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Samp

Samp was founded in 2020 and has based its development on a strong alliance between industrial experience – the CEO and COO together combine more than 35 years of experience with industrial operators, equipment manufacturers and industrial service companies – and cutting-edge expertise in Deep Learning and 3D, with the team having 3 PhDs and 8 patents in these fields.

Website: www.samp.ai
HTGF-Manager: Dr. Gernot Berger
Added to portfolio 29. Jul 2022

saperatec

saperatec has developed an innovative technology to conserve and recover valuable and scarce materials through a recycling process. The firm initially plans to focus on photovoltaic modules and in the long term diversify its business into other areas. The innovative technology will in the long-term be adapted to other areas.

HTGF-Manager: Jens Baumgärtner
Added to portfolio 20. Jan 2011

SciRhom

SciRhom GmbH is a therapeutic antibody company developing first-in-class antibodies against iRhom2, a key modulator of several major pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, including TNF-alpha signaling. Based on a decade of cutting-edge bench research and the completion of a challenging, yet ultimately successful antibody campaign, SciRhom is now in the unique position to pursue the development of monoclonal antibodies against iRhom2 for the treatment of major autoimmune diseases.

Sector: Immunology
Website: scirhom.com
HTGF-Manager: Dr. Frank Hensel
Added to portfolio 27. Oct 2016

Scopis Exit

Research, development and marketing of high-precision laser-based endoscopic and microscopic measuring systems for different application of minimal invasive surgery. Our products intend to make surgical interventions safer while optimizing costs.

HTGF-Manager: Kay G. Balster
In portfolio 16. Sep 2010 – 03. Nov 2017

Sdui

Sdui is the digital platform for secure communication and organisation in schools. With the web-based app, students, teachers and parents can interact with each other easier than ever before: Any important information around school life, such as timetables, parent letters and announcements can be communicated easily via the app. The development of Sdui began for a school project in 2015, 2018 the Sdui GmbH has officially been founded. Currently, the company employs about 200 people and has reached many hundreds of schools. The app has been awarded several times and is used as GDPR-compliant standard for school communication by cities and communities all across Germany.

Website: www.sdui.de
HTGF-Manager: Dr. Maurice Kügler
Added to portfolio 19. Dec 2019

Selfapy

650 million people suffer from mental illness like depression, anxiety or burnout worldwide. Even in developed countries there is a huge treatment gap: 50% do not get treated. Selfapy offers scientifically proven online psychotherapy courses to make fast and affordable care accessible to everyone. Courses are effective at treating symptoms by combining advanced technology with elements of traditional care.

HTGF-Manager: Louis Heinz
Added to portfolio 27. Jun 2017

Semasio Exit

Online advertising targeting platform for media agencies and large advertisers.

Website: semasio.com
HTGF-Manager: Louis Heinz
Added to portfolio 29. Nov 2010

Semknox Exit

SEMKNOX offers a smart semantic product search that allows online shop visitors to search for products in everyday language .

HTGF-Manager: Martin Möllmann
In portfolio 29. May 2015 – 29. Sep 2020

Senodis

Senodis Technologies GmbH in Dresden was spun off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in October 2019 to establish the Ceracode® marking solution developed at IKTS in the market. Ceracode® is a marking concept for hot-formed metal components where common marking solutions fail due to process temperatures above 900 °C. The printing process based on ceramic inks solves this challenge and enables seamless recording of the components along the process chain. Senodis is also developing other products for the digital component tracking and tracing in yet unreached areas of the metal industry and other industrial sectors.

HTGF-Manager: Dr. Nils Lang
Added to portfolio 09. Feb 2022

SeNostic

Senostic is a diagnostics company developing a differential diagnostic test to detect multiple neurodegenerative diseases in a single test based on its proprietary SeedCylcer platform technology.

Sector: R&D Tools
Added to portfolio 18. Dec 2015

sewts

Founded in 2019 and based in Munich, sewts GmbH provides cutting-edge perception software, pushing the boundaries of robotics in processing of easily deformable materials. sewts has developed and demonstrated a unique technology that uses high-precision finite element method (FEM) simulations to efficiently train machine learning algorithms. The intelligent software solution enables countless applications in industrial automation like the handling of textiles in industrial laundries or the manufacturing of garment.

HTGF-Manager: Johannes Weber
Added to portfolio 30. Mar 2021

SideCaps

SideCaps develops and operates a digital platform for the efficient initiation and processing of large-volume transactions (block trading) with transparent pricing without pre-trade transparency in the segment of listed second-line stocks.

HTGF-Manager: Frank Kerim Reinecke
Added to portfolio 10. Aug 2021

Sierra Sensors Exit

Sierra Sensors is combining state of the art label-free detection with cutting edge microfluidic sample delivery, sensor design, and automation, to supply researchers with high performance analytical biosensors.

Sector: Diagnostic
HTGF-Manager: Dr. Caroline Fichtner
In portfolio 23. Oct 2006 – 31. May 2018

Signatope

Signatope develops the next generation of protein biomarker assays using a novel type of mass spectrometry-based immunoassays.

SIGNATOPE (SIGNAture epiTOPE) immunoassays are capable of detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in humans and all pharmacologically relevant model species. Antibodies comprising epitopes of 4 amino acids are the key reagents of SIGNATOPE's immunoassays. The short epitope allows us to establish quantitative assays for the same protein in different species and for isoforms of protein families. Even immunoassays for notoriously difficult proteins like drug transporters can be established while providing the speed and the sensitivity of an antibody-based method.

Sector: R&D Tools
Added to portfolio 14. Nov 2016

Simreka

Simreka is a data-driven simulation platform that accelerates materials and manufacturing process innovation using AI by empowering brands and manufacturers reducing their R&D cycles and time-to-market. Simreka’s core engine has been developed on the scientific research of its co founder, Dr. Akshay Patel. The platform with its intuitive and secure enterprise application stack integrates data from various sources and uses artificial intelligence to map and process huge data-sets of chemicals and materials property, reactions, manufacturing processes and supply chains, using proprietary algorithms.

Website: simreka.com
HTGF-Manager: Axel Nitsch
Added to portfolio 25. Jan 2019

SimScale

SimScale gives engineers access to a wide range of engineering simulation tools via the web-based platform www.simscale.com -- on-demand, scalable and with interactive collaboration features.

HTGF-Manager: Gregor Haidl
Added to portfolio 06. Dec 2012

SiOPTICA Exit

siOPTICA is dedicated to developing and delivering innovative optical solutions for different buisness verticals; primary products are latest generation secretive filters for payment terminals/ATMs, secure access terminals and mobile devices.

Exit since July 2015.

In portfolio 19. Jul 2013 – 29. Jul 2015

SIRION Biotech Exit

SIRION BIOTECH produces genetically modified cells and is technology provider in the area of viral vector systems. The specialist in RNAi technology distributes more than 100 products and services. A goal is to develop optimized cell systems for the optimized vaccine, antibody or protein production

Sector: R&D Tools
HTGF-Manager: Marco Winzer
In portfolio 04. Sep 2007 – 22. Jun 2021

Skoove

Skoove makes music education fun, effective and accessible for everybody. With Skoove's interactive apps anyone can learn to play piano and guitar. Go to www.skoove.com and join the interactive online piano courses.

HTGF-Manager: Dr. Olaf Joeressen
Added to portfolio 18. Aug 2015

SKY ENGINE AI

SKY ENGINE AI is an advanced Data Science technology and research company incorporated in 2018 and founded as a scientific spin-off in London, UK. The company markets the SKY ENGINE AI platform for Deep Learning in Virtual Reality, which is the next-generation of Active Learning AI system for image and video analysis applications. SKY ENGINE AI Platform allows building optimal, customised AI models from scratch and training them in Virtual Reality. SKY ENGINE AI software creates virtual and generative world, where objects and events can be simulated in a variety of configurations and environmental conditions (sometimes very rare and difficult to spot in a real world). SKY ENGINE AI allows creating digital twin of the sensor, drone, robot or UAV putting it through testing and training in virtual environment prior to real-world deployment.

HTGF-Manager: Dominik Lohle
Added to portfolio 30. Jul 2021

Smarterials Technology

Smarterials Technology GmbH is a young MedTech company with high competence in the fields of inorganic chemistry, surface functionalization and process technology. The company was founded by two material scientists and one economist and develops disposable gloves for healthcare workers based on innovative materials. The double-layer gloves are optimized for infection control and tactile sensitivity, provide a dual contamination barrier, and visually indicate perforations from needle punctures. The two-in-one gloves are designed to replace double-cloving, which is practiced primarily during surgeries.

HTGF-Manager: Dr. Katharina Severin
Added to portfolio 07. Sep 2021

softgarden Exit

Development of a selflearning Software which automatically places job ads target group specifically in a pool of more than 1500 jobboards.

Exit in March 2015: HTGF sold its Shareholdings in softgarden e - recruting GmbH in a Secondary to the Lead Investor CIPIO.

HTGF-Manager: Markus Kreßmann
In portfolio 23. Jul 2010 – 06. Mar 2015

Solandeo Semi-Exit

Solandeo provides highly affordable, independent metering and power management solutions that enable the market integration of renewable energy plants. Plant operators benefit from rapid amortisation and the free choice of green energy trader.

Sector: Energy
HTGF-Manager: Klaus Lehmann
Added to portfolio 12. Jan 2015

Soley

With Soley, industrial companies can identify and eliminate unnecessary variants, components, storage locations, purchasing processes, cost drivers, and margin eaters. With the digitized, collaborative decision-making process, companies like Viessmann, Bosch Rexroth, FESTO, KRONES free up resources along the entire value chain for innovation and growth. In this way, they realize annual savings potentials in the millions.

HTGF-Manager: Gregor Haidl
Added to portfolio 19. Oct 2015

Soluterials

True innovation: Soluterials is an emerging start-up that transforms pure aluminium scrap (secondary aluminium) into a revolutionary nanostructured high-performance aluminium material called SoluteriAL. Soluterials focuses on sustainability and responsibility - SoluteriAL requires no alloying elements, rare earths, nanoparticles or other critical resources. The patented process is extremely low energy and creates a unique nanostructure that combines previously unimagined material properties. At the same time, the material remains pure, allowing unlimited recycling. 

As a pioneer in materials manufacturing, Soluterials strives to enable strong and lightweight designs for demanding technical applications. Its expertise extends in particular to the electronics, e-mobility and aerospace sectors. With SoluteriAL, Soluterials is shaping the future of materials science and contributing to innovation in many industries. 

HTGF-Manager: Dr. Anne Umbach
Added to portfolio 13. Sep 2023

Sonormed

Sonormed is focused on digital medical products and builds the appropriate audiological infrastructure to adress the potential that large numbers of unserviced hearing damages, among them tinnitus, provide worldwide and to open up this market with new technologies.

Sector: Digital Health
HTGF-Manager: Kay G. Balster
Added to portfolio 27. Nov 2014

sovity

Founded in October 2021 as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering ISST in Dortmund, sovity offers data sovereignty as a service. The start-up provides technology for Data Spaces based on standards such as International Data Spaces (IDS), Gaia-X or Eclipse Foundation. Thus, sovity allows companies the easiest and fastest access to Data Spaces. Using Data Spaces, companies exchange a wide range of information to optimize processes or products and develop new business models. The managing directors of sovity, Sebastian Kleff (Co-Founder, CEO) and Dr. Sebastian Opriel (Co-Founder, CTO), have several years of expertise in the field of data exchange and related use cases, e.g. from Fraunhofer research and IDS, as well as several years of experience in management consulting at BCG Platinion.

Added to portfolio 23. Jan 2023

SPACEGOATS

Spacegoats.io is an all-round solution that automates sales on Amazon and simultaneously expands the market for customers internationally. In their time as Amazon sellers, the founders discovered problems which they are now addressing with SPACEGOATS. With the help of Galaxy software, the sales processes are automated and, with bundled costs, SPACEGOATS customers get away with international sales cheaper than would be possible by operating their own Amazon account.

HTGF-Manager: Martin Möllmann
Added to portfolio 20. Jan 2020

Spherity

Spherity was founded by Dr. Carsten Stöcker und Dr. Michael Rüther in November 2017 and employs currently 11 people. Spherity is building decentralized identity management solutions to power the 4th industrial revolution, bringing secure identities (“Digital Twins”) to machines, algorithms, and other non-human entities. The client focus is primarily on technical industries like mobility, supply chain, and pharmaceuticals; in particular, Spherity is supporting the introduction of identity solutions in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market, which is expected to have a value of over €400 billion by 2030 and 75 billion connected devices by 2025.

HTGF-Manager: Christian Ziach
Added to portfolio 08. Aug 2019

Stocard Exit

Stocard’s innovative and easy-to-use app allows customers to use their smartphone as a mobile wallet for their cards. Simultaneously, it provides a very effective mobile direct marketing channel for retailers to reach highly valuable customers.

Website: stocard.de
HTGF-Manager: Romy Schnelle
In portfolio 12. Dec 2012 – 21. Jul 2021