factory are employers for more than 100 experts in software development. This does not only include computer scientists but also physicists, mathematicans and mechanical engineers. As Software Factory has been partnering with PTC since 1994, the main focus of SF's software development is on the PTC software solutions PTC creo (Pro/ENGINEER), PTC Integrity, PTC Windchill and PTC's IoT platform ThingWorx. Software Factory's Headquarters are located in Garching near Munich today. Garching's Business Campus offers various restaurants shops and recreational facilities as well as great infrastructure. Both, Munich's city center (U6 subway line, 5 minutes walk from Software Factory) and Munich Airport (Highway A9/A92) are less than 30 minutes away. Software Factory - The Employer SF offers it's employees several benefits like - Family-friendly, flexible working hours - 30 days leave - Performance bonuses and incentives - Company pension plan - Meal allowance - Beverages freely available - Free car park - Travel allowance - Subsidized car-sharing scheme - Assistance in finding accommodation - Regular team events - Bonus for successful staff recruitment and more You want to work with us? We are always looking for motivated colleagues and offer various opportunities for school and university students as well! visit sf.com/company/careers/?lang=en and find the job that fits you best! You didn't find the right job for you? No problem, take the initiative and send us an unsolicited application to jobs@sf.com! We are looking forward to working with you! Imprint: www.sf.com/imprint/?lang=en Data protection: www.sf.com/3434-2/?lang=en