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High-Tech Gründerfonds

HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds) is a public-private venture capital investment firm based in Bonn, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin and Munich.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

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HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds) is a public-private venture capital investment firm based in Bonn, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin and Munich. As an early stage seed investor, HTGF focuses on high potential high-tech startups in industrial tech, deep tech, climate tech, digital tech, life sciences and chemistry. HTGF is among the most active venture capital investors in Europe.2

How it started

Foundation and Fund Investors

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a public–private partnership and was founded in 2005 to address a funding gap in early stages and foster growth in high-tech startups.

Across its four generations of seed funds, investors include the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, the KfW Banking Group owned by the federal government, and industrial groups of ALTANA, BASF, B.Braun, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, Drillisch AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, Postbank, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik und WACKER. HTGF has a fund volume of over 2 billion euros across all funds, including the HTGF Opportunity Fund launched in 2024.

From Wikipedia’s article on High-Tech Gründerfonds, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Leadership

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Timeline

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