High-Tech Gründerfonds

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Hardware · Jan 1, 2026

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
12
Confirmed lead rounds
0
11 roles undisclosed
New companies
12
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$116.8M
9 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed8
Series A3
Pre-seed1

By primary sector

Hardware4
Climate tech2
Space tech2
Biotech1
Defense tech1
2 more
Foodtech1
Healthtech1

By country

Germany8
Netherlands2
Switzerland1
United Kingdom1

Rounds

12 in this selection
INLEAP Photonics

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

Participant
Pixel-Flo

Develops manufacturing technology for MicroLED displays

£5.3MSeed
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
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
INCIRT

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

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
CoolSem Technologies

Develops wafer-level thermal management solutions for advanced semiconductor and photonic devices

UndisclosedPre-Seed
Role not disclosed