High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing. Founded 2005 in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, it invests in seed, series A and venture rounds. High-Tech Grunderfonds has made 631 investments. Its portfolio companies include NovaPump, Kumovis, PXL Vision AG, StoryBox, Emteria, Noscendo, Arioso Systems, Blickfeld, iATROS and Scipio Bioscience. High-Tech Grunderfonds has had 65 exits, the most notable of which include Wunderlist, Magazino, and Windeln.de. High-Tech Grunderfonds has raised three funds, their latest being High-Tech Gründerfonds III as of June 2020. This fund was announced on May 30, 2018 and raised a total of €319.5M.
Timeline
Funded Companies
SimScale is a cloud-based CAE software that helps users perform simulations of CAD models.
A quantum technology company developing and commercializing quantum sensing and quantum imaging technologies using synthetic diamond and quantum technologies. Qnami's products are in life-science R&D and semiconductor electronics.
Envelio is a Cologne, Germany-based developer of cloud-based smart grid solutions.
A biotechnology company dectecting multiple biomarkers and biomarker signatures using proteomics
AIM3D manufactures 3D printers, with the ability to print products made of metals, ceramics, plastics and reinforced plastics.
Tubulis Therapeutics is a Munich-based therapeutics company developing matched protein-drug conjugates.
Datarade is a company founded by Thani Shamsi, Florian Rösler and Richard Hoffmann.
AdvanceCOR is a Planegg-based company developing drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases founded in 2012 by Martin Lohse.
People
Alex V. Frankenberg
Founder
Benjamin Erhart
Employee
Chiara Sommer
Employee
Claas Nieraad
Mentor
Clemens von Bergmann
Employee
Curtis MacDonald
Employee
Dr. Bernd Goergen
Employee
Fabian Mohr
Employee
Jan Sessenhausen
Employee
Jessica Lingenfelder
Employee
Marc Umber
Employee
Marco Winzer
Employee
Michael Brandkamp
Founder
Michael Strzyz
Employee
niklas raberg
Employee
Philipp Rittershaus
Employee
Romy Schnelle
Employee
Ruth Cremer
Employee
Sebastian Merkhoffer
Employee
Yann Fiebig
Employee
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
Arioso Systems
Blickfeld
Emteria
iATROS
Kumovis
Noscendo
NovaPump
PXL Vision AG
Scipio Bioscience
StoryBox