Tag: High-tech start-up fund
Proxima collects seven million euros
magnetic fusion The flagship Wendelstein X7 reactor in Greifswald, Germany was the basis for the Proxima idea. Dusseldorf No other star is as close to the sun as Proxima Centauri.…
Start-ups in Germany collapse
Berlin With the two software companies Celonis and Personio, two of the currently most valuable German start-ups come from Bavaria. The chances that others will soon follow have increased in…
German family businesses join forces with venture capital companies
Dusseldorf The Berlin medium-sized business network Maschinenraum has joined forces with nine of the most important German venture capital companies. The network wants to offer a platform on which start-ups…
European investors could raise less money than they have since 2015
Enpal provides a ray of hope with a cash injection The German solar start-up Enpal collects 215 million euros from investors in the spring. (Photo: Enpal ) Berlin Not only…
Rental electronics start-up Grover brings experienced CFO on board
Michael Anderson The future chief financial officer at the rental electronics start-up Grover comes from the air taxi pioneer Lilium. Berlin The Berlin rental electronics start-up Grover aims to go…
High-Tech Gründerfonds can invest even more in the future
HTGF Managing Director Guido Schlitzer (left) and Alex von Frankenberg Despite the restrained mood on the market, the investor has already co-financed the first start-ups with his new fund. Berlin…
Venture capitalists continue to invest in German B2B fintechs
Frankfurt Even in the current market environment, German financial start-ups are attracting the interest of venture capitalists. In the second quarter, venture capital investors invested a total of almost 1.4…
Young companies in crisis – investors announce funds
Dusseldorf Although the start-up scene is currently in crisis after years of unchecked growth, numerous venture capitalists are starting up new investment funds. The internationally active company Headline announced three…
When the bears are loose
A bear was recently spotted in Bavaria, 16 years after the “problem bear” whose name was not “Markus” or “Horst” but “Bruno”. This no longer makes big headlines – unlike…
High-Tech Gründerfonds braces itself against the impending crisis with record numbers
Munich Dark clouds are also gathering over the German start-up scene. The Ukraine war, supply chain problems and stock market setbacks are having an impact. In the midst of the…
Landshut, Lippstadt, Hennef: Start-up boom hits provinces
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The young technology company HiveMQ receives 40 million euros from international investors. It’s a message you often hear from the start-up scene in Berlin. However, the software provider…
These are the most popular industries
decarbonization In no other sector did the founders become more interested than in environmental technology. Dusseldorf Environmental technology is the big trend for new start-ups and investments in Germany. This…
These are the most popular industries
decarbonization In no other sector did the founders become more interested than in environmental technology. Dusseldorf Environmental technology is the big trend for new start-ups and investments in Germany. This…
Family entrepreneurs against the sell-off of talent
Bonn Alex von Frankenberg, a veteran of the scene, has been active in German start-ups for 21 years. As managing director of the semi-state High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in Bonn, he…
Proptech start-up from Munich finds new investors
Casavi founders (from left) Peter Schindlmeier, Oliver Stamm and David Langer The company wants to become the market leader in Europe. (Photo: Casavi) Munich The corona pandemic has also given…
Record funding for German cancer specialist Emergence Therapeutics
Tumor cells Illustration of breast cancer treatment with an antibody drug. (Photo: picture-alliance / medicalpictur) Frankfurt The Duisburg-based biotech company Emergence Therapeutics has raised a total of 87 million euros…