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High million amount for team expansion and research and development Presentation of a new development at the SIAF in Guangzhou in spring 2019   Almost two years after the last capital increase and various new technological developments, Synapticon GmbH announces the successful completion of its current financing round. With its hardware and software, the young Southern German high-tech forge enables numerous international companies in the fields of robotics and automation to de

Iconiq Lab Holding GmbH, a global crypto asset management firm, has closed a seven-figure financing round with High-Tech Gründerfonds III GmbH & Co.KG and FinLab AG (ISIN: DE0001218063; Ticker: A7A.GR). Iconiq Holding will primarily use the funds to further develop and launch the recently announced Asset-Manager-as-a-Service (“AMaaS”) platform as well as scale its existing business units, the decentralized venture capital group and accelerator program, Iconiq Lab, and crypto asset index

3D eye tracking startup Eyeware closes its first round of CHF 1.9M in venture funding. Expert in computer vision, Eyeware develops software that enables consumer devices, cars and robots with 3D cameras to sense and analyze the attention of users. The Swiss deep tech startup Eyeware announced today the closing of its seed financing round of 1.9M CHF ($1.9M USD). Eyeware develops 3D eye tracking software for depth sensing enabled consumer devices. The seed round was led by High-Tech Gründerfo

Mecuris GmbH, a commercial-stage Munich-based medical technology startup focusing on the digitalization of prosthetics and orthotics, successfully completes its Series-A financing round of EUR 3.6m. In addition to existing seed investors Bayern Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the new investors Vesalius Biocapital, Mulcan International Investments and one of the Top 5 hospital chains in Germany support now the innovative Mecuris approach. Every patient is unique! Therefore, the dem

PreOmics develops and produces innovative technologies for the pre-analytics of samples for mass spectrometry. Today, the processing of samples for mass spectrometry is usually carried out according to homemade protocols. These processes are slow, not reproducible, not robust and cannot be automated. These solutions are therefore very time-consuming and costly, which can lead to the loss of valuable samples. PreOmics addresses these problems with a standardized technology that enables robust

Munich-based construction tech start-up reINVENT has closed a low seven-digit investment in its first financing round. The current round is led by lead investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) from Bonn. Foundamental, Bayern Kapital and Astutia Ventures are also participating. With the new funding, the reINVENT team intends to expand its sales team and develop new software features. The construction industry is still among the least digitized. About 30% of construction costs are caused by inef

Innovative technology enables ultra-light and dynamic actuators for industrial applications in robotics, aerospace and automotive industry The Munich-based tech start-up MetisMotion has received more than one million Euro in fresh capital in its first financing round. The investors are High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), BORN2GROW Seedfonds - a subsidiary of ZFHN Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn - and SIEMENS Technology Accelerator (STA). MetisMotion's core technology includes highly dynamic and lightweig

Save the date: Second joint event organized by BVMed, Earlybird, BARMER, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Medtech Zwo on June 5th 2019 in Berlin The second "MedTech Radar Live" event by BVMed, Earlybird, BARMER, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Medtech Zwo will take place on June 5th, 2019 in Berlin. Medical technology founders are brought together with medical device companies, health insurances and investors. In addition to a start-up pitch, there will be an exhibition and an expanded conference progra

The diagnostic procedures developed by Noscendo help intensive care clinicians to identify the relevant pathogens in bloodstream associated infections. Munich-based family office Wieland Capital, HTGF and three business angels with in-depth knowledge of the diagnostics industry are jointly investing a seven-digit sum of Euros into Noscendo GmbH. These funds will enable Noscendo to receive approval for its medical device and prepare for the market entry of Noscendo’s proprietary diagnostic plat

The HTGF and a business angel invest around 1 million € in the Hofmann & Stirner Zuführsysteme GmbH. The start-up is developing a digitally optimized feeding system which offers customers a long-term platform for all their current and future feeding tasks. The company´s vision is the completely automated development of every feeding system using artificial intelligence. The automated, oriented supply of bulk parts for assembly is a key element for every industrial production line. Fee