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An international pool invests ~ 2 Mio € in mediaire, the preventive medicine start-up “Made in Germany”
HTGF, primeCROWD and LIFTT are part of an international round for the development of “Deep learning diagnostic” which allows faster, more accurate and safer MRI analysis. Expansion into European markets will start in 2021 accompanied by a significant expansion of product portfolio
mediaire, the start-up born in Berlin in 2018 that has proprietary disruptive technologies in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), aims at international markets thanks to a joint investment m
SmartChem Security Token Offering (STO): A potential blueprint for financing capital-intensive chemistry startups?
By Dr. Marie Asano, High-Tech Gründerfonds
On the 27th of June 2019, Intelligent Fluids GmbH began its official fund-raising for its SmartChem (SCM) Security Token Offering (STO) seed phase. It would be to our knowledge, the first-of-its-kind STO for a chemistry startup. This is expected to have a large implication on the chemical financial landscape on how capital is raised to address high CAPEX requirements during the growth-phase of chemistry startups.
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Comydo: Smart front door opener for parcel carriers secures high six-figure seed investment
Comydo offers a clever door opening system with a barcode scanner to facilitate access to apartment buildings.
With Comydo, couriers are no longer standing in front of a locked front door or ringing all available door bells. "We turn the parcel itself into a temporary key granting the postman access to the entrance hall of apartment buildings," says CEO and Co-Founder Julian Wulf. Comydo uses the existing shipping labels and track & trace interfaces to open the door. All relevant carriers
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MedTech Radar LIVE 2020: Focus on digital therapies
How can digital therapies change healthcare? Which potentials exist in the fields of cardiology, diabetology and endoprosthetics? How can established companies and start-ups in the medtech sector adapt to the new healthcare and business models? These questions and more will be discussed together with experts from the medtech sector during the MedTech Radar LIVE 2020 on June 9th in Cologne. Start-ups active in one of those fields are invited to apply for the start-up pitches. A preview of the
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Using artificial intelligence to optimise manufacturing processes: High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital invest in Erium
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Germany’s largest seed investor, together with Bayern Kapital, the venture capital company for the State of Bavaria, has invested a seven-figure sum in Munich-based IT start-up Erium as part of a seed financing round. SAR Elektronic GmbH is also on board as a co-investor. Erium’s software solution HALerium is used to model and optimise highly complex production and assembly processes using small volumes of data in a transparent and comprehensible w
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This is how we did it – Episode 1 with Leonie Althaus from traide AI
The decision to found your own start-up is always a challenge. In our series “This is how we did it”, we speak to company founders from our portfolio who first experienced life as an entrepreneur during challenging times. They offer first-hand experience and valuable tips. Leonie Althaus, founder of traide AI, kicks off the series. Her start-up uses the latest cloud and AI technologies to support companies of all sizes and from all sectors in adhering to customs regulations and automatin
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High-Tech Gründerfonds realizes successful partial exit – strategic investors strengthen natural product lead-discovery company InterMed Discovery
At the same time, High-Tech Gründerfonds sold a significant part of its interest and achieved a high single-digit multiple.
End of 2008, the natural product lead-discovery company InterMed Discovery GmbH (IMD) located in Dortmund, Germany, was able to take another strategic investor on board. With its investment in IMD the Malaysian Life Science company “Biotropics Malaysia Berhad” underlines the long-term cooperation between the two companies, initiated in September 2008 with the conclu
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Dr. Ulrich Schmitt to become new Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds
Bonn, 4 April 2023 – Dr. Ulrich Schmitt (37) has been appointed a new Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Europe’s leading seed investors, with effect from 1 April 2023. The former management consultant has been a member of HTGF’s digital tech team since 2017, most recently as Principal.
His investments have been focused on the field of B2B software, particularly in the areas of cyber security, IT infrastructure and fintech. His portfolio of companies includes cy
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talpasolutions raises €15mn in a Series B to boost industrial intelligence in heavy industry
talpasolutions is key enabler for customers in mining, construction, and logistics towards a fully optimized, safe, and sustainable equipment fleet.
The financing round is led by Bosch Ventures and MIG Capital with the participation of all existing investors.
The company will use this financing to enhance its industrial intelligence platform and expand its footprint from mining into construction, logistics and other heavy industries.
HTGF has been invested in talpasolutions since 2
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Martech start-up CI HUB closes seven-digit financing
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Brandenburg Kapital, R.O.I. and the Business Angel Club Berlin-Brandenburg Bet jointly invest in the start-up for marketing automation CI HUB.
The Potsdam-based start-up CI HUB has already convinced numerous partners and now also investors with its software platform. In the course of the first financing round the company secures the necessary means to further implement its strategy. Under the leadership of High-Tech Gründerfonds, Brandenburg Kapital GmbH,
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What HTGF can offer its fund investors (besides investments)
Ever since it was established 16 years ago as a public-private partnership, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has always worked closely with companies. The third fund alone secured over 30 fund investors, and a fourth fund generation has already been announced. HTGF sees itself as a platform that offers added value for private and public fund investors, portfolio companies and the start-up ecosystem. In this interview, Alex von Frankenberg, the seed investor’s Managing Director, outline
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High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital Invest in Lumatix GmbH
Erlangen-based start-up “Lumatix” brings investors High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital on board. The approx. €600,000 in financing is intended mainly to finance further development and market entry.
Lumatix has developed a high-tech software solution that simulates how natural light behaves in the real world. What makes it special is that the Lumatix software takes only a few milliseconds (instead of minutes or hours as in the past) to perform a the light simulation and to
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MedTech Radar Live 2019: Application submission for start-ups is now open
The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed), venture capitalist Earlybird, insurer BARMER, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), NRW.Bank and the medical technology magazine Medtech Zwo are organizing the second medtech start-up pitch. The pitch is part of the "MedTech Radar Live 2019" conference, which takes place on 5th June 2019 in Berlin and brings young med-tech founders together with representatives of the medical technology industry and potential investors. Industry representatives will d
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Creathor Venture and High-Tech Gründerfonds accelerate growth of SIRION BIOTECH with further investment
Creathor Venture and current investors invest in SIRION BIOTECH and provide further funding.
In addition to Creathor Venture the investors High-Tech-Gründerfonds, KfW, and Bayernkapital also joined the current round to further fund the young Munich based biotech. SIRION’s core competence lies in the development and marketing of adenoviral and lentiviral vector technologies in the field of target validation.
A part of the new proceeds will be used to further promote already developed tec
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Battery pioneer instagrid raises €8.5m in Series A round led by SET Ventures
Delivering clean portable electric power for professionals worldwide
instagrid, the portable power company, today announced €8.5 million in Series A funding, led by SET Ventures with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Segnalita Ventures, and a German family office. With the funding, instagrid will expand its team, scale up production and amplify its contribution to the mobile power revolution and energy transition.
Founded in January 2018 by Dr. Sebastian Berning and Dr. An
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FTAPI Software GmbH: Funding for “Secure & Smart File Transfer – Made in Germany“
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital, two German venture capital companies investing in start ups in the technology sector, as well as the Gebrüder Mende GmbH provide a high 6-figure amount in the enterprise headquartered in Munich. This venture capital financing provides the financial basis for targeted growth and an enforced development of FTAPI´s market presence.
The investors are convinced by the innovative product linked with a high costumer benefit in a growing market.. "We