Digital Tech

Have you founded a start-up in the field of digital tech and are looking for a reliable partner to help you achieve your vision and make your mark in the digital world? Our Digital Tech team has the financing know-how you need, and also supports start-ups with its almost 17 years of venture capital experience and technology expertise. You will benefit from exclusive access to our extensive industry network and from valuable exchanges with HTGF alumni and serial entrepreneurs.

Practical advice and a hands-on mentality, as well as being a sounding board for your ideas – that’s what we have to offer. We support you in topics such as strategy, management and organization, and can lend you a helping hand or offer advice whenever you need it.

We invest in start-ups from all industries in areas such as business software, e-commerce, FinTech, IT security, PropTech, HealthTech, LegalTech, mobility and sustainability. The technologies we focus on include AR/VR, AI, blockchain, the cloud, machine learning, machine vision, mobile technology and the web.

We invest in people

We know how financing works, but we also know the specific challenges and opportunities for founders like yourselves in the field of digital technology. We understand your individual needs from seed stage to exit.

As a platform, we offer crucial benefits that go beyond financing:

Our team

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Digital Tech Team

Dr. Tanja Emmerling

Partner

Markus Kreßmann

Partner

Dr. Ulrich Schmitt

Partner

Axel Nitsch

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Frank Kerim Reinecke

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Tobias Schulz

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Björn Sykora

Principal

Daniela Bach

Senior Investment Manager

Christian Arndt

Senior Investment Manager

Louis Heinz

Senior Investment Manager

Dr. Maurice Kügler

Senior Investment Manager

Dominik Lohle

Senior Investment Manager

Martin Möllmann

Senior Investment Manager

Kilian von Berlichingen

Senior Investment Manager

Max Bergmann

Investment Manager

Johannes Dierkes

Investment Manager

Stepan Kivshyk

Investment Manager

Sören Dreis

Investment Analyst

Curtis MacDonald

Venture Partner

What you can expect from us

• We offer our own entrepreneurial experience.
• We not only invest money, but also provide comprehensive added value.
• We support you with our expertise in every phase and understand your needs.
• We give you access to one of the largest VC and start-up networks in Europe.
• We have successfully helped many founders navigate their way out of crisis situations.

In the field of digital tech, the areas in which we invest include 

Our digital tech portfolio

→ Digital Tech Portfolio

Let’s shape the digital world of tomorrow

Digital services and products have transformed the way we live and work. Founders like yourselves have developed many innovative technologies over the past 20 years and successfully launched them on the market. Some of these start-ups remain at the forefront of innovation and have helped to shape the world’s highest valued companies.

We see huge potential to revolutionize entire industries and create value for all stakeholders. Together with you, we want to leverage these opportunities in a systematic way.

Let’s drive digitalization forward and create sustainable value.

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Graylog Secures $39 Million Investment to Accelerate Growth and Security Product Line Expansion

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HTGF Blog

Get inspired We think nothing is more exciting than the start-up and venture capital scene. Experts share their knowledge with you and start-ups reveal how they have successfully overcome challenges. Here you will find valuable input for your work and will find illuminating insights into our portfolio companies. There also will be plenty of fun and entertainment along the way! As we said, nothing is more exciting than start-ups.

 

 

HTGF Academy

The knowledge platform for the entire start-up ecosystem Benefit from High-Tech Gründerfonds’ many years of experience: In seminars and training sessions, the HTGF Academy teaches you everything you need to know about founding companies, venture capital and innovation. How do I achieve product-market fit? What do I need to pay attention to when growing my business? How do I organize remote work and team structure? What legal aspects do I have to consider when it c