# HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)

> HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) is a VC fund backing Software. See 611 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Total investments: 611
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $522M
- Last fund: Jun 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/high-tech-grunderfonds
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/htgf
- Website: https://www.htgf.de/en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HTGF.VC

HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) is a VC fund in Bonn focused on Software and Biotechnology. High-Tech Grunderfonds finances startups with growth potential. Its team of investment managers supports young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion. The company focuses in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, and related business areas. It also focuses on financial services in varioussectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $909k–$7M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$39M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 102 | 17% |
| Biotechnology | 65 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 59 | 10% |
| Health Care | 55 | 9% |
| SaaS | 44 | 7% |

288 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 242 | 40% |
| Series A | 101 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 56 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 41 | 7% |
| Series B | 31 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 310 | 51% |
| Switzerland | 25 | 4% |
| United States | 10 | 2% |
| France | 6 | 1% |
| The Netherlands | 6 | 1% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Hölz | Investment Controller | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-hlz |
| Cornelia Klug | Marketing & Communications | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornelia-klug |
| Irina Gerlach | Head of Office | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irina-gerlach |
| Kristin Müller | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristin-muller |
| Lena Krzyzak | Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lena-krzyzak |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pixel-Flo | Pixel-Flo is developing a fluidic self-assembly mass transfer process that uses a slot-die mechanism and meniscus forces to continuously position microLEDs onto substrates. This backplane-agnostic technology is designed to assemble red, green, and blue LEDs in a single step for mass-market display manufacturing. | $7M | Seed | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| reverse.fashion | reverse.fashion is an AI-powered textile sorting technology company that automates the classification of used garments for reuse, resale, and recycling. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Proxima Fusion | Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe, carbon-free, and commercially viable electricity. The company focuses on commercializing quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators, a type of magnetic confinement fusion reactor designed to provide continuous and stable plasma operation. ProximaFusion collaborates closely with research institutions, industrial partners, and energy companies across Europe through the Alpha Alliance, a consortium established to scale the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed for commercial fusion. The company leverages scientific breakthroughs from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator while developing proprietary engineering, simulation, and manufacturing technologies to industrialize fusion power generation. | $470.1M | Series B | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Auxilius | Auxilius is an AI-native Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software platform designed to automate enterprise control activities for internal audit, internal control, and operational teams. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| smartbax | smartbax develop novel multi-targeted, antibacterial compounds with extraordinary potency against multi-drug resistant bacteria and difficult-to-treat biofilms. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Jupus | As the first legal AI secretary in Europe, JUPUS automates the entire process from initial client contact to the complete file. Lawyers are supported by an AI chatbot, an online appointment booking tool, and an AI platform that automatically collects and processes inquiries, information, and documents, facilitating automated communication withclients. | $14.8M | Series A | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Seqana | X-Ray-Vision” Monitoring SaaS, for Soil Organic Carbon. To fight climate change, we enable Project Developers and Agri-Food Corporates to measure and understand soil carbon sequestration in an ultra low cost, fast, precise, and affordable way. At planetary scale! | $3.7M | Seed | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| CollimateHealth | CollimateHealth is creating a clinically scalable microbeam radiation technology that will revolutionize the treatment of cancer. | $6.9M | Seed | Jun 12, 2026 |  |
| Qurie | Qurie is a climate tech startup developing electrocaloric cooling systems that work without compressors or conventional refrigerants. | $2.6M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Eyeo | Eyeo is fundamentally redefining image sensing by eliminating decades-old limitations, Capturing all incoming light and drastically improving resolution. | $47M | Series A | May 11, 2026 |  |

10 of 611 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 56 deals together
- [TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technologiegrnderfonds-sachsen) — VC Fund, 22 deals together
- [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Brandenburg Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bfb-brandenburg-kapital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) invest in?

HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 611 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)'s check size?

HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) typically joins rounds of $909k–$7M at Seed and $3.5M–$39M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) participates in.

### How do I contact HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)?

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### Who are the partners at HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)?

The team at HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) includes Alexander Hölz (Investment Controller), Cornelia Klug (Marketing & Communications) and Irina Gerlach (Head of Office), among 32 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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