more than
180
exits & IPOs
more than
750
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more than
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under management
more than
45
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Seed investor for high-tech start-ups

HTGF is a venture capital investor for innovative technologies and business models. We successfully support the best founders whose ideas can revolutionise entire industries and improve people’s lives – from (pre-)seed to exit.

We are a public–private partnership that works closely and successfully with companies from a wide range of industries. Our fund investors include medium-sized companies, family businesses and corporations. We provide them with access to innovative start-ups and technologies insights into deal flows and connections to our global network.

As a seed investor, we have financed more than 750 start-ups in the industrial tech, digital tech, life sciences and chemicals sectors. We have overseen more than 180 exits, including IPOs. When founding your company together with us, you benefit from an experienced partner at your side.

Our HTGF IV fund investors 

In addition to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and KfW Capital, the investors in our fourth fund include 45 companies from a wide range of industries. Medium-sized companies in particular are strongly represented, along with many large corporations and family offices.

Our portfolio

Our portfolio companies are the heart of HTGF. We are proud of each and every one of them. Our investment managers have a direct line to the founders and are on hand with support and the entire HTGF network.

HTGF Family

We see ourselves as a platform that offers young startups important added value in addition to flexible financing as part of the #HTGFFamily, tailored to their very individual needs.

Dipl. Ing. Miriam Haerst Co-founder and managing partner
HTGF shares its experience with us in matters of reporting, for example. That helps enormously when it comes to optimizing processes on the one hand and remaining transparent on the other. However, the investor never intervenes more deeply than necessary, so that our start-up momentum is maintained.
Pierre Baqué Co-Founder / CEO – Neutral Concept Ltd.
HTGF has developed a very rational and scientific approach to addressing problems in start-ups. I like that. The experience and the breadth of the portfolio make that possible.
Philipp Bürling Founder Numaferm GmbH
Participating in HTGF’s network as a start-up cannot be overstated. We met our first customer at an HTGF event, even though we weren’t even in the portfolio at the time.
Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer Founder and managing director eGym
HTGF has supported us unconditionally for many years. On the journey of a startup, many things develop differently than expected. We entrepreneurs therefore need a partner who supports us with advice and peace of mind to get up anew each time and make things better.
Julia Bösch Founder and managing director OUTFITTERY
HTGF was the first investor who understood our idea and vision and invested pre-product.
Dr. Tim Pohlmann Founder and managing director IPlytics GmbH
We really enjoy being at the HTPC every year. This is where we meet corporate champions from large industrial companies who pass us on to the relevant contacts. That’s worth its weight in gold for our business development.
Felix Brand Founder and managing director CardioSecur
At Family Day, we found a strong investor for our follow-on financing.
Dr. Andreas Sedlmeyer CEO and Founder instagrid GmbH
Coming from a corporate group, I appreciate regular further development. The HTGF Academy implements this in the best possible way, focussing on the topics of young companies.

Insights

News from the HTGF Family

Press
9. September 2024

HR Tech Startup Become.1 Secures €3.3 Million in Seed Funding to Make Employee Benefits Simple, Flexible, and Compliant

The HR tech startup become.1 has secured a total of €3.3 million in seed funding to further expand its all-in-one platform for employee benefits. Fresh equity comes from lead investor D11Z.Ventures, Haufe Group Ventures, the Start-up BW Innovation Fund managed by MBG Baden-Württemberg, the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), as well as prominent business angels, including Matthias Allmendinger (Taxdoo), Sebastian Koch (formerly KPMG), and Maru Winnacker (Urania Ventures). HTGF and other busin
 
Press
29. August 2024

Acceleration of Bioprocess Development: IRUBIS secures Pre-Series A Funding led by BioProcess360 Partners

Munich, DE | August 29, 2024 – Biotech startup IRUBIS, developing a state-of-the-art real-time bioprocess monitoring solution, has successfully closed a pre-series A funding round. The financing round was led by BioProcess360 Partners, with participation from previous investors such as High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Verve Ventures, Ventura BioMed Investors, RoBet KG as well as new and existing business angels from the industry as Dr. Matthias Arnold and Dr. Christoph Bremus. The funds wil
 
Blog
27. August 2024

Against the tide – HTGF portfolio SciRhom company rewarded for courage with EUR 63 million Series A financing

In July, HTGF portfolio company SciRhom announced one of the largest financing rounds in German biotechnology this year and will soon begin clinical trials of its first drug. The company’s unique therapeutic approach targets a central node of the immune system. In this interview, company co-founder and current SciRhom Managing Director and COO Jens Ruhe, his Co-Managing Director and CEO Jan Poth and Frank Hensel, Principal at HTGF, provide insights into the collaboration that has been in p
 
Blog
27. August 2024

This is how we did it – Episode 4 – with Celine
Göhlich, Co-Founder & Managing Director everyone energy

In the fourth episode of our “This is how we did it” series, Céline Göhlich, Co-Founder and Managing Director of everyone energy, talks about how much the conditions for her company have changed because of the energy crisis and how she and her co-founders have responded. everyone energy is accelerating the expansion of renewable technologies in buildings with consulting software that makes the energy transition easier for everyone – consumers, companies and solution provi
 
Blog
26. August 2024

Four branding tips for start-ups and founders

A guest article by Simon Rieger, communications and PR consultant and speaker. Simon was recently part of this year’s Top 30 under 30 in the PR Report’s communications rankings. As Team Lead Brand Marketing, PR & Communications at anybill, he is committed to the positioning and visibility of the start-up and co-founder and CEO Lea Frank As a founder, it is essential to strategically build and maintain your personal brand as well as your start-up brand. Li
 
Event
1. October 2024

Chemistry Pitch Day 2024

Are you a chemistry start-up and would like to present your company to leading investors and corporate decision-makers? Apply for Chemistry Pitch Day! HTGF and Chemie Cluster Bayern organize this exclusive pitch event on 1 October in Nuremberg. Use this opportunity and present your technology to an exclusive audience of investors, corporate VCs, and industry experts! Sabine Reising and Dr. Tobias Schwarzmüller are your contacts at Chemie Cluster Bayern for this event. Our motto this year is &
 

Become Part of the HTGF Family

We invest in start-ups in Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Digital Tech, Life Sciences and Chemistry.​

We can invest up to €30 million in our portfolio companies in growth rounds and support them on their way to becoming international market leaders until exit or IPO.​

The sweet spot of our initial pre-seed and seed investments is €800,000+ per start-up. We invest flexibly according to the needs of your start-up.​

Our start-ups become part of the #HTGFFamily – one of the strongest networks in the venture capital landscape. We are your sparring partner in all matters relating to the development of your start-up and will open doors for you.​

Are you the founder of an early-stage technology start-up looking for venture capital? Then we look forward to getting to know you and your company. Send us your pitch deck – we’ll be in touch.

Investment criteria

Your company is a high-tech start-up in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry or related business areas

Your start-up is less than three years old

Your start-up is headquartered in Germany or – in the case of start-ups from other European countries – has a German base of operations.