HTGF | High-Tech Gruenderfonds

The seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) finances tech start-ups with growth potential and has supported more than 700 start-ups since 2005. With the launch of its fourth fund, HTGF now has about 1.4 billion euros under management. Its team of experienced investment managers and start-up experts support young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit and passion. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have injected about 5 billion euros of capital into the HTGF portfolio via more than 2,000 follow-on financing rounds. In addition, HTGF has already successfully sold shares in more than 170 companies. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.

Past deals in Image Recognition

Neural Concept

Series A in 2022
Neural Concept creates 3D Deep Learning algorithms for industrial engineering. By speeding up R&D cycles, augmenting product performance, and solving their next engineering challenges, we revolutionize how our customers design their products. The company was founded in 2018 in a top-notch AI research lab in Switzerland. We are a team of 30+ members fully committed to our vision, which is to revolutionize the future of industrial engineering with intelligence.

Blickfeld

Series A in 2021
Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Neural Concept

Seed Round in 2021
Neural Concept creates 3D Deep Learning algorithms for industrial engineering. By speeding up R&D cycles, augmenting product performance, and solving their next engineering challenges, we revolutionize how our customers design their products. The company was founded in 2018 in a top-notch AI research lab in Switzerland. We are a team of 30+ members fully committed to our vision, which is to revolutionize the future of industrial engineering with intelligence.

ICO-LUX GmbH

Seed Round in 2020
ICO-LUX is a start-up located in Jena, Germany, that develops solutions for document verification and fraud prevention using automated image analysis and artificial intelligence.

Aignostics

Seed Round in 2020
Aignostics is an AI-powered precision diagnostics focused on pathology to assist with drug development and clinical research. Its “explainable” AI overcomes the “black-box” limitations of conventional AI. Based on their patented technology for reverse-engineering the black box, they render diagnostic results explainable in the form of precise heatmaps and image overlays. These heatmaps allow pathologists to quickly verify the results of the AI, which is crucial, as the pathologist is ultimately responsible for the diagnosis.

PXL Vision

Seed Round in 2020
PXL Vision is a Swiss premium provider for automated, AI-based identity verification helping customers worldwide reduce the cost of customer onboarding & compliance, boost customer conversion and prevent fraud. PXL Vision's goal is to build a world full of trust by enabling safe digital interactions based on verifiable identities and protecting customer data. PXL Vision's identity verification uses proprietary machine learning to verify the authenticity of identity documents and check wether the user is a real live person and the owner of the document through facial biometric verification. According to Gartner, 80% of all organizations worldwide will employ identity verification in one way or the other. Unbiased, verifiable identities are the key to secure access and trustworthy interactions in the digital world. We are committed to be technology leader for high-performance machine learning based solutions and best practices in identity verification.

Blickfeld

Series A in 2020
Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Neural Concept

Venture Round in 2019
Neural Concept creates 3D Deep Learning algorithms for industrial engineering. By speeding up R&D cycles, augmenting product performance, and solving their next engineering challenges, we revolutionize how our customers design their products. The company was founded in 2018 in a top-notch AI research lab in Switzerland. We are a team of 30+ members fully committed to our vision, which is to revolutionize the future of industrial engineering with intelligence.

retest

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2017, retest is a software startup that will make GUI testing as simple, useful and efficient as possible. It uses the revolutionary paradigm of Difference Testing together with smart algorithms and AI to create innovative testing solutions.

Blickfeld

Seed Round in 2018
Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Blickfeld

Seed Round in 2017
Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

immersight

Venture Round in 2016
immersight® develops and sells point-of-sale solutions. The most known product are the Room Glasses®, which enable the user to totally immerge in virtual spaces thus creating an almost real experience. Based on this, immersight markets the 3D-Showroom platform – a software solution for virtual exhibitions

Jenetric

Series B in 2015
For us, biometric sensors are more than the mere acquisition of identity data. It is about the interaction between human and machine for the benefit of the user. Rather focusing on functional parameters only we take a holistic approach to product design clearly adapted to improve living and working conditions by using our biometric systems. Our engineers are experts in image sensor technology who have successfully developed and manufactured first-in-class products for capturing biometrics. Based on these long term experiences we will continue pushing the envelope for developing new biometric sensors that meet the highest demands for image quality, capture speed and ease of use.

gestigon

Series A in 2015
gestigon GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Lübeck, Germany, specializes in 3D image processing software for body and gesture recognition. The company develops middleware algorithms that utilize 3D depth sensors to track human poses, recognize gestures, and identify biometric features. Its solutions are predominantly applied in the automotive industry to enhance driver and passenger monitoring within vehicle cabins, as well as to improve cabin comfort and driving assistance. In addition, gestigon offers augmented reality and virtual reality interaction design services, enabling users to control electronic devices through gestures without physical contact. As of early 2017, gestigon operates as a subsidiary of Valeo SA, a leading global automotive supplier, which has facilitated the company's growth and expansion in the market.

gestigon

Series A in 2014
gestigon GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Lübeck, Germany, specializes in 3D image processing software for body and gesture recognition. The company develops middleware algorithms that utilize 3D depth sensors to track human poses, recognize gestures, and identify biometric features. Its solutions are predominantly applied in the automotive industry to enhance driver and passenger monitoring within vehicle cabins, as well as to improve cabin comfort and driving assistance. In addition, gestigon offers augmented reality and virtual reality interaction design services, enabling users to control electronic devices through gestures without physical contact. As of early 2017, gestigon operates as a subsidiary of Valeo SA, a leading global automotive supplier, which has facilitated the company's growth and expansion in the market.

immersight

Seed Round in 2014
immersight® develops and sells point-of-sale solutions. The most known product are the Room Glasses®, which enable the user to totally immerge in virtual spaces thus creating an almost real experience. Based on this, immersight markets the 3D-Showroom platform – a software solution for virtual exhibitions

gestigon

Seed Round in 2013
gestigon GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Lübeck, Germany, specializes in 3D image processing software for body and gesture recognition. The company develops middleware algorithms that utilize 3D depth sensors to track human poses, recognize gestures, and identify biometric features. Its solutions are predominantly applied in the automotive industry to enhance driver and passenger monitoring within vehicle cabins, as well as to improve cabin comfort and driving assistance. In addition, gestigon offers augmented reality and virtual reality interaction design services, enabling users to control electronic devices through gestures without physical contact. As of early 2017, gestigon operates as a subsidiary of Valeo SA, a leading global automotive supplier, which has facilitated the company's growth and expansion in the market.

Delphi Optics GmbH

Seed Round in 2010
Delphi Optics GmbH is a Germany-based company that develops and distributes automatic, optical classification systems for medical applications. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein.
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