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Zurich-based fintech startup Relio secures a CHF 0,7 million pre-seed investment from SIX FinTech Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, F10 Accelerator and Angel Investors. Founded by ex-Penta founder Lav Odorovic the company offers SME customers a bank account within a short time thanks to its automated and granular compliance checking process – and this also for customers with more complex compliance backgrounds. Anyone starting a business needs a corporate account. But unfortunately

PreComb develops the next generation point-of-care technology for patient-specific profiling of cancer therapies PreComb Therapeutics today announced the successful completion of the seed financing round led by Kinled Austria, the High-Tech Gründerfonds and FiveT capital, in addition to participations from other investors. Patrick Aisher, managing partner at Kinled Austria, joined the company’s board of directors. The seed funding will help advance the proprietary 3D3 Technol

Intelligent, assistive robotics for early mobilization of critically illintensive care patients convinces investors. Fighting the shortage of nurses with cutting-edge technology. Supporting nurses, accelerating recovery. Reactive Robotics employs its robotic assistance system to treat, among others, Covid-19 patients in intensive care units, to enable these patients in recovering faster. The company has now raised a mid-seven-figure sum in a financing round. In addition to the existing

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) invests in the start-up Twenty-One Semiconductors (21S) as part of a first round of financing. The spin-off from the University of Stuttgart produces semiconductor-based laser crystals for biomedical applications. These crystals enable the realization of laser modules in the yellow spectral range, which is difficult to access with traditional laser technologies. Such yellow lasers are used to significantly increase the information content of biomedical investig

Quantum technologies are transitioning from an academic to an industry-driven endeavour. Various corporates, governments, and large VC backed companies are heavily investing in building quantum-computing, -communication and -sensing devices. In order for the quantum industry to flourish, a mature supply chain of dedicated high-tech products is needed. Since 2017, Delft Circuits designs and manufactures i/o (cabling) solutions for cryogenic environments to operate quantum systems. These en

Würzburg-based technology company tech11, which offers a digital platform for policy and claims management, secures a seven-figure investment as seed financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The technology platform supports all necessary core insurance processes in property insurance and is already being used by major insurers. According to various industry experts, half of all German property and casualty insurance companies will replace existing legacy systems with modern softwar

Belgian blockchain technology provider, Arkane Network, closed a €1.55M seed round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). DM-BB David Majert, Palentine Ventures (Blockrocket) and imec.istart Fund joined the round. Aiming further growth as technology pioneer in the blockchain industry, Arkane will grow its team and set up an independent branch in Berlin. Arkane was founded in 2018 by Tim Dierckxsens, Karel Striegel, Davy Van Roy and Gerbert Vandenberge to solve the complexity of blockcha

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seed + Speed, Aschendorff Next, Lightfield Equity, IFH and business angel Jens Schumann jointly invest in the start-up for AI-supported marketing optimisation. The SaaS company Adtriba has won two new investors within the next financing round, Carsten Maschmeyer’s seed + speed Ventures and Aschendorff Next GmbH. The existing investors Lightfield Equity, business angel Jens Schumann, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg (IFH) ar

Multiphoton Optics GmbH has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH. The pooling of development capabilities and technologies for producing microstructures further underscores the global importance of research, development and production of direct-writing laser systems “Made in Germany”. The merger also extends the company’s market position in the micro-optics sector. Following the successful conclusion of M&A negotiations, the employees of M

The High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Fraunhofer Technologie Transferfonds GmbH (FTTF) invest in the Tech Start-up HighLine Technology GmbH. HighLine develops high precision printing technology for the semiconductor industry with current focus on solar cells. The seed investment amounts to EUR 1.2 million and is contributed equally by the HTGF and FTTF. The use of solar energy represents a central pillar of the future energy supply. However, scaling of the corresponding PV systems al

Hamburg-based fintech startup Etvas, that offers personalized value add services to customers of banks and insurance companies via its marketplace, secures 1M seed investment. The AI-based technology platform for value added services is already used by Sparkasse Bremen. The seed round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, together with main incubator, Sparkasse Bremen, Plug and Play aims to support Etvas with the capital required to revolutionize the value added services market and capture the

ActiTrexx GmbH, a new biotech spin-off from the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany, has successfully closed its Series A financing. A consortium led by LBBW Venture Capital GmbH with participation from MediVentures GmbH, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) invested a total of € 3.5 million. ActiTrexx develops ATreg, activated regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are stimulated using a proprietary process, to prevent rejection r

Shell is acquiring Next Kraftwerke to strengthen its position in the field of renewable energy tradingThe Cologne-based start-up Next Kraftwerke GmbH will obtain the necessary resources to fuel further growth and the development of complex new commercial products  High-Tech Gründerfonds has been an investor in the company since its foundation in 2010The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval Subject to regulatory approval, Shell* is to acquire 100% of the shares in Next

Neural Concept, the Swiss design and engineering software company, is extremely pleased to announce new steps in its development. With the start of the year, Constantia New Business and High-Tech Grunderfonds financed the next stage of the growth by providing seed-extension capital. The two investors already led the seed-funding 18 months ago. Neural Concept is therefore accelerating its quest to put the power of deep learning into the hands of design engineers, for real-time simulation and

The award-winning team of the medtech startup Angiolutions successfully secured its seed financing round with High-Tech Gründerfonds, FRIBA Investment and NBank Capital. Based on the founders’ research, the company aims to prevent the deadly progression of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. We are thrilled to work with a strong investor syndicate enabling the successful completion of our critical R&D steps.Dr. Uwe Raaz and Dr. Isabel N. Schellinger, founders of Angiolutions

Crocus Labs, a young Startup aims to disrupt the horticulture lighting sector with novel smart LED technology. Companies’ next generation lighting solution could mean the breakthrough for sustainable and efficient Indoor Farming. Investment from the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) , a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven start-ups, will enable Crocus Labs to enter the market in 2021. Greenhouses, Indoor and Vertical Farming are widely considered to be potential sol