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Investor directory / Germany

High-Tech Gruenderfonds

Public fundingBonn, Germany

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is an early-stage and multi-stage venture capital investor backing technology startups based in Germany or with a German business presence. It provides financing from pre-seed and seed stages up to growth rounds across sectors such as digital tech, industrial, climate, deep tech, life sciences, and chemistry.

Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Growth
Sectors
Deep tech, Health, Climate, Industrial, AI, Software and SaaS
Business model
Not stated
Invests in
Germany, Europe
Ticket size
“Der Sweet Spot unserer Erstinvestitionen in Pre-Seed und Seed liegt bei 800.000+ Euro.” (from their website)
Website
htgf.de

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