High-Tech Gründerfonds

Activity from announced rounds

All recorded activity

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a venture platform backing German and European technology businesses from pre-seed through growth, across deep tech, life sciences and digital technology.

Its specialist investment areas separate industrial, climate and deep technology from life sciences and chemistry, and from digital technology. That structure accommodates companies with scientific development and industrial deployment requirements alongside software businesses.

HTGF’s mandate includes technologies that are early, complex or require a long development horizon. Its team combines technical specialists and startup operators, connecting research-led founders with financing and an industrial investment network as they commercialise their work.

Sources
Rounds participated in
35
Confirmed lead rounds
2
29 roles undisclosed
New companies
35
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$231.4M
29 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed21
Pre-seed7
Series A5
Series B1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

Climate tech6
Healthtech5
Hardware4
Enterprise software3
Agritech2
9 more
AI2
Biotech2
Cybersecurity2
Ecommerce2
Mobility2
Space tech2
Defense tech1
Foodtech1
Industrial tech1

By country

Germany27
Switzerland3
Netherlands2
United Kingdom2
Denmark1

Rounds

35 in all activity
Kontext

Kontext provides runtime security for AI agents, evaluating tool calls against identity, intent and policy before execution and recording the authorization decision.

$4MSeed
Participant
Arcos

Physical-security operations software and alarm-monitoring services that bring sensor, camera and alarm signals into one system for assessing incidents and coordinating response.

Role not disclosed
syte

syte provides AI-powered real-estate analysis for developers, banks and brokers. Its platform combines parcel, building, market and planning data to screen sites for development, renovation, energy and photovoltaic potential, and to estimate whether a project can work economically.

€9MSeries A
Participant
Depotcharge

Depotcharge connects electric-truck fleets with depot operators that have charging capacity, helping both sides coordinate access, pricing and billing.

€2.7MPre-Seed
Lead
Veridue

An AI-native diligence and transaction platform for renewable-energy and data-center projects, helping investors and lenders screen deals and assess asset readiness.

$4MPre-seed
Participant
Jaipur Robotics

Computer-vision systems for waste-to-energy plants that detect hazardous and oversized items, map waste calorific value and track cranes to improve safe, stable operations.

Lead
INLEAP Photonics

INLEAP Photonics develops precision laser-beam steering for industrial processing and counter-drone defense.

Participant
Computomics

Machine learning platform predicting crop variety performance for climate-smart breeding

€6.3MSeries B
Role not disclosed
kausable

Developing reasoning-first frontier AI that adapts to changing context without retraining

€12MSeed
Role not disclosed
Pixel-Flo

Develops manufacturing technology for MicroLED displays

£5.3MSeed
Role not disclosed
Auxilius

Develops AI-powered governance, risk and compliance (GRC) automation software

€1.3MPre-Seed
Role not disclosed
JUPUS

Provides AI secretarial platform for law firms automating calls, case preparation, and document drafting

€13MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Qurie

Develops solid-state electrocaloric refrigeration systems eliminating compressors and conventional refrigerants

Role not disclosed
NanoStruct

Develops nanostructured sensor chips for rapid pathogen detection in food

Role not disclosed
eyeo

Develops nanophotonic colour-splitting technology for image sensors used in mobile, XR and industrial systems

€40MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Sedivention

Develops minimally invasive one-time cryoablation therapy for obesity via balloon catheter

Role not disclosed
Mobility Signage

Builds unified data integration platform for public transport operators

€1.8MPre-Seed
Role not disclosed
VREY

Enables property owners to deploy and bill shared rooftop solar in multi-family buildings

Role not disclosed
VisioLab

Develops AI-powered visual self-checkout solutions for food service operators

$11MSeries A
Role not disclosed
brainjo

Develops Virtual Reality-based Digital Health Applications for mental healthcare

€2MSeed
Role not disclosed
Covalo

Provides a platform for ingredient discovery and data management in the personal care industry

€3.5MSeed+
Role not disclosed
INCIRT

Develops new generation of data converters for modern communication and sensor systems

Role not disclosed
Cellbricks Therapeutics

Develops biofabricated human tissue implants and aims to manufacture 3D-printed organs

€10MSeed+Non-Dilutive
Role not disclosed
Mycoverse

Developing fungal-based biological crop protection solutions using AI-driven discovery platform

€2.4MPre-Seed
Role not disclosed
Noxon

Develops non-invasive Muscle-Computer Interface for neuromuscular disorders

Role not disclosed
ISPTech

Develops propulsion systems for in-orbit manoeuvring

Role not disclosed
Wyss Geneva

Develops ultra-high-resolution real-time intraoperative imaging for brain surgery

Role not disclosed
nuuEnergy

Builds regional heat-pump installation businesses using digital tools and local teams

Role not disclosed