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ATMOS on Track to Assemble its Space Cargo Return Capsule Prototype to fly into Space with an additional €1.3M in Funding
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
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Frank Kerim Reinecke appointed new Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds
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
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Supply Chain Visibility Platform BOX ID Accelerates Growth with €3.5M Financing Round
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
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Fresh Growth Capital: Innerspace secures € 5.7 Million for Further Expansion to the USA
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
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Breakthrough for an Alternative to Crude Oil & Palm Oil: COLIPI Receives €1.8 Million Seed Funding for Further Development of CO2-Neutral Climate OilTM
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
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akirolabs Raises $5M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Strategic Procurement
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
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Chipmetrics Secures € 2.4 Million Seed Funding Round to Accelerate Product Innovation and Global Expansion
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.
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Instagrid raises $95mn and enters the North American market
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
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Battery start-up BTRY raises CHF 900,000 in pre-seed funding for the development of an innovative solid-state battery
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
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QphoX raises €8m to bring quantum modem technology to market, building towards the quantum internet
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
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SKY ENGINE AI raises $7M to accelerate vision AI development for automotive, robotics, medical diagnosis & more
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
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INERATEC Raises $129 Million Led by Piva Capital to Usher in the Next Era of Sustainable Mobility
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
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Next-generation laser technology: Midel Photonics secures EUR 1 million in seed funding
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
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AuditOne closes €800k seed round to scale smart contract audits and other Web3 security services delivered by a decentralized workforce.
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
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PraxisEins – Strategic capital increase by HTGF and Hessen Kapital
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’