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High-Tech Gründerfonds

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Activity in this selectionSep 30, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a venture platform backing German and European technology businesses from pre-seed through growth, across deep tech, life sciences and digital technology.

Its specialist investment areas separate industrial, climate and deep technology from life sciences and chemistry, and from digital technology. That structure accommodates companies with scientific development and industrial deployment requirements alongside software businesses.

HTGF’s mandate includes technologies that are early, complex or require a long development horizon. Its team combines technical specialists and startup operators, connecting research-led founders with financing and an industrial investment network as they commercialise their work.

Sources
Rounds participated in
7
Confirmed lead rounds
2
1 roles undisclosed
New companies
7
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$32.7M
6 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed4
Pre-seed2
Series A1

By primary sector

Cybersecurity2
Climate tech1
Defense tech1
Industrial tech1
Mobility1
1 more
Proptech1

By country

Germany5
Switzerland1
United Kingdom1

Rounds

7 in this selection
Kontext

Kontext provides runtime security for AI agents, evaluating tool calls against identity, intent and policy before execution and recording the authorization decision.

$4MSeed
Participant
Arcos

Physical-security operations software and alarm-monitoring services that bring sensor, camera and alarm signals into one system for assessing incidents and coordinating response.

Role not disclosed
syte

syte provides AI-powered real-estate analysis for developers, banks and brokers. Its platform combines parcel, building, market and planning data to screen sites for development, renovation, energy and photovoltaic potential, and to estimate whether a project can work economically.

€9MSeries A
Participant
Depotcharge

Depotcharge connects electric-truck fleets with depot operators that have charging capacity, helping both sides coordinate access, pricing and billing.

€2.7MPre-Seed
Lead
Veridue

An AI-native diligence and transaction platform for renewable-energy and data-center projects, helping investors and lenders screen deals and assess asset readiness.

$4MPre-seed
Participant
Jaipur Robotics

Computer-vision systems for waste-to-energy plants that detect hazardous and oversized items, map waste calorific value and track cranes to improve safe, stable operations.

Lead
INLEAP Photonics

INLEAP Photonics develops precision laser-beam steering for industrial processing and counter-drone defense.

Participant