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

No results for this filter

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

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 Analyst

Sören Dreis

Junior 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.

Looking to start a business? Contact our team here.

Is your pitch deck complete? Upload it here!

Topics that might interest you

Press

24. April 2023

DearEmployee secures fresh capital in pre-Series A to further expand and strengthen market position

Potsdam, Germany – April 24, 2023 – DearEmployee, the innovation leader in HR tech, announces the closing of a pre-Series A round. In particular, the fresh capital from new and existing investors will be used to further expand the functionality of the software solution along customer needs and to build the processes and structures for further growth, including the future location in Potsdam. Mental illnesses are the most common reason for loss of working capacity and contribute significan

 

Press

4. April 2023

Dr. Ulrich Schmitt to become new Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds

Bonn, 4 April 2023 – Dr. Ulrich Schmitt (37) has been appointed a new Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Europe’s leading seed investors, with effect from 1 April 2023. The former management consultant has been a member of HTGF’s digital tech team since 2017, most recently as Principal. His investments have been focused on the field of B2B software, particularly in the areas of cyber security, IT infrastructure and fintech. His portfolio of companies includes cy

 

Press

17. March 2023

Covalo raises fresh capital to further drive sustainability and transparency in the consumer goods industry

Covalo is currently one of the world’s largest Personal Care ingredients platforms with over 70,000 listings from more than 1,000 suppliers. Covalo is already used by formulators from more than 5,000 brands such as Lush, L’Oréal or Drunk Elephant across 140 countries. Covalo has established strong ties with key industry associations such as COSMED in France, SKW in Switzerland, the leading fair organizer (Reed Exhibitions), as well as some of the major PLM (product life-cycle man

 

Press

14. March 2023

HTGF’s 700th seed investment: Munich-based start-up oculai completes €2.5 million seed round to drive AI-based process monitoring on construction sites

ConTech start-up oculai secures €2.5 million during seed financing round The financing round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with Bayern Kapital, Axeleo Capital, and other renowned private investors and an accelerator program also taking part This is the 700th seed investment of High-Tech Gründerfonds oculai is a technology for automated process and progress monitoring for construction sites Munich, 14 March 2023- oculai has secured €2.5 millio

 

 

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 comes t