# High Tech Private Equity

> High Tech Private Equity is a VC fund in Deutsch backing Semiconductor and DSP. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Deutsch, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: http://www.htpe.com

High Tech Private Equity is a VC fund in Deutsch focused on Semiconductor and DSP. High Tech Private Equity provide entrepreneurs and investors with new possibilities. They offer long-term oriented investment concepts, a strong and multi-layered network and the industrial knowledge of their team.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Semiconductor | 2 | 50% |
| DSP | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |
| Electronics | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 25% |
| Austria | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SJ Semi | SJ Semi is a MEOL (Middle-End of Line) foundry which implements front-end wafer manufacturing and quality systems to MEOL operations. SJSemi's main business is providing bumping, Cu pillar, RDL, and testing services for 12" wafers. The company also places heavy R&D emphasis on fan-out, TSV, interposer, and 3D technologies. | $300M | Series C | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| CoreOptics | CoreOptics is the leading providers of 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules and IC solutions for Metro, Regional and Long Haul optical & data networking markets.With a belief that optical communications networks must become open systems that economically transmit information regardless of data rate or fiber types, CoreOpticsprovides the only field-proven MLSE-based equalization solutions on the market today. This innovative technology helps Tier 1 systems vendors and carriers deploy the next generation of high-performance networks using their existing fiber infrastructure.CoreOptics' 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules eliminate the need for Optical Compensators and the respective Second Stage Amplifiers, allowing customers to reduce their first-in deployment cost by up to 30%. | $25M |  | Apr 01, 2008 |  |
| ON DEMAND Microelectronics | ON DEMAND Microelectronics AG, a fabless semiconductor company, provides integrated semiconductor solutions for the portable multimedia, mobile digital television, and home entertainment markets. It offers video/audio processing products for mobile applications, such as smart phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, portable games consoles, andvideo conferencing systems; and high definition television and video processing devices, including video and image processing for mobile digital television and home entertainment systems, as well as multimedia streaming devices. The company operates in Europe, the United States, and APAC, as well as in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Korea. ON DEMAND Microelectronics AG was founded in 2003 and is based in Vienna, Austria. The company has corporate, research, and development offices in Silicon Valley and Austin, as well as in Bangalore, India. | $8M | Series A | Nov 17, 2005 |  |
| CoreOptics | CoreOptics is the leading providers of 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules and IC solutions for Metro, Regional and Long Haul optical & data networking markets.With a belief that optical communications networks must become open systems that economically transmit information regardless of data rate or fiber types, CoreOpticsprovides the only field-proven MLSE-based equalization solutions on the market today. This innovative technology helps Tier 1 systems vendors and carriers deploy the next generation of high-performance networks using their existing fiber infrastructure.CoreOptics' 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules eliminate the need for Optical Compensators and the respective Second Stage Amplifiers, allowing customers to reduce their first-in deployment cost by up to 30%. | $21.5M | Series B | Sep 11, 2002 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atila Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atila-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Crescendo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crescendo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Capricorn Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capricorn-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CCB International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ccb-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CCB Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ccb-trust-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does High Tech Private Equity invest in?

High Tech Private Equity invests primarily in Semiconductor, DSP and Industrial startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did High Tech Private Equity last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for High Tech Private Equity closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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