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  "name": "High Tech Gr Nderfonds Htgf",
  "description": "An public fund in Germany that supports startups with capital and an additional network, especially in the early phase. It invests in emerging tech startups.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-27T10:34:41.912Z",
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    "website": "https://digitalkompakt.de",
    "category": "Venture Capital",
    "what_it_does": "High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a multi-stage venture capital platform that invests in tech founders building technologies in Deep Tech, Life Sciences, and Digital Tech, backing them from Pre-Seed to Growth with capital and network. It is Germany's most active VC investor, funding companies that secure technological sovereignty and build industrial strength. HTGF provides seed financing to allow startups to take their ideas through the prototyping phase up to market launch and can contribute significantly in later financing rounds.",
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      "detail": "HTGF invests capital in exchange for equity in startups. It typically invests around €1,000,000 in the seed stage, with up to €3 million in funding for fresh ideas. Through its HTGF Opportunity Fund, it can invest up to €30 million (and up to €50 million in exceptional cases) in selected portfolio companies, always in conjunction with private investors."
    },
    "parent_ownership": "A public-private partnership. Fund investors include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital, and 45 industrial groups such as 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, and WACKER."
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      "Evaluating startup funding options",
      "Assessing investment readiness",
      "Understanding convertible notes for financing"
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