New Forge
VC Fund
Solingen, Germany
New Forge is a business angel investor that supports early-stage b2b tech startups. It takes tech startups on a fast lane development journey to bridge the gap between idea and successful business. It accelerates their growth and brings their products to the market. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Solingen, Germany.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries New Forge invests in
Stages New Forge invests in
Countries New Forge invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$11M
- Pre-Seed
- $210k–$1.7M
- Series A
- $6M–$42M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (52%)
- SaaS 6 (29%)
- Information Technology 4 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (19%)
- Machine Learning 3 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (38%)
- Series A 5 (24%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (14%)
- Angel 2 (10%)
- Series B 1 (5%)
Country
- Germany 7 (33%)
- United States 4 (19%)
- Switzerland 2 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Hochguertel
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Fabian Lange
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mirko Novakovic
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 26 | Find email | |
Raphael Weiner
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Rico Hochguertel
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TestResults uses the TrueTest technology and AI-based virtual user that makes it possible for the first time to test autonomously across software, system, and technology boundaries from a user perspective with the same approach. The company has simplified automated testing massively and reduced time radically. With it, the automation andmaintenance effort is reduced to a minimum that allows zero flakiness and the enlightening feeling of being in control of automation and test scenarios. | $1.4M / Seed / Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Your business deserves the best possible preventive action, no matter how complex your system-landscape is. steadybit adds that little extra certainty to your development and testing-workflow. Easy to install. Choose between SaaS or on-prem. | $6M / Series A / Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| Rencore is a Munich-based software company specializing in governance, security, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365, the Power Platform, and enterprise AI. Its cloud platform enables organizations to inventory, analyze, and control collaboration and automation environments at scale. Rencore’s customers include global enterprises and publicsector organizations that rely on its technology to maintain security, ensure compliance, and govern AI responsibly across the modern workplace. | Angel / Jan 20, 2024 | ||
| Rencore is a Munich-based software company specializing in governance, security, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365, the Power Platform, and enterprise AI. Its cloud platform enables organizations to inventory, analyze, and control collaboration and automation environments at scale. Rencore’s customers include global enterprises and publicsector organizations that rely on its technology to maintain security, ensure compliance, and govern AI responsibly across the modern workplace. | $8.5M / Series A / Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| An operating system for the new Internet | $13.4M / Series A / Aug 23, 2023 | ||
| Stargazr is an AI-driven extended planning and analytics within the industrial vertical. By harnessing the power of advanced analytics and prescriptive analytics, Stargazr empowers CFOs and FP&A teams to transition from traditional, backward-looking analysis to proactive, strategic decision-making. The platform not only identifies financialbottlenecks in real-time but also recommends actionable improvements, transforming data into strategic assets. As industries face increasing complexity and demand for precision, Stargazr stands out as a crucial partner in driving profitability, efficiency, and strategic growth. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2023 | ||
| HiPeople makes it easy to collect in-depth candidate insights at scale. Gather rich insights, and make better hiring decisions with talent and recruiting analytics: - Assessments & Tests - Reference- & Background Checks - Candidate Experience Analytics - Quality of Hire Analytics | $2.7M / Seed / Oct 20, 2022 | ||
| Your business deserves the best possible preventive action, no matter how complex your system-landscape is. steadybit adds that little extra certainty to your development and testing-workflow. Easy to install. Choose between SaaS or on-prem. | $5M / Seed / Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| Morgen lets you manage and optimize your time from a single app. As the demands on our time have grown increasingly complex, so too has our time management - multiple calendars for work and life, to do apps, project management tools, and schedulers. All those tools are fragmenting the way we manage time rather than simplifying it. Morgen integrateswith all calendars and your go-to task and project management tools. It additionally has a native scheduling tool. This lets Morgen users plan, organize and optimize their time all from one place. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 12, 2022 | ||
| HiveMQ helps companies connect devices to the Internet. They make it possible to move data from device to cloud in a secure, reliable and scalable manner. Over 100 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, rely on their product in production for mission critical use cases like connected cars, logistics, Industry 4.0 and connected IoTproducts. | $42.5M / Series A / May 04, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does New Forge invest in?
New Forge invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is New Forge's check size?
New Forge typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$11M at Seed, $210k–$1.7M at Pre-Seed and $6M–$42M 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 New Forge participates in.
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Who are the partners at New Forge?
The team at New Forge includes Alexander Hochguertel (Managing Director), Fabian Lange (Partner) and Mirko Novakovic (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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