Industrial Tech

Together we are changing the world of industrial tech

As a seed investor, we support industrial tech founders with our technological expertise, financing know-how and exclusive access to a unique network in both industry and academia. The success of your start-up is our mission. Industrial Tech is our passion. 

We combine academic experience with an entrepreneurial spirit and draw from our learnings as founders. Our focus lies on technology fields such as energy, mechanical engineering, robotics, automation, quantum computing, optical technologies, industrial software and related areas. 

We invest in people

We know how financing works. But we also understand your individual needs and know the special challenges that await founders of Industrial Tech start-ups. 

Help to get started – Take off successfully with us

  • Fast, flexible and straightforward initial financing 
  • Identification of suitable co-investors from our network 

Learn more about our investment criteria

Growth – We help you to scale your business

  • Opening doors to customers & supporting the product-market fit 
  • Exchange and cooperation with founders and our partners from academia and industry 
  • Support in raising growth financing 

Learn more about our Added Value

Support during crises – when things just don’t work out…

  • Evaluating alternative forms of financing 
  • Consulting a network of experts for operational support 
  • Providing hands-on support and sparring during the restructuring process

Learn more about our Added Value

Who we are  

What you can expect from us

  • We think like you do and understand your needs 
  • We have an entrepreneurial mindset and have founded our own companies 
  • We not only offer technological excellence, but also business know-how and a sales perspective  
  • We know how to finance 
  • We think outside the box and find new ways to provide you the best-possible support 
  • We have experience in launching products and support the product-market fit  
Prior(!) to the product-market fit, work needs to be performed in an agile and capital-efficient way.
Illustration based on Steve Blank’s “The Four Steps to the Epiphany”, 2020 fifth edition, page 25.

In Industrial Tech, we invest in these areas, among others:

Our Industrial Tech Portfolio 

Together with you, we will change the world of industrial tech.  

Germany has a unique opportunity to redefine industry. Building on a long tradition of industrial achievements and innovations, now is the time to bring these assets into the digital age. To remain competitive among the top international players, we now must rethink and take charge of the future. 

We already have a solid foundation in place, with a diverse range of universities and world-leading institutes such as Fraunhofer providing a cornerstone for a better future.  

Your innovative hardware and software solutions can help to shape the future and the German entrepreneurial landscape.  

Let’s create a digital and sustainable future for our planet!  

You want to start a business? You can contact our team here.

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Topics that might interest you

Press
23. October 2024

autarkize raises €2.3 million in seed funding to drive sustainable energy transition

Pfronten, Germany, 23.10.2024 – The climate tech start-up autarkize, based in Pfronten, has successfully closed a €2.3 million seed funding round. With the fresh capital, autarkize plans to accelerate its expansion, especially in the areas of biogas technology and heat and steam production. autarkize aims to advance the decarbonization of industrial processes and create large-scale CO2 sinks to positively impact the global climate. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
 
Press
14. October 2024

Aerleum Raises $6M in Seed Round to Revolutionize CO₂ Capture and Conversion Technology

Paris, 14 October 2024 – Aerleum, a pioneering climate tech company specializing in CO₂ capture and utilization, announces the successful close of its $6M seed round, led by 360 Capital and HTGF, with participation from Norrsken, Bpifrance, and Marble. The funding will accelerate the industrialization of Aerleum’s breakthrough technology, which transforms atmospheric CO₂ and low-carbon hydrogen into synthetic fuels (e-fuels) and chemicals, propelling hard-to-abate sectors toward
 
Press
26. September 2024

Around 5 million euros for the AI-based data platform in the property sector: syte secures fresh capital in seed round

Münster, 26 September 2024 – syte, the winner of the German AI Award 2023 in the ‘Start-up’ category, has successfully raised around 5 million euros in a seed round. The fresh capital will support syte in its mission to digitalise and decarbonise the real estate industry through an AI-based data platform and B2B SaaS. The financing round was led by the companies of the Schwarz Group. The two other new investors, investment company Vantage Value and CVC vent.io, as well as existing
 
Press
16. September 2024

Deep tech startup Samp raises €6M to speed up the deployment of its digital twin solution for sensitive industrial sites

Paris, 16 September 2024 — Samp, the first AI-generated digital twin solution that establishes a constant understanding of sensitive industrial sites in a matter of days, announced the closing of a 6M euro fundraising round. This strategic capital injection from tech investors Promus Ventures and Kvanted will allow the company to scale up and deploy its innovative “Shared Reality” solution internationally. A startup at the heart of the 4.0 industrial revolution Founded in 201
 
Blog
10. January 2022

“Industrial tech harbours a wealth of innovation potential”

Markus Kückelhaus has spent over 25 years driving innovation, strategy and financial topics for corporations – and has worked with many start-ups in the process. The 53-year-old has now joined High-Tech Gründerfonds as a partner. In this interview, he outlines the opportunities that arise when corporations and start-ups cooperate, takes a look at industrial tech trends, and reveals what he expects from start-ups in Germany. Welcome to HTGF, Markus. We’re delighted to have you
 
Blog
4. March 2020

How scientists become successful entrepreneurs 

Interview with Klaus Lehmann, Partner Successful industrial technology start-ups – Klaus Lehmann has helped scientists and researchers to found successful start-ups on behalf of the High-Tech-Gründerfonds since 2014. Now the industrial technology expert has been appointed partner of the HTGF. In an interview he explains what start-ups from the world of science and academia need to bear in mind and why the HTGF is great partner for them in particular. Robotics, lasers, sensory,
 

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