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

Anke Cassing

Principal

Tanja Emmerling

Partner / Head HTGF Berlin

Yann Fiebig

Investment Manager

Frank Hensel

Senior Investment Manager

Markus Kressmann

Partner

Dominik Lohle

Senior Investment Manager

Axel Nitsch

Investment Manager

Andreas Olmes

Partner

Katharina Peters

Investment Manager

Martin Pfister

Senior Investment Manager

Claudia Raber

Partner

Guido Schlitzer

Managing Director

Ulrich Schmitt

Principal

Tobias Schulz

Principal

Marco Winzer

Investment Director and Partner

Past deals in Wearables

Avelios Medical

Series A in 2025
Avelios Medical operates a modular clinic platform designed to enhance patient care by digitizing and optimizing clinic processes. The platform offers user-friendly software that supports healthcare staff in their daily operations while facilitating the integration of innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, telemedicine, patient applications, and wearables. By streamlining workflows and automating various tasks, Avelios Medical aims to significantly improve both patient outcomes and healthcare research, making it a valuable resource for hospitals and clinics seeking to modernize their services.

Synthara

Venture Round in 2024
Synthara AG, a Swiss semiconductor startup founded in 2019 and based in Zurich, specializes in designing advanced smart sensors for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications and other energy-sensitive uses. The company focuses on developing energy-efficient computational AI chips tailored for various applications, including wearables, health monitoring, augmented reality/virtual reality, and aerospace technologies. Its flagship product, ComputeRAM, serves as a drop-in replacement for traditional SRAM, enabling complex calculations to be performed directly in memory. This innovation significantly reduces CPU workload, enhances system performance, and improves efficiency, particularly for AI applications. Synthara's technology is processor-type agnostic, compatible with architectures such as RISC-V, ARM, and x86, allowing seamless integration into existing microcontroller platforms. By empowering chipmakers and device manufacturers, Synthara aims to lower costs, accelerate time to market, and foster new avenues for innovation in the semiconductor industry.

InContAlert

Pre Seed Round in 2023
InContAlert is a deep tech start-up focused on improving the lives of individuals with bladder dysfunction through innovative medical technology. The company has developed an mHealth device that allows users to monitor the filling level of their urinary bladder without the need for catheters or frequent intervention from healthcare professionals. The device, which can be fastened using a belly band or clipped to underwear, features a sensor positioned just above the pubic bone to continuously measure bladder levels. This data is transmitted to an accompanying app, which alerts users when a predefined filling level is reached, thereby reducing the risk of uncontrolled urine loss and preventing harmful bladder distension. By leveraging deep learning algorithms for data analysis, InContAlert empowers incontinence patients to regain control and enjoy a more carefree lifestyle.

Avelios Medical

Seed Round in 2021
Avelios Medical operates a modular clinic platform designed to enhance patient care by digitizing and optimizing clinic processes. The platform offers user-friendly software that supports healthcare staff in their daily operations while facilitating the integration of innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, telemedicine, patient applications, and wearables. By streamlining workflows and automating various tasks, Avelios Medical aims to significantly improve both patient outcomes and healthcare research, making it a valuable resource for hospitals and clinics seeking to modernize their services.

Synthara

Seed Round in 2020
Synthara AG, a Swiss semiconductor startup founded in 2019 and based in Zurich, specializes in designing advanced smart sensors for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications and other energy-sensitive uses. The company focuses on developing energy-efficient computational AI chips tailored for various applications, including wearables, health monitoring, augmented reality/virtual reality, and aerospace technologies. Its flagship product, ComputeRAM, serves as a drop-in replacement for traditional SRAM, enabling complex calculations to be performed directly in memory. This innovation significantly reduces CPU workload, enhances system performance, and improves efficiency, particularly for AI applications. Synthara's technology is processor-type agnostic, compatible with architectures such as RISC-V, ARM, and x86, allowing seamless integration into existing microcontroller platforms. By empowering chipmakers and device manufacturers, Synthara aims to lower costs, accelerate time to market, and foster new avenues for innovation in the semiconductor industry.

8sense

Seed Round in 2019
8sense is a developer of a physical coaching device that focuses on improving back health through a combination of position and movement analysis. The company offers a smart back sensor that provides real-time interaction and training, motivating users to prioritize their posture before issues arise. Utilizing a wearable device and a coaching platform, 8sense analyzes movements and posture, delivering personalized recommendations based on scientific principles. This innovative approach encourages users to adopt an active and dynamic sitting posture, thereby promoting better overall back health in office environments.

Evalu

Seed Round in 2016
evalu.run: The first running app that can tell you - based on your biomechanics - how fast you should run to maximize the training effect. evalu is a Software / mobile apps company that utilizes biomedical/biomechanical user data from a textile force sensor to offer personalized sports- and rehabilitation products. To gather the necessary data, the company offers the world's first mobile running coach (app) that can tell athletes which intensity (speed, distance, etc) is best for their training, based on their performance and a constant gait analysis during their run. This massively increases training efficiency and limits the risk of injury.
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