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ATMOS successfully extends its initial seed financing round from June 2023, which was oversubscribed at €4 million, in preparation for assembling the first prototype of its Phoenix return capsule to fly into space and back OTB Ventures, leading European SpaceTech investor, is joining the consortium of experienced space tech investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, Seraphim, E2MC, VENTIS and another.vc in showing continued strong support of ATMOS’ groundbre

Frank Kerim Reinecke, Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds Bonn, 6 February 2024 – Frank Kerim Reinecke has been appointed Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Europe’s leading seed investors, effective 1 January 2024. The former entrepreneur, IT consultant and initiator of a corporate venture capital unit has been working for HTGF’s Digital Tech team in Berlin since 2019. His investments are focused on the area of B2B software, particularly fintech, blockchain and cyb

BOX ID raises €3.5M in financing round led by KPN Ventures  Funding round to accelerate product development and business expansion  Streamlining in- and outbound logistic flows for 60+ customers worldwide  BOX ID is recognized innovation leader and finalist in 2024 IFOY award  Garching, Germany, February 1st, 2024 – The Munich-based logistics software provider BOX ID has raised €3.5M to further scale its product offering for IoT-based supply ch

Financing round secures Tyrolean start-up €5.7 million for continued growth   Cooperation agreement with global industry association “PDA”  Innsbruck, 1 February 2024. The Innsbruck-based tech start-up Innerspace, which enables risk assessment of production processes and effective training of cleanroom personnel for leading pharmaceutical companies using software and Virtual Reality (VR), can advance its growth trajectory after a highly succes

The global annual demand for oil is staggering, with 4400 million tons of fossil oil and 210 million tons of vegetable oil, often sourced from palms. It is increasing, exacerbating the threat of global warming that poses a significant risk to humanity The Hamburg-based startup COLIPI addresses this challenge with a patented Carbon Capturing & Biotransformation technology that will convert CO2 into Climate Oil. This Climate Oil is intended to have broad applications in the cosmetics a

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

24.01.2024, Joensuu, Finland – Chipmetrics Ltd, the Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology company and a pioneer in 3D ultra-high aspect ratio test elements for metrology of semiconductor and advanced thin film material manufacturing, announces the successful closure of a €2.4 million investment round. The international investor syndicate was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and co-led by OCCIDENT from Germany. Other investors were Innovestor, REDSTONE and BALD Engineering.

Series C round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (“TVG”) as part of climate tech strategy Company well-positioned to capitalise on huge, growing demand for clean portable power Stuttgart, Germany [23 January 2023]: Europe’s leading provider of high-performance portable battery systems, Instagrid, today announces a Series C funding round of $95 million. The round was led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), part of the C$250bn Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, with parti

The battery start-up is developing safe, long-lasting thin-film solid-state batteries that can be charged and discharged in one minute.  BTRY receives CHF 900,000 from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Zürcher Kantonalbank.  BTRY will use the funding to produce a first generation of products on a pilot line.  Dübendorf, Switzerland, January 18, 2024 – Battery start-up BTRY has raised CHF 900,000 in pre-seed financing. The round is led by HTGF with participa

QphoX is building the world’s first Quantum Modem device as a critical step towards scaling quantum computers and establishing a quantum internet, connecting quantum computers across the globe The funds will be used to bring its first products to market, helping to push quantum computing towards its commercial potential Round led by QDNL Participations, alongside the EIC Fund, and existing investors Quantonation, SpeedInvest, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Delft Enterprises

Rapidly growing Synthetic Data Cloud builds on commercial momentum with Series A led by Cogito Capital Partners with Edge VC, Taiwania Capital, Movens Capital and HTGF Investors’ previous portfolio include Unity and Landing.ai Company serves customers like Renault Group, Samsung, Ericsson, partnering Nvidia and Microsoft London, UK – 17 January 2024: SKY ENGINE AI has raised its Series A round to help tech companies improve computer vision with Synthetic Data Cloud for A

Investment to Accelerate the Production and Commercialization of Carbon-Neutral e-Fuel Karlsruhe, Germany – January 16, 2024 – INERATEC, a pioneering e-Fuel company, announced it has raised over $129 million in its Series B funding round, led by Piva Capital with additional participation from HG Ventures, TDK Ventures, Copec WIND Ventures, Rock Creek, Emerald, Samsung Ventures as well as the increased support from current investors, including global corporates like ENGIE New V

Targeted shaping of laser beams is an increasingly important topic in manufacturing. Many processing steps rely on lasers and are reaching their limits. Bonn-based startup Midel Photonics solves this problem with an innovative laser beam shaping solution. Midel Photonics successfully closes EUR 1 million seed financing round led by HTGF. The financing round is strengthened by angel investments from several industry experts, including Thomas Merk and Dr. Markus Dilger. With the n

Cybersecurity remains a strong market, while Web3 is a fast-growing sector becoming increasingly important. Cologne-based AuditOne, a smart contract security platform, has completed a seed round of more than €800k led by HTGF. Business angels, such as Sebastian Herzog, Florian von Bodman, and others, are also investing. The funding will be used to drive the development of AI SaaS solutions and to scale faster. There are now more than 400 security experts on the platform who re

Frankfurt am Main, 28.11.2023 – The state-supported practice network PraxisEins is receiving a further strategic capital increase from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), bmh Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen (via the Hessen Kapital I fund) and market expert investors. The Frankfurt-based company makes it easier for doctors to enter the field of outpatient care, thereby addressing the impending shortage of GPs. The new capital will be deployed to further develop the company’