Scheer Holding has acquired a minority stake in Fanomena, which develops specialised software for the event organisers.

Fanomena, a spinout of Saarland University, has revealed IT holding firm Scheer Holding acquired a minority stake in the company.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The investment was made at the end of May, though a press release only emerged this month.

Founded in 2015, Fanomena has developed cloud-based software aimed at the sports event industry. The platform aims to facilitate communication between participants, improve monetisation and allow negotiation over the content of sponsorship packages.

The spinout has…