Life Sciences & Chemistry
Start-up = challenge? Let’s tackle it together!
Are you a founder in the field of life science and chemistry and on the lookout for financing? At HTGF, we not only offer you investment know-how, but also understand your specific needs and provide you with the right expertise to support your business ideas. We leverage our tailored network to help you achieve success.
Many steps must be taken to become a successful start-up
Our Life Sciences & Chemistry team ha
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m + mv invests in High-Tech Gründerfonds III
media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, a company comprising three regional publishers in Mainz, Freiburg and Heilbronn, is investing EUR 2.5 million in High-Tech Gründerfonds III (HTGF III). The consortium of three publishers is thus once again reinforcing its commitment to and investments in innovative technologies from Germany for the publishing industry.
HTGF III invests venture capital in young, high potential high-tech start-ups that can turn promising research findings in
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Further Omnichannel extension and international expansion: Mister Spex closes financing round of 65 million euros
Europe's leading online optician has completed a 65 million euro financing round. The Büll Family Office led the equity round with participation from existing investors (e.g. Grazia Equity, Stephan Schambach und Ehssan Dariani), while Global Growth Capital provided a senior debt facility. The company enjoyed strong growth and profitability in 2018, and the investment will enable the company to accelerate this strong momentum with further development of its retail store portfolio and acceleratio
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nfon AG on expansion course
Milestone Venture Capital invests double-digit millions in international expansion and continued growth of nfon AG
nfon AG, a provider of outsourced cloud phone systems (IP-Centrex) and all associated services, is receiving growth financing in the double digit millions from Milestone Venture Capital GmbH (MVC) in Hösbach. The capital will be used for globalization plans as well as continued growth, particularly in the large customer segment. Both partners are reacting to the increasing de
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High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Berlin-based startup 6 Wunderkinder
The young Berlin-based startup 6 Wunderkinder closed the second investment: The investment of 500,000 Euro is primarily used for financing the technical realization of wunderkit. The launch for wunderkit is planned for the first half year 2011.
wunderkit, a modern working and productivity platform is supposed to help companies, freelancers, and other groups to connect and work efficiently on one platform that embraces all necessary tools.
The team has a strong focus on a beautiful and ef
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Natural Dental Implants Closes $2M Series A Financing
Dental Technology Company funded by Berlin, Germany and Dallas-based Business Angels and German Investment Funds.
Natural Dental Implants (NDI), Inc. the Dallas-based subsidiary of Natural Dental Implants AG, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, today announced the closing of its series A financing in the amount of $2M to be used for commercializing the Company’s patented REPLICATE™ Non-surgical Tooth Replacement System. Participating in the round were individual angel investors including memb
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Microbiome therapeutics biotech mbiomics raises EUR 13 million in first closing of Series A round
Munich, Germany, 23 March 2023 – mbiomics GmbH, a pioneering microbiome biotech company developing the first generation of effective microbiome-based therapeutics announced today the first closing of EUR 13 million (US$ 15 million) of a series A financing round led by MIG Capital. High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital joined the funding round together with a pool of private seed investors.
mbiomics uses its proprietary, tailored high-resolution profiling platform and computat
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FinTech troy wins HDI as new investor, existing investors strengthen their commitment
troy is investing the new funds in further optimisations of its “debt collection experience”
FinTech troy, that specialises in customer-friendly, digital debt collection, has successfully concluded its third round of financing. With Hannover Digital Investments GmbH, the venture capital company of insurance group HDI GROUP, the start-up has gained a partner from the insurance sector, which is an important sector for troy. Almost all existing investors have also increased their
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KONGSBERG MARITIME ACQUIRES CONTROS SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS GMBH
Successful Exit for the HTGF, KFW Bankengruppe and the private investor´s consortium led by Eckard Wohlgehagen.
Kongsberg Maritime AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has acquired the remaining 90% of the shares of the Germany based underwater chemical sensors specialist Contros Systems & Solutions GmbH. Contros was established in 2006 and is based in Kiel, close to Hamburg. The company develops, produces and markets underwater sensor systems to detect dissolved gasse
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High-Tech Gründerfonds and Business Angel Invest in AudioCure Pharma GmbH Drug Development
AudioCure Pharma concentrates on the clinical development of drug candidates in neurodegenerative disease indications with a high unmet medical need. The lead candidate is a small molecule compound for the treatment of acute and chronic hearing impairments via local, regenerative therapy of the damaged nerve cells in the inner ear.
Seed financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds and business angel Dr. Schumacher will enable AudioCure to develop the lead compound for the medicinal treatment of hea
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How can we achieve Product-Market Fit? – The Customer Development Process
By Fabian Hogrebe
With contributions from Gregor Haidl (Investment Manager), Ulrike Kalapis (Investment Manager), Yann Fiebig (Senior Investment Manager) and Dr. Andreas Olmes (Principal).
“How can we achieve Product-Market Fit?” is a question that we are regularly confronted with here at High-Tech Gründerfonds. The bad news is that there is no straightforward path to success.
However, each and every start-up has the chance of getting there. The question should therefore
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Covalo
Covalo™ makes consumer goods product development faster and easier. It is a comprehensive B2B platform that helps consumer good brands discover, connect and transact with the best ingredient, services, and packaging suppliers. Covalo is committed to making formulation-based consumer goods industries more transparent and sustainable by making it easier for suppliers to disclose, and for buyers to search and manage up-to-date sustainability-related details. Covalo launched in 2021 and is based i
Niklas Braun – Controller
Niklas Braun is a controller at HTGF. He completed his business studies at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with a focus on controlling and human resources management. Parallel to his studies, he worked as a tennis coach for several years and is passionate about sports in his leisure time.
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Urge IO (VERSUS)
VERSUS IO is world’s first & only multi-language all-algorithm and big data driven content provider generating natural text fully automated. Building a business around consumers’ information demand with a focus on data-driven buying decisions. Providing millions of pages of unique killer content and reach for publishers
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2022 review and 2023 preview from our investment teams
What opportunities and challenges did we face in 2022? And what trends and technologies can we expect to see next year? Our three investment teams – industrial tech, life sciences & chemistry, and digital tech – reflect on an eventful year and look ahead to 2023.
Industrial tech
The effects of the climate crisis continue to place huge challenges on society. HTGF aims to be part of the solution. Since 2005, we have invested in around 60 climate tech companies and are well-placed