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Bosch enters the attractive market segment for micro speakers. Acquisition means broader diversification of Bosch Sensortec’s portfolio.Arioso Systems is one of the world’s most innovative providers of MEMS micro speaker technology. Together with Bosch, it will leverage the full potential of its micro speakers.Dr. Alex von Frankenberg, Managing Director of High-Tech Gründerfonds: “Highly innovative start-ups provide a real business and technology boost to established companies. HTGF i

High-Tech Gründerfonds invested in technology company HiperScan, a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems, shortly after its founding in 2008Dresden-based HiperScan has established itself as the market leader for raw material identification in German pharmaciesBecoming part of Fagron will help accelerate the international establishment of HiperScan’s technology and promote the adoption of personalized medicine Bonn, 27 April 2022 – Fagron, a leading gl

Tangany uses proprietary technology to offer reliable, scalable and highly secure white-label custody of digital assets on the blockchain Provides custody services to more than 40 clients including Tezos Foundation, Quirin Privatbank and Exporo  Currently has €400m digital assets under custody Funding round is led by Nauta Capital and supported by existing investor HTGF and new investor C3 VC Fund Munich, 20 April 2022 – Tangany, a BaFin-regulated white-label p

New investors: US crypto Unicorn VC (Ledger, Blockchain.com), Finanzcheck.de founders, Busuu founder Bernhard Niesner, ex Bitpanda executives as well as existing investors Gschwandtner / HansmannOne of the highest seed investments in Austrian startup historyFunding for growth and expansion in Europe Vienna, 12 April 2022 – Coinpanion, the Austrian start-up for easy entry into the world of crypto investments, increased its seed investment from last autumn (note: 1.8 million euros

Munich/Bonn/Landshut, 31 March 2022 – Software start-up Ebenbuild has secured seven-figure funding as part of a seed financing round. Alongside lead investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital, the venture and growth capital organisation of the state of Bavaria, a number of well-known business angels also invested in the Munich-based HealthTech start-up, with the funding amounting to €2.5 million. Ebenbuild develops personalised lung simulation models based on patient data.

Berlin, 30th March 2022 – Industrial Technology and Witchcraft received, in March 2022, a seed investment of 1.68m Euro in cash from investors like High-Tech Gründerfonds, a German based high-tech venture capital investor, London based DN Capital and BLN Capital, the founders of Kolibri Games. Industrial Technology and Witchcraft is going to use the funds to develop new games with incredible mesmerizing graphics, made out of Voxels and Pixels and with epic soundtracks. The H

Münster, 29th of March 2022 – Pixel Photonics, a start-up out of the physics department of WWU Münster founded in 2020, has raised 1.45 million euros in a seed-round from German VC fund High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), French quantum-focused VC fund Quantonation as well as the photonic industry veteran Dr. Hendrik Sabert. Pixel Photonics develops highly scalable integrated-optical single-photon detectors that enable scaling of solutions in quantum computing, QKD and imaging among

Neural Concept raises a $9.1m Series A, led by AlvenThis additional capital will help foster the adoption of Engineering Intelligence to accelerate product development in the Automotive and Aerospace industries.Today, Neural Concept’s Deep-Learning based software is used by more than 25 industrial companies and engineering teams. Lausanne, March 22nd 2022 – Neural Concept, the Engineering Intelligence company, has raised a $9.1 m Series A, led by Alven with the participation o

The deep-tech startup attracts further well-known investors. Its superior technology based on Artificial Intelligence automates document-based processes, freeing employees from paperwork. Saarbrücken, Germany, 09.03.2022 – The Saarbrücken-based startup Natif.ai won further investors in a seed financing round: The round is led by Redalpine, a leading European early-stage investor. F-LOG Ventures, a fund specializing in logistics, and serial entrepreneur and business angel Phillipp

The IPO of Rebelle on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm is the first stock market flotation with a Nasdaq Green Equity Designation in the global Nasdaq system.High-Tech Gründerfonds has held a stake in the company since October 2013, just a few months after its foundation.Alex von Frankenberg, Managing Director at HTGF: “We’ve supported the development of Rebelle right from a very early stage. The company’s rise over the years has been really quite remarkable. At HTGF,

The Dresden-based (Germany) start-up Senodis Technologies GmbH successfully closed its seed financing round in February 2022. In addition to existing investor Fraunhofer Technologie Transfer Fonds (FTTF), High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) are now also supporting the young company on its growth path. Senodis Technologies GmbH thus has excellent conditions for the roll-out of its digital component detection in the metal industry. Dresden, 24 Febr

Hamburg, 22.02.2022 – Resourcify, Europe’s leading digital platform for waste management and recycling, announced today the successful closing of its latest €5m funding round. This brings the total raised by the startup to over €9 million. Resourcify’s recycling platform enables companies to digitize and optimize their recycling and open up new revenue streams.  The financing round, led by Ananda Impact Ventures and Speedinvest joins them together with existing inve

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Jan 17th, 2022 – Biograil ApS, a Copenhagen based biotech company developing a unique oral device for delivery of biologics that would otherwise be injected, announced the closing of a Seed 2 funding of 3.2 million Euro. The Round was led by Danish Megatrend Invest a/s with strong support from other prior investors including Verve Ventures, a Swiss Investment group and Sanner Ventures, a German family office. Evonik Venture Capital participated as a new investor. Ev

This strategically compelling combination will accelerate Kerry’s innovation capabilities in enzyme engineering, fermentation and bio-process developmentThe global presence of Kerry Group plc in the food and pharmaceutical sectors givesc-LEcta access to additional marketsHigh-Tech Gründerfonds was the first seed investor of c-LEcta High-Tech Gründerfonds (“HTGF”) sells its shares in c-LEcta after accompanying the company for 16 years. Kerry Group plc (“Kerry”), the global

Funding round supported by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Brandenburg Kapital and several private investors, showing their continued commitmentFunds to be mainly used to complete ongoing REMOVE study with CATUVAB®, extend clinical program, complete CE marking procedure, start FDA market application process and support partnering activitiesCATUVAB® is a novel approach designed to be a safe and cost-effective way to reliably remove tumor cells from autologous blood Hennigsdorf, Germa

Instagrid, the Ludwigsburg-based off-grid battery expert, raises $33 million in a Series B financing round The technology offers mobile power supply from renewable sources that is entirely disconnected from the power grid Climate tech investor Energy Impact Partners led the financing round This funding will drive the international expansion of the company and the development of new, scalable business models Ludwigsburg, 09.02.2022 – instagrid, a leader in high-perform