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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

Relio offers SME customers a digital payment account within a short time thanks to its automated and granular compliance checking process – also for customers with more complex compliance backgrounds. The main investors in the CHF 3 million seed round include TX Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and SIX Fintech Ventures. Relio is driven by an experienced team led by Lav Odorovic, who already founded the successful SME neobank Penta in Germany. Digital business account for dem

Osnabrück, 10 January 2023 – VisioLab has received additional seed funding of €2 million to accelerate scaling and ramp up its activities in the US market. The start-up offers AI-based self-checkout solutions for food service providers. The financing round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), joined by local family office zwei.7 and current shareholders NBank Capital, Axel Springer & Porsche Accelerator (APX) and Jens Ohr. VisioLab will also participate in the Sodexo Li

VMRay, a global player in advanced threat detection and analysis that offers solutions for enterprises, governmental organizations, and MDRs to detect and analyze the most challenging malware and phishing threats, announces the closing of a Series B led by global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital, through its subsidiary Tikehau Ace Capital and its European Cybersecurity Growth fund alongside new investors NRW.BANK and Gründerfonds Ruhr. Previous investors eCAPITAL and High-Tech Grü

Münster, 15.12.2022 – Biomethane start-up agriportance raises a seven-figure sum in a seed round from seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angels. The founding team will use the fresh money to accelerate the product’s digitalisation and its launch on the European market. The current energy supply crisis affects the political and ecological climate. More and more people are calling for reforms and innovations because of the skyrocketing oil and gas prices.

Proprietary measurement technology and AI-based process control to avoid greenhouse gases in wastewater treatment. Seven-figure seed funding for patented measurement technology and AI-based process optimisation. High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), FTTF and Dr Jörg Gebhardt as well as other angel investors are participating in the financing round. Key technology for wastewater treatment plants to meet their climate targets. Variolytics system (EmiCo – Emission Control) already

Seed financing: First closing includes investments of approx. EUR 7 million. Bulent Altan (Investment Partner Alpine Space Ventures): “The number of satellites in space will skyrocket from 5,500 to 100,000 by 2030: this is Reflex Aerospace’s demand environment.” Christian Ziach (Principal HTGF): “50% market growth to come from broadband satellites. Catch-up demand especially in Europe. Reflex Aerospace is perfectly positioned to leverage this market potential.”