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Second round of financing secured after successful product launch The investors of JENETRIC GmbH enter a second round of financing. "The whole team impressed us with their determination, with their performance and with their ambitious plans for the future. We are looking forward to accompanying the further development," says Karin Rabe, Investment Manager of bm|t, the holding company of the Free State of Thuringia. Also the Business Angel Prof. Dr. Franz Schmidt and the early-stage investor "H

REVOBOTIK GmbH, a company that develops and distributes robots for mass production, shows how to set new standards in an established market. The remarkable thing is that their robots significantly outperform previous systems in terms of payload and speed; this means that the number of robots in a machine can be greatly reduced, resulting in savings both on costs and space. High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is using seed financing to acquire an interest in this unique technology. High-speed robots

A consortium of investors has closed investment Round A for Multiphoton Optics GmbH’s High-Precision 3D Lithography Platform which closes the gap between classical 3D printing and optical lithography. Investors are Sack & Kiesselbach GmbH, High-Tech Gründerfonds GmbH, Bayern Kapital GmbH, the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. and a consortium of Business Angels with Dr. Ruth Houbertz, Dr. Moritz Esslinger, and Dr. Boris Neubert. Multiphoton Optics GmbH sells standard and customized 3D Laser L

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is raising its seed investment to €600k and lowering interest rates by 4%. This is in response to changing requirements in the start-up and venture capital scene, as well as current interest rate trends. The package of measures will be effective from January 1, 2016. Since 2005, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has been financing young technology start-ups that aim to take promising research outcomes to commercialization: from cleantech and robotics to developin

With half a million euros of newly-acquired capital, Cologne-based start-up DESINO is laying the foundations for successfully opening up the German market. A syndicate of notable business angels was impressed by the DESINO business concept, particularly following October’s Rehacare 2015 trade fair, where the company presented their innovative levered wheelchair with dynamic seating to an extremely interested public. In the matter of further increasing the acquired capital stock, DESINO is curr

SimScale, the web-based simulation company, today announced it has closed its Series A funding round, led by Union Square Ventures with support from Earlybird Venture Capital and angel investor Axel Bichara. The funding will be used to accelerate its vision of bringing high-performance 3D simulation technology to designers and engineers everywhere. Companies use SimScale’s platform to virtually test their designs in-browser, improving their product development process. With SimScale, small

In realizing the next step of its growth strategy, Bonn-based start-up Bomedus has strengthened its equity position, obtaining more than 2.5 million Euros through two new investors: NRW.Bank, the state development bank of North Rhine-Westphalia, and private investor Dr. Christoph Schug, financial expert and serving on the supervisory board of several companies. The funding will be mainly used to extend the product portfolio and to foster commercialization internationally. The new capital will be

Approximately 30,000 patients a year are medically treated for skeletal asymmetries, in particular leg length discrepancy. The number of cosmetic surgeries to lengthen legs is also increasing. However, current methods of treatment for patients are usually associated with pain and difficulty. A new generation of implants will mean significant improvements for those affected. The fifth issue of the joint media service “MedTech Radar” from the German Medical Technology Association (BVMed), Earl

figo GmbH, Europe’s first banking service provider, successfully completed another financing round. In addition to High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF), the new investment syndicate consists of Carlo Koelzer, founder of professional e-trading platform 360T, and Joerg Heilig, Vice President of Engineering at Google. This financing round sets a milestone for the Hamburg-based FinTech startup. The team is now set to strengthen the German market position and to capture the financial sector in Europe, ta

The Munich-based company, Soley GmbH, demonstrates how better decisions can be made, and more quickly, in engineering, even in complex situations. Soley is developing and marketing a new type of software for Engineering Analytics. A consortium of Business Angels has now invested in Soley GmbH, together with High-Tech Gründerfonds. Developers must understand and manage large quantities of data and dependencies in their processes and products more quickly. The quantity of information is growin

China is the world's largest and most dynamic market, and one that is difficult for small companies to develop. The Chinese investment bank Donghai Securities and the German HTGF have therefore concluded a cooperation agreement that will allow German high-tech companies to access this important market. Not only will Donghai contribute its expertise and excellent contacts, it will also facilitate German high-tech companies with capital resources for production set-up and market launch in China. H

The non-GMO plant breeding industry increasingly uses high-throughput DNA sequencing to arrive at new crop varieties faster and more efficiently. Computomics offers the cutting-edge bioinformatics analysis services required to efficiently use high-throughput sequencing data. Services include genome assembly and annotation, genomic variation, transcriptomics, epigenetics, metagenomics, genomic selection, and phenotyping. Sebastian J. Schultheiss, Managing Director at Computomics, describes the

HTGF, LBBW Venture and KIC InnoEnergy invest in enOware GmbH Operators of near-surface geothermal probes can get up-to-the-minute relevant system data with GEOsniff and an app.  GEOsniff is a wireless, miniaturized measuring capsule, the first product developed by Karlsruhe startup enOware. The measuring capsule delivers data in real time, creates transparency, and helps with optimum monitoring of existing and new geothermal systems. As part of seed financing, the High-Tech Gründerfonds, LB

The leading German start-up for market intelligence and technology trending has successfully closed its first investment round, raising a 6-digit funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds. IPlytics develops a SaaS Solution (IPlytics Platform) that connects millions of data points on relevant market activities, helping companies to make better business decisions. With just a few clicks IPlytics Platform provides answers to critical questions such as: Who is the technology leader in a market segment? W

Waiting on hold is part of many call centers. The startup virtualQ® based in Berlin and Stuttgart puts an end to waiting on hold. HTGF supports this idea with a seed funding. Now customers do not have to wait on the phone anymore, not knowing when it is their turn. With the virtualQ® waiting service they can choose to wait virtually and hang up the phone. In addition, they can also line up with an App on their smart phone or using the Web. A push notification or text message is sent to info

The previous owners of sunhill technologies GmbH have sold 92 percent of their partnership shares to Volkswagen Financial Services AG. As early as 2008, the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and MIG 7 had provided seed funding for the innovative mobility service provider. In 2010, Bayern Kapital and the KfW Bank Group also came on board as investors. sunhill technologies has developed apps that allow users to make secure and easy payments for parking, electric vehicle charging, and public transp