HTGF | High-Tech Gruenderfonds

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.

Jens Baumgärtner

Senior Investment Manager

Nicolas Kirschner

Investment Manager

Katharina Peters

Investment Manager

Claudia Raber

Partner

Past deals in Video Streaming

Doinstruct

Series A in 2025
Doinstruct is a digital company specializing in video-based solutions for onboarding and training personnel in various industries. Its platform facilitates employee and service provider training by enabling access via smartphones, which allows for flexible participation across supply chains and in diverse locations. This approach ensures that frontline workers can engage in training at their convenience, enhancing the overall effectiveness and accessibility of workforce development initiatives.

Doctorflix

Seed Round in 2024
Doctorflix is a medical education platform designed for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in treatment methods. The platform focuses on simplifying and democratizing the exchange of medical knowledge by connecting doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies. It offers a diverse array of content, including on-demand videos, live events, articles, and podcasts, facilitating the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practical applications. With a commitment to advancing professional development, Doctorflix aims to accelerate the continuing education of medical professionals worldwide, leveraging its expertise in both the medical and technological sectors to deliver effective training solutions.

Doinstruct

Seed Round in 2024
Doinstruct is a digital company specializing in video-based solutions for onboarding and training personnel in various industries. Its platform facilitates employee and service provider training by enabling access via smartphones, which allows for flexible participation across supply chains and in diverse locations. This approach ensures that frontline workers can engage in training at their convenience, enhancing the overall effectiveness and accessibility of workforce development initiatives.

Doctorflix

Seed Round in 2023
Doctorflix is a medical education platform designed for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in treatment methods. The platform focuses on simplifying and democratizing the exchange of medical knowledge by connecting doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies. It offers a diverse array of content, including on-demand videos, live events, articles, and podcasts, facilitating the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practical applications. With a commitment to advancing professional development, Doctorflix aims to accelerate the continuing education of medical professionals worldwide, leveraging its expertise in both the medical and technological sectors to deliver effective training solutions.

Doinstruct

Seed Round in 2022
Doinstruct is a digital company specializing in video-based solutions for onboarding and training personnel in various industries. Its platform facilitates employee and service provider training by enabling access via smartphones, which allows for flexible participation across supply chains and in diverse locations. This approach ensures that frontline workers can engage in training at their convenience, enhancing the overall effectiveness and accessibility of workforce development initiatives.

zuuka!

Venture Round in 2011
The iStoryTime library app offers a wide selection of narrated children’s storybooks, kids' films, TV shows and other classic stories.

CAVI

Seed Round in 2008
CAVI Video Shopping specializes in providing an innovative in-video e-commerce solution that seamlessly integrates shopping capabilities directly into video content. Their technology combines online video streaming with e-commerce features, allowing for easy integration into various types of videos, including live streams and video banners. This hybrid approach ensures that the shopping experience does not disrupt the user's viewing experience or alter the identity of the video portal. The company caters to content owners and publishers, enabling them to offer a convenient shopping option within their video content without compromising user satisfaction.

livedome GmbH

Seed Round in 2008
livedome is an online platform that enables its users to view live and on-demand concert streams.

VisuMotion

Series A in 2007
VisuMotion is a company specializing in the development and sale of software and hardware for 3D visualization. With a team of accredited experts possessing extensive experience in this field, VisuMotion has been involved in over 100 protective right applications related to 3D visualization. The company is known for its groundbreaking achievements, including the creation of the world's largest glasses-free Multi-View 3D display and the first live broadcast from a stereocamera onto such a display. Additionally, VisuMotion has pioneered a glasses-free 3D projection technology suitable for daylight viewing and has contributed to various advanced software products for spatial representation, enhancing applications in areas such as 3D cameras and the animation of virtual environments and video games.

VisuMotion

Venture Round in 2006
VisuMotion is a company specializing in the development and sale of software and hardware for 3D visualization. With a team of accredited experts possessing extensive experience in this field, VisuMotion has been involved in over 100 protective right applications related to 3D visualization. The company is known for its groundbreaking achievements, including the creation of the world's largest glasses-free Multi-View 3D display and the first live broadcast from a stereocamera onto such a display. Additionally, VisuMotion has pioneered a glasses-free 3D projection technology suitable for daylight viewing and has contributed to various advanced software products for spatial representation, enhancing applications in areas such as 3D cameras and the animation of virtual environments and video games.
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