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24. February 2016
Scopis GmbH awarded the Fraunhofer Start-up Prize
On Tuesday, 23 February 2016, Scopis GmbH was awarded the Fraunhofer Startup Prize. The prize was established by the Fraunhofer Venture together with the High-Tech Gründerfonds and is worth 5,000 euros. It recognizes the current success and phenomenal development of the Fraunhofer spin-off on the international market for medical technology. Scopis GmbH is now active in more than 50 countries with its surgical navigation systems for minimally invasive surgery in the specialist areas of ENT, CMF,
 
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16. February 2016
Baimos Technologies GmbH announces seven-digit funding round
Baimos Technologies, a company specialising in secure mobile communication and authorisation management for smart devices, has announced today a seven-digit investment from HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital, to support future company growth. Baimos Technologies is a developer of award winning BlueID device authentication and authorisation technology which enables objects to securely connect and interact with smart phones and smart watches. Mr P
 
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25. January 2016
SeNostic GmbH raises seed round for the clinical development of a novel technology for the differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases
The diagnostics company SeNostic GmbH announced today the closing of a seed round of financing led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). SeNostic will set out to develop and commercialize a reliable differential diagnostic test for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy-bodies. Currently, the company is validating its SeedCycler platform technology that makes use of highly specific, directly disease-defining biomarkers. The proceeds
 
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21. January 2016
Venture Capital: Evonik invests in SYNOSTE, a medical technology start-up in Düsseldorf and Helsinki
High-tech implant will make leg-lengthening treatment easier and less painful New medical application with high performance polymer VESTAKEEP® PEEK from Evonik Technology estimated to be available on the market in 2017 Evonik Industries has invested in the start-up company SYNOSTE Oy via its venture capital arm and now holds a minority share in the medical technology company based in Düsseldorf (Germany) and Helsinki (Finland). The investment was made as part of a series A round,
 
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12. January 2016
Series A Financing: POSpulse receives seven-digit investment
Intermedia and Mobile Ventures invest in POSpulse  Further growth to be boosted by international expansion and enhancement of analytics platform POSpulse gathers shopper insights via smartphone in the stationary retail sector The point of sale analytics provider POSpulse (www.pospulse.com) once again attracts new investors: The young Berlin startup receives a seven-digit investment in a Series A financing round. Among the investors are Medien Union GmbH, one of Germany’s leading
 
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22. December 2015
The HTGF team wishes you a Merry Christmas!
Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Alexander Graham Bell, British and American Speech Therapist, Inventor and Large-scale Manufacturer Disruptive innovations are rarely reached via signposted routes. Every day, start-up entrepreneurs and individuals making their way in the tech ecosystem face the challenge of taking the right path. When you do choose a route that is truly undiscovered, it’
 
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2. December 2015
SimScale secures Series A financing round led by Union Square Ventures for its web-based simulation technology
SimScale, the web-based simulation company, today announced it has closed its Series A funding round, led by Union Square Ventures with support from Earlybird Venture Capital and angel investor Axel Bichara. The funding will be used to accelerate its vision of bringing high-performance 3D simulation technology to designers and engineers everywhere. Companies use SimScale’s platform to virtually test their designs in-browser, improving their product development process. With SimScale, small
 
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24. November 2015
Medical Start-up Bomedus wins new investors to close a 2.5 Mio. € Series B round
In realizing the next step of its growth strategy, Bonn-based start-up Bomedus has strengthened its equity position, obtaining more than 2.5 million Euros through two new investors: NRW.Bank, the state development bank of North Rhine-Westphalia, and private investor Dr. Christoph Schug, financial expert and serving on the supervisory board of several companies. The funding will be mainly used to extend the product portfolio and to foster commercialization internationally. The new capital will be
 
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3. November 2015
figo GmbH – FinTech startup successfully completes financing round
figo GmbH, Europe’s first banking service provider, successfully completed another financing round. In addition to High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF), the new investment syndicate consists of Carlo Koelzer, founder of professional e-trading platform 360T, and Joerg Heilig, Vice President of Engineering at Google. This financing round sets a milestone for the Hamburg-based FinTech startup. The team is now set to strengthen the German market position and to capture the financial sector in Europe, ta
 
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30. October 2015
Soley GmbH: A consortium of Business Angels invests, together with HTGF, in Engineering Intelligence
The Munich-based company, Soley GmbH, demonstrates how better decisions can be made, and more quickly, in engineering, even in complex situations. Soley is developing and marketing a new type of software for Engineering Analytics. A consortium of Business Angels has now invested in Soley GmbH, together with High-Tech Gründerfonds. Developers must understand and manage large quantities of data and dependencies in their processes and products more quickly. The quantity of information is growin
 
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29. October 2015
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) concludes a cooperation agreement with one of China’s most successful investment banks – Donghai Securities (Donghai)
China is the world's largest and most dynamic market, and one that is difficult for small companies to develop. The Chinese investment bank Donghai Securities and the German HTGF have therefore concluded a cooperation agreement that will allow German high-tech companies to access this important market. Not only will Donghai contribute its expertise and excellent contacts, it will also facilitate German high-tech companies with capital resources for production set-up and market launch in China. H
 
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21. October 2015
Berlin-based market intelligence start-up IPlytics successfully closes seed funding with High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
The leading German start-up for market intelligence and technology trending has successfully closed its first investment round, raising a 6-digit funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds. IPlytics develops a SaaS Solution (IPlytics Platform) that connects millions of data points on relevant market activities, helping companies to make better business decisions. With just a few clicks IPlytics Platform provides answers to critical questions such as: Who is the technology leader in a market segment? W
 
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13. October 2015
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) invests in the waiting service virtualQ®
Waiting on hold is part of many call centers. The startup virtualQ® based in Berlin and Stuttgart puts an end to waiting on hold. HTGF supports this idea with a seed funding. Now customers do not have to wait on the phone anymore, not knowing when it is their turn. With the virtualQ® waiting service they can choose to wait virtually and hang up the phone. In addition, they can also line up with an App on their smart phone or using the Web. A push notification or text message is sent to info
 
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28. September 2015
Change the way you think storage – cloudplan closed first financing round
Hamburg based cloudplan develops a next generation file storage solution that can replace central storage based products such as dropbox™, local NAS (Network Attached Storage) etc. To accelerate further development and market entry a first round of financing has been closed with OP Advisory Services GmbH and High-Tech Gruenderfonds. Led by an experienced team that has successfully built up other companies in the past such as Telecom Carrier Broadnet AG (IPO 2000, tradesale 2006), cloudplan is
 
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24. September 2015
KUKIMI secures seven-figure investment
Innovative diet program raises capital from existing investors as well as new partners Losing weight no longer has to be associated with sacrificing good taste or flavour. KUKIMI aims to fill the gap between convenience and health. The start-up delivers fresh and tasty ready-to-eat diet meals. Convinced by the concept, investors, like the founders themselves, the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), seedcamp and existing partners like Atlantic Labs, Valessa Tech and NewBorn Capital invest a seven-