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Dr. Gernot Berger Principal

Dr. Gernot BergerPrincipal

Dr. Gernot Berger

Principal

About me

Team Industrial, Climate & Deep Tech
at HTGF since 2019

CV

Dr. Gernot Berger is a physicist specializing in photonics, quantum technologies, and energy topics. As a co-inventor of the technology and shareholder of a photonics start-up, he was actively involved in the entire start-up cycle from technology development through to a successful exit. In operational roles as Sales and Product Manager, CPO, and later as Global Business Development Manager following the exit to Ametek, he played a key role in establishing the company’s precision measurement technology as a global industry standard in optics manufacturing. His profile is further complemented by many years of experience in the strategic development and commercialization of complex Hightech B2B products in highly competitive markets with intricate stakeholder structures, as well as an Executive MBA from Mannheim Business School with a focus on entrepreneurship and strategic leadership.

My success stories in the HTGF portfolio

12 of 500 Companies
2026

Qurie

Circular Economy

Next-generation electrocaloric cooling systems

to Qurie
2020

beeOLED

Advanced Materials

Blue elementary emitter for OLED

to beeOLED
2022

RABOT Energy

Energy

Platform for dynamic, AI-based electricity tariffs

to RABOT Energy
2022

Samp

Artificial Intelligence

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 …

to Samp
2021

Pixel Photonics

Quantum

Pixel Photonics was founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the working groups of Prof. Wolfram Pernice and Prof. Carsten Schuck at WWU Münster by Nicolai Walter, Dr. Wladick Hartmann, …

to Pixel Photonics
2021

Aegiq

Quantum

Aegiq (/ˈiːdʒɪk/, ee-jik) is building a new generation of networking and computing with quantum technology. The company is using its pioneering single-photon and integrated quantum optics platform to address the …

to Aegiq
2020

Twenty-One Semiconductors

Optics / Photonics

Twenty-One Semiconductors GmbH was founded in 2019 as a spin-off of the Institute of Semiconductor Optics and Functional Interfaces (IHFG) at the University of Stuttgart. The company produces and markets …

to Twenty-One Semiconductors
2022

Crocus Labs

AgTech

Crocus Labs is developing revolutionary ultra-high efficiency smart lighting solutions for Indoor Farming. Our luminaires combine proprietary Diodes with our smart Sensors and Software to enable growers becoming more profitable.

to Crocus Labs
2020

Grandperspective

Industrial & Engineering Software

The Grandperspective GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2018 with the purpose of protecting people and the environment. Grandperspective is introducing revolutionary remote sensing technology into a highly professional market …

to Grandperspective
2019

Laclarée Vision

Optics / Photonics

Laclarée develops adaptive eyeglasses for presbyopia correction. Based on a patented technology, these eyeglasses offer presbyopes clear vision at all distances without levelling down aesthetic standards. Presbyopia appears by age …

to Laclarée Vision
2016

Cycle

Optics / Photonics

Cycle develops, produces and markets ultra-short pulse laser technology. Main product categories are laser-based synchronization, lasers and micro-electronics.

to Cycle
2014

4tiitoo

Sensor Tech

4tiitoo GmbH is a market leader in the area of enterprise SaaS companies for AI-based solutions for easy eye control of computers. The software NUIA Productivity+, used by numerous large …

to 4tiitoo

Guided to exit

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20 May 2026

Cool. Quiet. Clean.Fraunhofer Spin-off Qurie Raises €2.2 Million Seed Funding to Redefine Refrigeration Technology

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31 July 2025

HTGF Deep-Tech Matrix: Navigating the Growth Path of Technology-Driven Startups

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29 January 2025

Laclarée raises €3.5 Million Seed Round

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16 September 2024

Deep tech startup Samp raises €6M to speed up the deployment of its digital twin solution for sensitive industrial sites