High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven start-ups. With around EUR 900 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge almost 600 start-ups since 2005. 

Venture Capital

High-Tech Gründerfonds

Managing Directors

Alex von Frankenberg

Guido Schlitzer

Anke Cassing

Tilmann Petersen

Hanna Sasse

Koen Geurts

Anna Stetter

Katy Kleffmann

Björn Sykora

Natalya Baltrukovich

Laura Schumbera

Ramona Carmenia

Jörn Thesen

Rabea Ehnert

Stepan Kivshyk

Katharina Severin

Timo Bertsch

Max Bergmann

Laura Pedroza

Adrian Fuchs

Natalina Lapteva

Johannes Weber

Ulrike Kalapis

Dominik Lohle

Maurice Kügler

Niels Sharman

Nikolaus Raupp

Jan Engels

Nils Lang

Gernot Berger

Anne Umbach

Johannes Dierkes

Martin Möllmann

Louis Heinz

Angelika Vlachou

Tobias Schulz

Christian Arndt

Daniela Bach

Fabian Mohr

Christian Ziach

Olaf Joeressen

Gregor Haidl

Jens Baumgärtner

Sören Dreis

Berk Aydin

Markus Tietz

Maximilian Scholz

Peter Kolvenbach

Bernd Goergen

Andreas Olmes

Ulrich Schmitt

Anne Ossenbühl

Yann Fiebig

Martin Pfister

Axel Nitsch

Frank Kerim Reinecke

Jan T. Bernhardt

Markus Kückelhaus

Frank Hensel

Jessica Lingenfelder

Marco Winzer

Tanja Emmerling

Markus Kreßmann

Romy Schnelle

Kay G. Balster

Caroline Fichtner

Klaus Lehmann

Claudia Raber

Irina Gerlach

Stefanie Grüter

The leadership team at High-Tech Gründerfonds has a wide range of experiences in many different industries and companies. Many members have experience in board member or observer positions, while others have experience in management, consulting, finance, and marketing. Many members also have experience as investors, and some are also entrepreneurs themselves. The team has a wide range of educational backgrounds, including degrees in business, economics, physics, biology, engineering, and more.

Leadership Team

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