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More than just a “nice to have” – why diversity makes companies better
Start-ups with a good corporate culture tend to be more successful. This involves fulfilling ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria as well as actively promoting diversity. We sat down for a chat with Claudia Raber, ESG Manager and Principal at HTGF, and Barbara Lutz, founder of the consulting firm FKi Diversity for Success and initiator of the Impact of Diversity Award.
Claudia, you’re responsible for ESG at HGTF, together with Dr. Adrian Fuchs. What does ESG mean for a
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High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Bayern Kapital, UnternehmerTUM’s venture capital fund and private business angels jointly invest in fibre-optic measurement start-up
High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Bayern Kapital, UnternehmerTUM’s venture capital fund and private business angels jointly invest in fibre-optic measurement start-up business. The joint investment will finance fos4X's market entry. Among other things, fos4X offers innovative solutions for increasing the efficiency of wind power plants.
Increasing efficiency plays a major role in staying competitive on the energy market. fos4X has developed fibre optic sensors that can, for example, measure the level
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Very Successful Exit for High-Tech Gründerfonds – Kerry acquires c-LEcta
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
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Kranus Health closes Series A financing and has now raised a total of 8 million USD for digital men’s health
Kranus Health, the company behind the world’s first prescription digital therapeutic to treat erectile dysfunction, announces the successful closing of its Series A at over 6.5 million US dollars. The latest financing round increases the total funding of Kranus Health to 8 million USD, which the company collected in just 22 months after its inception. The current round was led by French health care investor Karista, Austria-based Family Office Peak Pride also joined the round. All exis
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EXTOLL: HTGF, MBG Baden-Württemberg, EXTOREL, VRD and Business Angel Consortium invest in Networking Technology for High-Performance Computing.
High-Performance Computing (HPC) is omnipresent – even though it may not be obvious: weather forecasts, climate research, fluid dynamics simulations to improve the energy-efficiency of transportation, synthetic chemistry discoveries of catalysts and customized pharmaceuticals, and many more advances indicate how often huge amounts data must be processed using complex calculations within a short time-to-solution.
Today, HPC is performed on clusters of computers (nodes) interconnected by mean
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HTGF Portfolio Company: Cunesoft joins forces with Phlexglobal
The Munich-based Cunesoft GmbH, an innovative provider of cloud-based intelligent regulatory data management software and services for the life sciences industry, announced today that it has been acquired by Phlexglobal from current investors including Bayern Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds and OCCIDENT.
Phlexglobal, the leading provider of Trial Master File (TMF) software and expert services joins forces with Cunesoft, which expands the company’s portfolio of best-of-breed technologies desi
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High-Tech Gründerfonds Portfolio Company Natural Dental Implants AG Completes Follow-on Financing
Dallas and Berlin-based Dental Technology Company Receives 1M EUR from BB Biotech Ventures and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Natural Dental Implants (NDI), Inc. the Dallas-based subsidiary of Natural Dental Implants AG, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, today announced the closing of a follow-on financing of 1,000,000 EUR to be used for commercializing the Company’s patented REPLICATE™ Non-surgical Tooth Replacement System. A new investor to the Company, BB Biotech Ventures, advised by
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enexion GmbH – a revolution in industrial energy procurement. High-Tech Gründerfonds invests!
enexion GmbH supports industry in strategic energy procurement (power, gas, carbon) in the liberalized European markets as a full service provider. “With enexion we are able to shape our energy procurement in a more flexible way” says Harald Dewinklo, general procurement manager of Otto Fuchs KG, one of enexion’s clients. “Beyond that, enexion identifies potential savings with its strategic approach and consideration of all relevant energy cost drivers. This has a positive effect on our
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High-Tech Gruenderfonds Investing in Farm Tech Startup fodjan
fodjan, an intelligent feeding program, represents a milestone in digital agricultural management. The new fodjan smart feeding software is the first of its kind to harmonize animal well-being with cost efficiency, all in a user-friendly package. High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) is investing in the growth market of smart farming.
fodjan, a Dresden-based startup, has secured six-figure financial backing from the High-Tech Gruenderfonds. The young company is known for its landmark 'smart farming
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Successful exit for High-Tech Gründerfonds and Evonik Venture Capital – Synoste Oy becomes part of Globus Medical
Globus Medical, based in Audubon, Pennsylvania, USA, is a leading medical device manufacturerThe Finnish start-up Synoste, with offices in Helsinki and Düsseldorf, develops high-tech implants for minimally invasive treatment of leg length discrepancyThe transaction marks HTGF’s 11th successful exit during the coronavirus crisis
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Evonik Venture Capital have exited Finnish start-up Synoste Oy. US based Globus Medical (NYSE: GMED) acquired all shares. Hig
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About 3 million euros in fresh capital – more and more investors are banking on the success of humangrid
The success of humangrid GmbH has persuaded both existing and new investors. The investors SeedCapital Dortmund, Prof. Dr. Conen, High-Tech Gründerfonds as well as the ERP start-up fund of the KfW bank group provided the innovative business with one million euros as recently as mid 2009. The shareholders have now, together with new private investors, Klaus Wecken and his children Ina and Ferry Wecken, provided the company with a further three million euros in capital.
The success story of h
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Qnami closes 4.0M CHF Series A financing round
Qnami announced today the closing of a 4.0M CHF (4.4M USD) Series A financing round led by Venture Capital funds Runa Capital and SIT Capital, further supported by Seed Round investors Quantonation, Verve Ventures, ZKB Start-up Finance and the High-Tech Gründerfonds. The funds will support extension of Qnami’s patented quantum microscope technology into applications enabling the design and production of quantum computers and spintronics devices, plus scaling the launch of the Qnami Proteu
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Ferroelectric Memory Company receives growth financing from eCAPITAL and HTGF
Significant boost to growing the team of a company with a high-performance, ultra-low-power non-volatile memory technology
Ferroelectric Memory Company (FMC), an enterprise that commercializes technology for disruptive non-volatile memory solutions for microcontrollers, announced today the successful closing of a € 4.6 million growth financing led by eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG under participation of High-Tech Gründerfonds. The funds will enable the company with base in Dresden to
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Eyeware raises CHF 1.9M to bring 3D Eye Tracking to Consumer Devices
3D eye tracking startup Eyeware closes its first round of CHF 1.9M in venture funding. Expert in computer vision, Eyeware develops software that enables consumer devices, cars and robots with 3D cameras to sense and analyze the attention of users.
The Swiss deep tech startup Eyeware announced today the closing of its seed financing round of 1.9M CHF ($1.9M USD). Eyeware develops 3D eye tracking software for depth sensing enabled consumer devices. The seed round was led by High-Tech Gründerfo
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GWA Hygiene and Dräger: From collaboration to investment
How does a company specialized in medical and safety technology with a more than 130-year history end up getting together with a six-year-old start-up? Common goals, collaboration on an equal footing and good partners are key aspects in this regard. That is at least according to Jens Altmann, President Business Unit Data Business at Dräger, and Tobias Gebhardt, CEO at GWA Hygiene. Dräger, a global corporation, recently invested in High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) portfolio company GWA Hygien
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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.
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