High-Tech Gründerfonds

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Bonn, Germany, specializing in early-stage investments in high-tech startups. Established in 2005, the firm focuses on technology-driven companies across various sectors, including information and communication technology, life sciences, healthcare, automation, and cleantech. HTGF typically invests in companies that have been operational for no more than one year, aiming to contribute up to €0.6 million in initial funding and up to €3 million in follow-on financing. The firm seeks a minority stake, generally around 15%, and provides a subordinated loan convertible into equity, with deferred interest for up to four years to support liquidity. With a total investment volume of approximately €895.5 million across three funds, HTGF has successfully supported over 500 startups and attracted more than €2 billion in follow-on investments from external sources. The firm's investors include notable public and private entities, underscoring its role as a key player in fostering innovation and growth within the German startup ecosystem.

Daniela Bach

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Kay G. Balster

Senior Investment Manager

Jens Baumgärtner

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Gernot Berger

Investor

Kilian von Berlichingen

Investor

Anke Cassing

Principal

Tanja Emmerling

Partner

Caroline Fichtner

Senior Investment Manager

Yann Fiebig

Investment Manager

Alexander von Frankenberg

Managing Director and Founder

Bernd Goergen

Partner

Stefanie Grüter

Partner, Communications and Relations

Gregor Haidl

Principal / Authorised Signatory

Frank Hensel

Senior Investment Manager

Olaf Joeressen

Senior Investment Manager

Markus Kressmann

Partner

Maurice Kügler

Investment Manager

Klaus Lehmann

Senior Investment Manager

Dominik Lohle

Senior Investment Manager

Torsten Löffler

Principal ppa. - DeepTech Future Fonds

Fabian Mohr

Investor

Martin Möllmann

Investment Manager

Axel Nitsch

Investment Manager

Andreas Olmes

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Katharina Peters

Investment Manager

Tilmann Petersen

Investment Manager

Claudia Raber

Partner

Nikolaus Raupp

Investor

Frank Reinecke

Partner

Guido Schlitzer

Managing Director

Ulrich Schmitt

Principal

Romy Schnelle

Partner

Tobias Schulz

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Katharina Severin

Investment Manager

Niels Sharman

Investor

Esko Stahl

Investment Manager

Björn Sykora

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Angelika Vlachou

Partner

Johannes Weber

Principal

Marco Winzer

Partner

Julian Zachmann

Investor

Christian Ziach

Principal and Authorized Signatory

Markus Kückelhaus Ph.D

Partner, Industrial Tech Team

Past deals in Android

Emteria

Seed Round in 2020
Emteria GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Aachen, Germany, specializes in developing emteria.OS, a customized Android operating system tailored for industrial applications. The company provides a comprehensive suite for building, extending, and maintaining embedded Android platforms, which includes features such as an intuitive interface, up-to-date security, and access to millions of apps. Emteria also offers long-term support, device configuration, remote updates, application control, and data monitoring services. Its system is designed to meet the specific needs of professional environments, supporting features like kiosk mode and remote access, thereby enabling clients to efficiently create, scale, and operate Android-based IoT devices.

Asana Rebel

Series B in 2018
Asana Rebel offers a Yoga-inspired fitness app combining the best of Yoga and fitness. The mobile fitness App is available in six languages (DE, EN, FR, PT, ESP, IT), has been featured multiple times by Apple and Google and is rated as one of the top health and fitness apps, with an average of more than 4.6 / 5 stars. The startup was founded in 2015 by Pascal Klein and Robin Pratap and is based in Berlin.

Asana Rebel

Series A in 2018
Asana Rebel offers a Yoga-inspired fitness app combining the best of Yoga and fitness. The mobile fitness App is available in six languages (DE, EN, FR, PT, ESP, IT), has been featured multiple times by Apple and Google and is rated as one of the top health and fitness apps, with an average of more than 4.6 / 5 stars. The startup was founded in 2015 by Pascal Klein and Robin Pratap and is based in Berlin.

Asana Rebel

Seed Round in 2016
Asana Rebel offers a Yoga-inspired fitness app combining the best of Yoga and fitness. The mobile fitness App is available in six languages (DE, EN, FR, PT, ESP, IT), has been featured multiple times by Apple and Google and is rated as one of the top health and fitness apps, with an average of more than 4.6 / 5 stars. The startup was founded in 2015 by Pascal Klein and Robin Pratap and is based in Berlin.

Predict.io

Seed Round in 2014
It is hard to engage app users. Timing is everything. Sending a push in the wrong moment gets you uninstalled. Using smartphone sensors to understand user context is difficult. The company gives developers an SDK that provides user context. The SDK is installed within minutes. It only consumes 0.2% battery per hour. It shows higher accuracy than OS embedded Activity APIs. And it works across platforms iOS, Android, Phonegap. Once activated predict.io constantly reads the sensors (accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, etc.). The data is pre-processed directly on the device. When a pattern is recognized predict.io fires a "callback"​. The developer can trigger any activity within our outside of his app based on our "callback"​. Once activated we constantly read the sensors (accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, etc.). We pre-process the data directly on the device. When a pattern is recognized we fire a "callback". The developer can trigger any activity within our outside of his app based on our "callback".

Pylba

Angel Round in 2013
Pylba, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2012. It specializes in mobile media publishing through its flagship application, Simply News, which is recognized as one of the highest-rated news apps globally. Pylba offers a Mobile Media Publishing Platform (M2P2) that enables publishers to effectively deliver content to mobile users. Additionally, the company provides its technology to content owners through a white label App-as-a-Service model, allowing them to customize and utilize the features of Simply News under their own branding.

Advanova

Series A in 2013
ADVANOVA GmbH develops VMobil software that allows medical professionals to access a patient’s complete electronic record on a mobile device. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Erlangen, Germany.

zuuka!

Venture Round in 2011
Zuuka! is a children application publisher that develops digital children's media for mobile devices.

MobileBits

Seed Round in 2009
MobileBits GmbH, founded in 2009 and based in Hannover, Germany, specializes in game development and publishing for multiple platforms, including mobile devices, tablets, and PCs. The company offers a range of games, such as Heroes of Soulcraft, Soulcraft League of Angeles, Soulcraft, and Arena Wars. MobileBits is also focused on creating technology that facilitates game development entirely under Windows, allowing for compatibility across various app stores. Through its digital publishing services and application tools, MobileBits aims to enhance the gaming experience by enabling seamless development for diverse platforms.
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