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Auxilius secures €1.3 million pre-seed funding
Munich-based startup Auxilius has closed a pre-seed funding round of €1.3 million. The round is led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with Techstars and several business angels also participating.
Attack on the lucrative service business in mechanical engineering: HTGF invests in AI startup Lytra
Munich-based startup Lytra has completed a pre-seed funding round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The company develops an AI operating system for industrial services that allows machinery manufacturers to scale and automate their after-sales business.
New leadership at HTGF
Sebastian Borek joins the management team of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) as of October 2025 and takes over the digitaltech division. Together with Romy Schnelle and Achim Plum, he leads the early-stage investor in a new configuration.
HTGF appoints new managing director
As of January 1, 2025, Achim Plum takes over the management of the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) together with Romy Schnelle and Alex von Frankenberg. The doctorate geneticist was appointed by HTGF’s investor advisory board. He succeeds Guido Schlitzer, who is leaving the fund at the end of the year.