High-Tech Gründerfonds

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionEurope · Seed

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
22
Confirmed lead rounds
2
18 roles undisclosed
New companies
22
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$85.7M
17 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed22

By primary sector

Climate tech5
Healthtech5
AI2
Cybersecurity2
Ecommerce2
5 more
Hardware2
Biotech1
Defense tech1
Industrial tech1
Space tech1

By country

Germany17
Switzerland3
Denmark1
United Kingdom1

Rounds

22 in this selection
TODAY

AI agents that handle administrative work for financial and insurance advisors.

Lead
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
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
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
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
Sedivention

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

Role not disclosed
VREY

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

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
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
Twogee Biotech

Develops customised enzyme solutions for converting biomass into sustainable raw materials

Role not disclosed
Co-Reactive

Develops continuous CO2 mineralisation process for CO2-negative supplementary cementitious materials

Role not disclosed
Cancilico

Cancilico develops AI diagnostic software for hematology.

Role not disclosed