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High-Tech Gründerfonds Invests in Multitouch Startup eyefactive GmbH
eyefactive GmbH brings on High-Tech Gründerfonds as a new investor, supplemented by an additional investment from Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein (MGB).
The startup company has caused quite a stir with its multitouch installations. Modular components are used to create interactive displays of any size or shape. On this multitouch surface, applications can be intuitively operated by hand, even by several people simultaneously. For use at trade fairs and events
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New financing round: crealytics receives mid single-digit million amount for further international expansion and development of its semantic PPC technology “camato”
The PPC advertising technology company crealytics successfully secured additional growth capital and receives a mid-7-digit capital injection from ALSTIN - Alternative Strategic Investment as new lead investor and its existing investors LBBW Venture Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Mountain Internet, Bayern Kapital and the BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft. The company will use the new funds for the further development of its proprietary semantic Pay-Per-Click advertising (PPC) technolo
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High-Tech Gründerfonds secures successful exit – Schunk Group takes stake in Pulsar Photonics
Pulsar Photonics, a start-up based in Herzogenrath near Aachen, eyes new opportunities to further develop its cutting-edge technology and market it around the world thanks to tech company’s international networkForay into laser technology marks a technological expansion for Germany’s Schunk GroupHigh-Tech Gründerfonds was the start-up’s first institutional investor back in 2015, with Falk Strascheg Holding coming on board in 2018
Bonn, 24 June 2021 – The exit is a perfect match f
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Kupando raises €13 million in Series A funding round
Financing led by Remiges Ventures, co-led by LifeCare Partners, with additional investments by Brandenburg Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Ventura Biomed Investors and undisclosed family offices.Proceeds to be used to complete IND-enabling work and initiate clinical development.
Schönefeld/Berlin, 26. September 2022 – Kupando, a pioneering biopharmaceutical company developing TLR 4/7 agonists that stimulate innate immunity for use in oncology and infectious diseases, anno
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DearEmployee secures fresh capital in pre-Series A to further expand and strengthen market position
Potsdam, Germany – April 24, 2023 – DearEmployee, the innovation leader in HR tech, announces the closing of a pre-Series A round. In particular, the fresh capital from new and existing investors will be used to further expand the functionality of the software solution along customer needs and to build the processes and structures for further growth, including the future location in Potsdam.
Mental illnesses are the most common reason for loss of working capacity and contribut
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High-Tech Gruenderfonds, venturecapital.de and Business Angels Invest in zuuka group GmbH
zuuka group GmbH, publishers of the iTalk entertainment apps, zuuka Comics and iStoryTime, the largest library of mobile children’s book apps, announced a financing round from High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Business Angels. This new round of funding allows zuuka to continue to expand its ongoing development and expansion within children’s mobile entertainment. The lead investors are venturecapital.de and HTGF.
zuuka is a full-service provider for mobile kids’ entertainment, developing and
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Further funding for Hamburg’s technology start-up: investors rely on the eCommerce Business Intelligence solution minubo
Kick-off into the next round: minubo, a Business Intelligence cloud solution specifically developed for online shops, has received a second seven-digit seed investment and makes great strides towards the USA. With the founding of the minubo Inc. in Boston, as well as the continuous development of the international partner-networks, the basis for a successful market entry is established.
With new capital and an expansion in the sales and development departments, the minubo team continues to po
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Haniel invests in High-Tech Gründerfonds
Complementing investments in venture capital funds as part of digital initiative
Haniel, a German family-equity company, has invested in High-Tech Gründerfonds III (HTGF III). With HTGF III, up to 40 technology companies are expected to receive financial support with a target fund volume of €300 million per year. In addition to its financial involvement, the fund offers technology companies the expertise of its own team as well as an extensive network and scouts as support. Haniel benefits
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minubo
minubo is the Commerce Intelligence Company for omni-channel brands and retailers. With their technology and services, minubo solves the top 3 challenges that commerce companies face in becoming data-driven in an omni-channel environment: strategy, people and technology. In times of rapid growth and intense competitive pressure in the retail world, commerce organizations are dependent on being able to process great amounts of data in a rapid and target-oriented way. This requires a pioneering s
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High-Tech Gründerfonds, Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg and InnoWerft invest in the e-mobility company Chargepartner GmbH
Chargepartner GmbH provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform technology that enables business customers to efficiently operate their own electric vehicle charging infrastructure. By focusing on the needs of the charge point operators as well as e-mobility service providers, Chargepartner has developed a modular service solution for the authorization, management and billing of vehicle charging procedures as well as for the management of user contracts. The solutions provided by Chargepartn
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e-Mobility startup IO-Dynamics closes seven-figure financing deal to optimize electric mobility in fleets
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Smart Infrastructure Ventures, be10x Capital and other business angels jointly invest in e-mobility startup IO-Dynamics.
Flensburg, June 08, 2022 – The founding team of IO-Dynamics can be pleased about a closed financing round. The newly acquired capital will be used to establish the e-mobility software IO-ELON on the market, an intelligent charging and energy management software for the operation of electric fleets.
In 2018, Johann Olsen, Nabil Im
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enercast successfully concludes capital increase to finance company growth
enercast, one of the leading providers of power forecasts for renewable energies, secures fresh equity from Innogy Venture Capital and the High-Tech Gruenderfonds
Second financing round supports further company growth in Europe and entry to the US market
Kassel-based enercast GmbH provides their customers with power forecasts for wind farms and solar energy plants. The reliable and precise forecasts facilitate the feeding of intermittent electricity production from renewable energy systems
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Mobile App Marketing Platform Trademob Raises $15 Million in Series B Funding Led by Kennet Partners
Trademob, the leading data-driven mobile app marketing platform, announced today a Series B investment of $15 million led by technology growth equity investor Kennet Partners. Kennet will invest $12.5 million, with additional funds coming from existing investors Tengelmann Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds. The financing will be used to fund Trademob’s continued global expansion and for further investment in its proprietary technology platform. Michael Elias, managing director at Kennet, an
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Clean Mobile AG announces follow-up financing in the amount of 7.7 Million Euro and strategic cooperation with iwis, the world market leader for innovative, on budget control drive systems
Clean Mobile AG, based in Unterhaching (Munich area) today announces the completion of a B-series financing in the amount of 7.7 million Euro. The technological leader in the field of hybrid electric drives for the LEV market sells manifoldly patented drive trains through leading vehicle manufacturers to commercial and private users.
The company has developed proprietary technologies around the entire drive train, including highest efficiency battery management systems, optimized drives and i
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High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital to invest in CargoGuard GmbH
CargoGuard GmbH offers a web-based access and control system for portable security containers. The system includes a variety of security and administration functions allowing the sender to choose who, with whom together, when and where access to transported goods is granted. CargoGuard is the most innovative security solution for enterprises demanding freedom from manipulation, theft and data protection as well as quality protection for shipments.
"With CargoGuard, it is now for the first tim
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New Filter Technology – Uses Inert Gas to Bore Holes in High-Quality Steel
Two early-stage venture capital investors are joining the i3 Membrane GmbH startup in August 2014. High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) of Bonn and Innovationsstarter Fonds of Hamburg are investing in development and marketing of a novel filter technology. The new high-tech membrane is made of high-quality steel and is more stable and more flexible than conventional filters, also more environmentally-compatible because only inert gas and electrical power are needed for its manufacture. The process was