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Neuromodulation pioneer WISE closes EUR 15M Series C financing round
to launch second product, SCS EXPERT, for chronic pain
SCS EXPERT – first expandable percutaneous lead for neuromodulation treatment of chronic painNew investors, CDP Venture Capital and Eureka!, join existing participating investors in financing roundAdds to EUR 2.3M grant earlier in 2020 from the European Commission to launch SCS EXPERT
WISE Srl, a medical device company developing next-generation implantable leads for neuromonitoring, neuromodulation and brain-machine interfacing, today announced the closing of a EUR 15 million Serie
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NAVAN Closes Seed Funding Round – Investors include Amgen Ventures, HTGF and Hemi Ventures
NAVAN Technologies, Inc. (NAVAN), a privately-held biotechnology company enabling the development of next generation cell and gene therapies through its novel, non-viral NanoStraw platform, announced it had closed a seed investment round led by Amgen Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Hemi Ventures, and other institutional and private investors. Based on technology exclusively licensed from Stanford University, NAVAN is also supported by a National Science Foundation STTR Phase II award a
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troy
The FinTech company troy is changing the traditional debt collection industry with methods from marketing and CRM. The aim of the start-up with the locations in Lippstadt (NRW) and Hamburg is to maintain the relationship between the company and the customer in addition to the realisation of the receivables. The founders of troy, Philip Rürup and Till Völzke, rely on multichannel communication as well as individualized and data-driven communication in combination with decades of debt collection
HTGF Funds
Since 2005, the HTGF has launched four seed funds . So far, more than 750 high-tech start-ups have been financed. Investments are made purely based on market criteria. More than 180 successful exits, including IPOs, have already been realized. Emma became part of Haniel. AMCS acquired Quentic. c-LEcta was acquired by Kerry. Mister Spex went public on the German stock exchange and Rebelle on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market. These are just a few examples of successful exits and IPOs from
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Zimory Secures $20 Million in Funding
Zimory, the Berlin-based experts for cloud management software, announced today that it has secured $20 million in funding. This round of funding is led by Zimory’s newest investor Deutsche Boerse, in addition to its long-standing investors Creathor Venture; High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF); IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB); KFW; and T-Venture.
"We’re delighted with Deutsche Boerse’s involvement as an investor, and as a business partner for Zimory,” said Dr. Hagen Hultzsch, Zimory´s
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REBELLE raises several million Euros
REBELLE, the website for second-hand designer fashion gained new investors, who are contributing a medium single digit million Euro amount to the Hamburg-based start-up. The existing shareholders, such as Hanse Ventures and High-Tech Gruenderfonds, are also participating in the financing round. REBELLE intends to use the fresh capital to further develop its business in the German-speaking market and drive its internationalisation.
"We were particularly impressed by the dynamic and competence
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Supply Chain Visibility Platform BOX ID Accelerates Growth with €3.5M Financing Round
BOX ID raises €3.5M in financing round led by KPN Ventures
Funding round to accelerate product development and business expansion
Streamlining in- and outbound logistic flows for 60+ customers worldwide
BOX ID is recognized innovation leader and finalist in 2024 IFOY award
Garching, Germany, February 1st, 2024 – The Munich-based logistics software provider BOX ID has raised €3.5M to further scale its product offering for IoT-based supply ch
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Wheelchair manufacturer DESINO GmbH completes A-round promptly upon market entry
With half a million euros of newly-acquired capital, Cologne-based start-up DESINO is laying the foundations for successfully opening up the German market. A syndicate of notable business angels was impressed by the DESINO business concept, particularly following October’s Rehacare 2015 trade fair, where the company presented their innovative levered wheelchair with dynamic seating to an extremely interested public. In the matter of further increasing the acquired capital stock, DESINO is curr
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What HTGF has to offer for start-ups (besides financing)
With over 600 seed investments in almost 16 years, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is Germany’s most active seed investor. Its investment teams have strong ties with business and science. HTGF has long seen itself as a platform that offers start-ups outstanding benefits alongside financing. In this interview, HTGF Partner Claudia Raber sheds further light on the subject.
Claudia, as a HTGF Partner, you’re responsible for relationship management at the company. If you had to
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HiperScan expands core business operations
The specialist known by pharmacists for near-infrared spectroscopy has acquired a new investor to finance the planned internationalisation of its operations
The technology used by HiperScan is ideal for the rapid, cost-efficient identification of substances and substance mixtures. The Dresdner start-up company has successfully sold over 400 of its “Apo-Ident” near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopes to German pharmacies. They value the unit as it offers a quick and simple method for performi
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First “green IPO” – Rebelle, the online marketplace for second-hand designer fashion, goes public: Huge success for HTGF
The IPO of Rebelle on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm is the first stock market flotation with a Nasdaq Green Equity Designation in the global Nasdaq system.High-Tech Gründerfonds has held a stake in the company since October 2013, just a few months after its foundation.Alex von Frankenberg, Managing Director at HTGF: “We’ve supported the development of Rebelle right from a very early stage. The company’s rise over the years has been really quite remarkable. At HTGF,
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Digital health investments: Road to success requires bold steps and an interdisciplinary approach
Since as far back as 2012, High-Tech Gründerfonds has been investing in start-ups that operate at the intersection between healthcare and digital solutions. In this interview, our Senior Investment Managers Louis Heinz (Digital Tech) and Niels Sharman (Life Sciences) share some insights into the synergies that arise from the HTGF team’s diverse perspectives and also give their take on where the sector stands in Germany and internationally.
Louis Heinz and Niels Sharman, Senior Investme
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High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds Bayern agree to finance Corrmoran GmbH
Augsburg Corrmoran start-up company develops corrosion monitoring system for large combustion plants. The Corrmoran GmbH is an Augsburg University spin-off company that is specialized in analyzing corrosion in waste incineration plants. To ease the market entry of the company, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds Bayern engage in financing the considerable initial investments. “We are very glad about this financial backing that we take as a sign of confidence in our economic success and our p
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Vieh24 – Germany’s first Online Livestock Trading Exchange received seed funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds
The young technology venture Nutzvieh24 Ltd. from Miesbach, Germany, developed Germany’s first specialised Internet-based livestock trading exchange for professionals in the agricultural sector (www.vieh24.de). High levels of cattle-type sensitive parameterisation, a cooperative market entry with various strategic alliance partners, as well as integrated services are characteristic features of the exchange. High-Tech Gründerfonds invests as seed investor in Nutzvieh24 Ltd.
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New HTGF FinTech investment troy revolutionizes the debt collection process and combines machine learning with friendliness
The FinTech company troy is changing the traditional debt collection industry by introducing marketing and CRM methods into the collection process. The start-up with sites in Lippstadt (NRW) and Hamburg aimes to preserve the precious relationship between client and customer, while successfully recovering the receivables. troy’s founders, Philip Rürup and Till Völzke, optimize customer experiences during the collection phase and apply multichannel communications, data and AI-driven targeting
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Tangany closes €7m in seed round to continue their Whitelabel Crypto Custody growth strategy
Tangany uses proprietary technology to offer reliable, scalable and highly secure white-label custody of digital assets on the blockchain
Provides custody services to more than 40 clients including Tezos Foundation, Quirin Privatbank and Exporo
Currently has €400m digital assets under custody
Funding round is led by Nauta Capital and supported by existing investor HTGF and new investor C3 VC Fund
Munich, 20 April 2022 – Tangany, a BaFin-regulated white-label p