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Most Successful Exit in the History of High-Tech Gründerfonds – Gilead Sciences to Acquire MYR GmbH
One of the largest trade sales of a VC-financed German biotech start-up in the last 20 yearsMYR developed HepcludexTM (Bulevirtide), a first-in-class entry inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV). Hepcludex was conditionally approved in Europe by the EMA in July 2020 and submission for accelerated approval in the United States is anticipated by second half of 2021The acquisition builds on Gilead’s strength as a global leader in virology and liver diseases with ad
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IPlytics, the AI Startup tackling patent analytics, raises several millions in financing
Berlin-based IPlytics, the company disrupting patent analytics with an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered patent analytics software, receives several million Euros in venture capital as part of a financing round led by German VC investor eCAPITAL, with High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) joining the round as existing shareholder. The capital will be used for the further technical development of the software as well as the expansion of sales into international markets, in particular USA, Korea and J
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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 the
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ZE ENERGY raises €40m in a new funding round
Paris, France, 26 November 2021 – Less than two years after its creation and following the completion of a first seed round of funding worth €5.2M, ZE ENERGY, a French independent renewable energy producer operating hybrid solar power plants (photovoltaic and storage), announces the completion of a €40M Series B round of funding that will help bring the company to new heights.
Backed by its initial investors, DEMETER, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), EverWatt and Ze Way Invest,
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Merger of Heidelberg Instruments and Multiphoton Optics strengthens German competitiveness in the international micro-optics market
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
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Qiro GmbH Completes Successful 2nd Financing Round
The Berlin-based company Qiro GmbH has, after its initial start-up phase, successfully completed the second financing round. A group of strong financial investors have acknowledged Qiro’s huge potential for future success in the fast growing market for mobile services. Since 2006 the company offers a unique combination between mobile community with the buddy finder service and the extensive range of event-listing and classified directories. With the help of the new funds, the application is to
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Seed financing round for sensor startup Blickfeld paves the way for autonomous driving
A so far missing piece of autonomous vehicles are cost-efficient laser-based 3D sensors, also known as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). The Munich-based startup company Blickfeld develops such sensor systems and was now able to raise EUR 3.6 million in a seed financing round from Fluxunit - OSRAM Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Tengelmann Ventures, und Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners.
Autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, robots, and drones, need to ‘see’ and ‘unde
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A consortium led by High-Tech Gründerfonds and Innovationsstarter invests in Sonormed: E-health solution Tinnitracks can alleviate tinnitus
In a series-A financing round, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, Quotas Beteiligungs GmbH and Heiko Hubertz, the Bigpoint founder, have invested jointly in Hamburg-based medical technology company Sonormed GmbH.
With its Tinnitracks solution, the young company offers a therapeutic option for people affected by tinnitus. In Germany alone, three million people suffer from the bothersome ear sound. The classified medical product treats the causes of subjective, to
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Cool start to the age of quantum technologies – deep-tech startup kiutra completes seed investment round
Quantum technologies have the potential to propel computer and communication systems to a new level, paving the way for the next major tech revolution. For this to become a reality, however, extremely low operating temperatures verging on absolute zero (–273°C) are required. Industrial-scale implementation had previously been hindered by the absence of a scalable cooling solution – and this is exactly what kiutra is developing. The deep-tech startup is the first company worldwide that is ab
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Preparing for global growth: All3DP concludes another financing round
All3DP, operator of a leading global internet platform for 3D printing located in Germany, has successfully closed another financing round. This round, involving an investment volume of over EUR two million, is led by the previous investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and Deutsche Balaton AG. The new funds will flow into preparations for an international financing round in 2021. All3DP runs the Craftcloud marketplace that links customers to suitable 3D printing service providers
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Corel Expands Graphic Design Software Portfolio with Acquisition of Gravit Designer
Web-based, vector design tool joins the Corel portfolio of applications including CorelDRAW, Painter, and PaintShop Pro
Corel Corporation announces the acquisition of Gravit Designer™, a leading cross-platform, web-based vector graphic design application. Under the purchase agreement, Corel acquired all products and technology previously owned by Gravit GmbH. Financial details were not disclosed.
Corel is pleased to welcome the Gravit® product team to its development group. The company
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Scipio bioscience raises €6.0 M Series A financing to develop and launch a kit dedicated to sample preparation for single-cell RNA-sequencing
Scipio bioscience, a Paris-based biotechnology company, developing a new generation of single-cell sequencing solutions, announces today that it has secured a €6.0 M Series A financing from an international syndicate led by M Ventures (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the corporate venture capital arm of Merck. The initial shareholders Seventure Partners’ Quadrivum I (Paris, France) and High-Tech Gründerfonds (Bonn, Germany) participated in the capital increase, alongside additional investo
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JeNaCell Receives Seed Financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds and STIFT
High-Tech Gründerfonds and STIFT are jointly investing €700,000 in JeNaCell GmbH. The capital will be used to build up automated production in the creation of a high-performance, high-tech biomaterial.
The business idea of JeNaCell GmbH, a spin-off of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, is based on a new and patented process for the continuous production of a high-performance biomaterial with natural nanostructures, which can be used for making innovative medical and cosmet
Dr. Bernd Goergen – Partner
Dr Bernd Goergen, Partner, has been a part of High-Tech Gründerfonds’ Life Science Team since early 2008. He holds a PhD in biology and is a certified biotech analyst with the German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DVFA). He brings with him five years of research experience in the field of virology and immunology and seven years in international diagnostics marketing for German and international companies. Between 2000 and 2007, Dr Goergen also acquired extensive knowledge in M&A and capital market deals while working in the investment banking division of a major German bank.
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gravit
Gravit GmbH was founded in November 2015 in Berlin. Gravit develops an innovative web-based design software (Gravit Designer) that allows everyone to create effortlessly all kinds of professional design, including web and screen design, mobile design, logos, flyers, business cards and more.
Gravit Designer is completely based on HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, which allows it to run smoothly in any modern browser and operating system. The unique technology behind Gravit allows designs to be stored an
Maren Breuer – Senior Relationship Manager
Maren joined the High-Tech Gründerfonds team as Senior Relationship Manager in June 2019. Her professional career began with an apprenticeship as an event manager, which ignited her passion for event organization. She then deepened her knowledge by studying media and marketing management.
At HTGF, she now combines both and is responsible for our largest networking event, the Family Day (FD). She is also the contact person for all external events to further expand the HTGF network.
Her goal is to create platforms where ideas can flourish and transformative connections can be made.