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Last updated: 1. September 2026

LYD Ventures GmbH

Managing Director: Richard Wagner

Eigelstein 127

50668 Cologne

Germany

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Authors

Jens Voss (Editor-in-Chief, COO), Richard Wagner (CEO), Alexander Bruns, Harald R. Fortmann, Andrew Giordano, Dennis Götze, Mike Klostermann, Emanuele Landi, Tanja Leutschacher, Jonas Manthey, David Porzelt, Beate Rosenthal, Ron Warncke

Commercial Register

Register court: Local Court of Cologne

Registration number: HRB 126808

VAT ID

VAT identification number pursuant to Section 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act: DE359540228

Responsible for content pursuant to Section 55(2) RStV:

Richard Wagner (address as above)

EU Online Dispute Resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR):

https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

For quick contact, please use the contact link in the “Contact” section.

Consumer Dispute Resolution / Universal Arbitration Board

We are neither obliged nor, as a general rule, willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board unless there is a legal obligation to do so.

Liability for Content

As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with general law pursuant to Section 7(1) TMG. However, pursuant to Sections 8 to 10 TMG, as a service provider we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances indicating unlawful activity.

Obligations under general law to remove or block the use of information remain unaffected. However, liability in this respect is only possible from the time we become aware of a specific infringement. Upon becoming aware of any such infringements, we will remove the relevant content without delay.

Liability for Links

Our service may contain links to external third-party websites over whose content we have no control. We therefore cannot accept any responsibility for such third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the linked websites is always responsible for their content. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time the links were created. No unlawful content was identifiable at that time.

However, permanent monitoring of the content of linked pages is not reasonable without specific indications of a legal infringement. Upon becoming aware of any infringements, we will remove such links without delay.

Copyright

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Where content on this website has not been created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, third-party content is identified as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. Upon becoming aware of any infringements, we will remove such content without delay.

Transparency Notice on the Use of AI

LYDnews uses AI tools to support its editorial work. The selection of topics, verification of sources, professional assessment and approval of articles remain the responsibility of the editorial team.

Content generated by AI systems is reviewed, edited and approved by the editorial team before publication. We label AI-generated or substantially AI-modified images, audio or videos where they could be mistaken for authentic recordings.