HTGF Blog

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

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

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

How can women become financially independent and more confident in their financial decisions? This is the question addressed by Karolina Decker, CEO and founder of finmarie. finmarie is an investment platform and mobile app designed specifically for women to help them invest their money wisely and plan for the future. We spoke to Karolina Decker about how she came up with the idea of helping women with financial education, how her concept works and what tips she has for aspiring entrepreneur

The decision to start your own start-up is always a challenge. In our series “This is how we did it” we talk to founders from our portfolio who have made their first experiences as entrepreneurs in challenging times — valuable first-hand tips and insights. In the third episode we talk to Dr. Jannik Lockl, co-founder of inContAlert, about his founding experience. The MedTech startup was founded in 2022 and develops a sensor device to monitor the bladder filling level of patients

Frontline workers are those who have direct contact with customers, products or machines, such as warehouse, production, care or sales staff. They are often the face and heart of a company, but also the ones with the least access to digital training and the greatest need for it. HTGF portfolio company doinstruct aims to change this with an innovative platform for training frontline staff. Based in Osnabrück, Germany, doinstruct has had an impressive growth story since 2021. We sat down with

HTGF Family Day 2024 in Berlin – After-movie At our new location STATION Berlin, we were able to offer participants at the Family Day even better opportunities for personal exchange and networking. Around 1,300 investors, founders and representatives of companies and the start-up ecosystems took advantage of this opportunity in thousands of 1-on-1 meetings. Our two stages offered plenty of inspiration with keynotes, keynote speeches and panels. In addition, selected MasterClasses

We sat down with Fabian Dudek, Founder and CEO of GlassDollar, to learn how established companies can systematically leverage start-up innovations. GlassDollar helps companies quickly identify the right solutions and gain competitive advantages through successful partnerships and proof-of-concepts. Fabian provides insights into various innovation methods and shares his tips for effective cooperation. Fabian, what innovation methods are there for established companies that are lookin

The decision to found a start-up is always challenging. In our “This is how we did it” series, we talk to founders from our portfolio who have had their first experiences as entrepreneurs in challenging times. Valuable tips and first-hand experience. In episode two, we talk to Christina Walch, Managing Director of Soluterials, about her start-up experience. Soluterials specializes in the production of an innovative pure high-performance aluminum material SoluteriAL, which is sust

Start-ups with a good corporate culture tend to be more successful. This involves fulfilling ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria as well as actively promoting diversity. We sat down for a chat with Claudia Raber, ESG Manager and Principal at HTGF, and Barbara Lutz, founder of the consulting firm FKi Diversity for Success and initiator of the Impact of Diversity Award. Claudia, you’re responsible for ESG at HGTF, together with Dr. Adrian Fuchs. What does ESG mean for a