High-Tech Gründerfonds Activity

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HTGF participated in Kontext's $4M seed round alongside 42CAP (lead) and a16z CSX. Kontext builds a runtime security platform for AI agents.

Kontext

KontextHigh-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deSEP 24, 2026

SEP 24, 2026

New Fund

HTGF starts fundraising for its fifth seed fund (HTGF V), following the mandate from the German Federal Government. The fund will launch after the investment period of HTGF IV.

High-Tech Gründerfonds

High-Tech GründerfondsHigh-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deAUG 26, 2026

AUG 26, 2026

New Fund

German Federal Government commissioned HTGF to set up a fifth generation public-private seed fund, scheduled to launch mid-2027.

Fund V

High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.de

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Investment

Participated in Pixel-Flo's 5.25M GBP seed round; University of Sheffield spinout tackling MicroLED manufacturing bottlenecks.

Pixel-Flo

Pixel-Flo High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUL 9, 2026

JUL 9, 2026

Investment

Invested in reverse.fashion's seven-figure pre-seed round for AI-powered textile waste sorting and circularity.

reverse.fashion

reverse.fashion High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUL 8, 2026

JUL 8, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Proxima Fusion closed 411M EUR to build Europe's largest fusion energy demonstrator; backed by RWE, Google, XTX Ventures. Valued at 2.4B EUR.

Proxima Fusion

Proxima Fusion High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUL 7, 2026

JUL 7, 2026

Investment

Led Auxilius's 1.3M EUR pre-seed round; company builds AI-native Governance, Risk and Compliance automation for enterprises.

Auxilius

Auxilius High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUL 7, 2026

JUL 7, 2026

Team Change

Promoted Axel Nitsch (Digital Tech and AI) and Johannes Weber (Industrial, Climate and Deep Tech) to Partner, doubling down on AI and deep tech expertise.

Axel Nitsch and Johannes Weber named Partners

High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUL 1, 2026

JUL 1, 2026

3 milestones· APR 2026 – JUN 2026Show all

Milestone

Portfolio company JUPUS raised 13M EUR Series A.

JUPUS

JUPUS High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deJUN 23, 2026

JUN 23, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Avelios Medical won Fresenius as a major customer to build an AI-native digital health ecosystem, following its 30M EUR Sequoia-led round.

Avelios Medical

Avelios Medical High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deMAY 6, 2026

MAY 6, 2026

Milestone

ATMOS Space Cargo raises €25.7M in Series A to build Europe's orbital return infrastructure. HTGF participated as existing investor.

ATMOS Space Cargo

ATMOS Space Cargo High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deAPR 22, 2026

APR 22, 2026

Exit

Gilead Sciences to acquire HTGF-backed Tubulis for $3.15B upfront plus up to $1.85B in milestones. HTGF's highest-valued exit to date and third unicorn exit in life sciences portfolio.

Tubulis

Tubulis High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deAPR 7, 2026

APR 7, 2026

News

HTGF assumes management of the DeepTech and Climate Fonds (DTCF), creating a joint public-private VC platform with combined fund volume exceeding 3B EUR.

HTGF integrates DTCF to form 3B EUR+ multi-stage platform

High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deFEB 2026

FEB 2026

Team Change

Sebastian Borek joined HTGF as Managing Director to lead the Digital Tech investment division, bringing 25+ years of experience as a serial founder and ecosystem builder.

Sebastian Borek joins as Managing Director (Digital Tech)

High-Tech Gründerfonds

htgf.deOCT 2025

OCT 2025

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