Increased profits for retailers with machine learning: Pricing Startup 7Learnings closes financing round for further growth 7Learnings offers retailers a SaaS solution for machine learning-based pricing to strengthen their position against AmazonPilot phase successful: Profits and revenues increased by up to 10%Optimal pricing despite dynamic market environment during COVID-19Company receives seed financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds and renowned business angels With …

Student team from Sasbach awarded High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) High-Tech Prize at JUGEND GRÜNDET 2020 nationwide final Over 4,000 participants involved in 2019/20 competitionStudent team from Heimschule Lender school in Sasbach receives award The aim: to make it easier for companies in the logistics sector to load their vehicles, ensuring that almost every vehicle is fully loaded for transport. It was …

ZE Energy raises €4 Million and launches the first hybrid solar plant solution featuring energy storage capabilities An independent renewable energy producer, ZE Energy, brings a revolution in the renewable energy sector by launching a hybrid solar plant solution that combines photovoltaics and storage and meets the needs of Continental Europe. The company’s innovative business model, growth prospects and the …

LOEWI GmbH receives seed financing to make personalized health and nutrition available for everyone The Munich-based technology company LOEWI has received new capital from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and a German family office in a seed financing round. The scientific spin-off of the Technical University of Munich is one of the technology leaders in the field of personalized nutrition and health …

Innovative Pulsatile Heart Pumps for Acute Patients: NovaPump secures seven-digit Financing Round NovaPump, one of the leading developers and medical product manufacturers of percutaneous circulatory mechanical support systems (pMCS) announced the successful closing of a series A financing round with a consortium of institutional and strategic investors. NovaPump’s PERKAT™ (PERkutane KATheterpumpe) short term MCS for acute patients achieved important milestones …

Kumovis closes Series A funding led by Renolit and Solvay 3D printing system developer to enter new markets, accelerate growth, and enable medical device manufacturers to leverage the full potential of high-performance polymers Kumovis, the developer of the world’s first 3D printer with clean room integration, today announced that it has raised a €3.6 million Series A funding round. In …

High-Tech Gründerfonds appoints new Managing Director from its own ranks Guido Schlitzer is to become Managing Director of High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH effective 1 June, 2020, after having been appointed to the position by HTGF’s investor advisory board. In his current role as Chief Financial Officer, Schlitzer has been an integral part of the company’s success. The 47-year-old succeeds Dr. …

Artificial Intelligence against identity fraud: PXL Vision secures CHF 4.6 Million (USD 4.7 million) seed financing Zurich, 20th May 2020 – ETH spin-off PXL Vision has developed an AI-based software platform to deliver secure, automated identity verification. The company has now received CHF 4.6 million in a seed financing round to expand its technology and grow internationally. The financing round …

EMTERIA secures a seven-digit investment from High-Tech Gründerfonds and the US investor Runa Capital to revolutionize the use of industrial operating systems in digital products Android is the most popular OS with 2.5 billion active Android devices, available on smartphones, TVs, and even appliances. It is supported by one of the largest development communities, making it a unique tool used …

Video-Content Solution StoryBox receives a 7 figure US-Dollar investment. Munich 13. May 2020. The BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft, the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and CK Venture Capital invest a 7 figure US-Dollar investment in the Munich Start Up StoryBox. Founded in 2017 by Ben Rodrian and Rusmin Causevic the Start Up offers a Software as a Service solution that simplifies video creation …