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AICA SA receives CHF 1.2 million in Seed round from Spicehaus Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Schaeffler Group. The Swiss startup uses Artificial Intelligence to automate manufacturing processes that are complex and hard for people to accomplish. The raised funds will allow the EPFL spin-off to expand its library of applications and deploy its solutions internationally. Lausanne, Switzerland, 8 March 2023 – The Lausanne-based EPFL-Spin Off from the LASA, which aim

Toolify’s XITO is a one-stop shop for individual automation solutions using robots, designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises. The holistic solution enables companies to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively initiate robot-assisted automation of manual tasks. The raised capital from the seed round with High-Tech Gründerfonds will be used to enhance product development and expand sales activities. Ulm, 2 March 2023 –The Ulm-based start-up Toolify, fo

High-Tech Gründerfonds’ fourth fund (HTGF IV) reaches a final volume of 493.8 million euros. This makes it the biggest fund generation in the seed investor’s history. Alexa Gorman, Senior Vice President SAP.iO at SAP SE, is to become deputy chair of the investor advisory board. Alongside the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and KfW Capital, 45 private companies have invested in HTGF IV. Bonn, 28 February 2023 – High-Tech Gründerf

The medtech start-up develops innovative treatment method for patients with lung failure. HBOX Therapies receives €2.3 million in seed funding from TechVision Fonds (TVF), High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angel Prof. Dr. Peter Borges. The fresh capital will be used to develop and test a first prototype, marking an important step towards clinical trials. Aachen, 22 February 2023 – HBOX Therapies raises €2.3m in seed funding. The round is led by TVF, with pa

Tallinn, 17.02.2023– Ampler and Kõu Mobility Group announced today in a joint press event that the two Estonian-based companies will join forces, to strengthen their position in the micromobility industry and to continue making emotive zero-emission commuting accessible for everyone.  The two companies have signed an investment and share-swap agreement that makes Kõu Mobility Group the new majority shareholder of Ampler. Ampler will become one of the business units in the group

The digital health company Selfapy closed a financing round of 7 million euros. In addition to the new strategic investor Medice Arzneimittel, all existing investors are also involved. Berlin, 17.02.2023 – The Berlin-based company Selfapy, which offers effective digital therapeutics for people with mental illnesses, has gained a strong partner in Medice Arzneimittel as an investor. The funding round was supported by the investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co.. On December 23, 2022,

Dortmund, February 15, 2023 – Dortmund-based start-up sovity has secured seven-figure seed funding to boost the efficiency and innovative potential of companies by providing fast and easy access to Data Spaces. sovity is backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Europe’s leading seed investors, and Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds (FTTF), which has supported sovity from the beginning. The fresh capital will be used for product development and the expansion of the comp

2023-02-01, Koblenz (Germany) – German startup Sdui secures follow-on funding to invest in scaling the business. Sdui builds the operating system foreveryday digital education and facilitates communication and organisation in schools and daycare centres with functions such as chat, digital class book or cloud. By focusing on internationalization and the extension of its product, Sdui will position itself more broadly as a reliable and innovative digitalisation partner for educational i

Funding round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, alongside Antler and high profile business angels Maya Climate’s platform will provide project financing for natural capital projects – an investment market set to grow to $100bn per annum by 2030 Pre-seed funding will be used to launch Maya Climate into the market and accelerate product development Berlin, Germany: 1st February 2023: Maya Climate, a global project financing platform for natural capital projects, has today

Refined Laser Systems has developed an innovative microscopy procedure to support pathology in diagnosing cancer within minutes and avoid revision surgeries. The investment was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds and APEX Ventures alongside Onsight Ventures, NRW.BANK, and Papst Venture Capital. The Seed funding will be used to develop an intraoperative microscope prototype that identifies tumor margins directly in the surgery room and will offer a diagnosis within minutes by a remote patho

CHF 1.3 million seed financing round closed with lead investor HTGF and additional private investors. Cerchia AG (“Cerchia”) has created the world’s first marketplace for direct risk transfer on the Zilliqa Blockchain. The Swiss fintech is building a novel capital markets platform to create an efficient, transparent, and compliant solution for direct risk transfer between reinsurers and investors. The team consists of experienced capital markets and risk managemen

A total of €1.2 million in fresh capital for particularly innovative technology refuel.green wins HTGF as lead investor for pre-seed financing TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen and two business angels are co-investors Team buildup and first customer project planned for 2023 Dresden, January 12, 2023 – e-fuels can make a decisive contribution to making the global economy independent of fossil crude oil and at the same time CO2-neutral and renewable. The refuel.green

Frankfurt am Main, 11 January 2023 – Health tech start-up PraxisEins raises a mid-seven-figure sum in a seed financing round. Alongside the seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), family offices and business angels from the healthcare scene are also investing – with doctors being part of the investor mix. The Frankfurt-based start-up facilitates the entry of young doctors into outpatient care and thus addresses the looming shortage of GPs. With the new capital, the start-up