High-Tech Gründerfonds
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a German multi-stage venture capital platform that invests in technology startups across deep tech, life sciences and digital tech, with backing for quantum-related company Proxima Fusion.
- Investor type
- Venture capital
- Quantum focus
- Some quantum investments
- Headquarters
- Bonn, Germany
- Assets under management
- The homepage states "Mehr als 0 Mrd. € Fondsvolumen".
- Quantum investments named in sources
- Proxima Fusion
- Key people
- Dr. Armgard Wippler, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board
Dr. Bernhard Mohr, Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board
Antje Hansen, Member of the Advisory Board
Alexander Thees, Member of the Advisory Board - Website
- htgf.de
High-Tech Gründerfonds describes itself as a multi-stage VC platform for tech startups, investing from pre-seed to growth. The site says it backs founders in deep tech, life sciences and digital tech, and that its first-check sweet spot in pre-seed and seed is €800,000+, with the ability to invest up to €30 million in later growth rounds for portfolio companies. Its website lists offices in Bonn, Berlin and Munich, and states that companies should be based in Germany or have a German operating presence.
HTGF's homepage highlights Proxima Fusion in its portfolio spotlight, and the site also links to a press item about Proxima Fusion raising €411 million for its net-energy demonstrator. HTGF does not present itself as a dedicated quantum investor; rather, it appears to be a broad technology investor with some exposure to quantum-related ventures through its deep-tech activities.
Sources
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Last verified: October 28, 2026