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 18 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

Frank Kerim Reinecke

Partner

Dr. Ulrich Schmitt

Partner

Axel Nitsch

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Tobias Schulz

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Björn Sykora

Principal / Authorized Signatory

Daniela Bach

Principal / Authorized Signatory

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

Konstantin Klettke

Junior Analyst

Hanna Sasse

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.

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11. April 2024

Scavenger AI secures €1.1m pre-seed funding for data-driven decision making 

The AI start-up helps companies to use their data to make the best possible decision under any circumstances.  Scavenger AI receives € 1.1 million from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Calm/Storm Ventures, Femventix and the B4i Investment Fund.  The new capital will be used to launch the first version of the software on the market and serve customers on the waiting list.   Frankfurt, 8 April 2024 – The German data analytics & AI start-up

 

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25. March 2024

Growth push for CI HUB GmbH, Catalyzing Innovation in Content Integration Solutions

Potsdam, 25.03.2024 – Scale Capital, a Danish early stage technology investor with a focus on helping companies accelerate growth in the US market, has announced its investment in CI HUB GmbH, a leading provider of content integration solutions. This significant seven-figure amount from new and existing investors marks a milestone in CI HUB’s journey towards revolutionizing the way corporates and creatives access digital assets and data. CI HUB specializes in developing innovative

 

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13. March 2024

AI Startup – Tomorrow Things – secures €1.5m to help the manufacturing industry save money by automating system integration efforts

Tomorrow Things simplifies and accelerates the complex digitalization of machines and connects them seamlessly to the industrial internet. The “Cloud Connect” solution from Tomorrow Things allows non-technical users to create digital twins of machines in minutes – a process that usually takes days, sometimes even weeks. This saves up to 90 percent of costs. The Bonn-based startup has secured €1.5m in funding to develop an AI-powered operating system for global machinery. Th

 

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29. January 2024

akirolabs Raises $5M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Strategic Procurement

Founded in 2021, Berlin-based akirolabs empowers procurement organisations to unlock 4-5x higher sustainable business value beyond traditional cost savings. The funding round was led by HTGF, OTB Ventures and D11Z. Ventures and strengthened by angel investments from industry leaders Fredrick Spalcke, Heiko Schwarz, Markus Ehrle, and Detlef Schultz. The funds will be used to evolve akirolabs SaaS product and enhance its AI capabilities, as well as to further scale customer growth and b

 

 

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