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Mobile learning start-up doinstruct closes seven-figure financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds and Born2Grow

August 12th, 2022|Comments Off on Mobile learning start-up doinstruct closes seven-figure financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds and Born2Grow

Rethinking employee training, integration, and communication: doinstruct develops a low-threshold, multilingual mobile training solution for frontline workers. The software enables companies to train their employees and service providers by smartphone, across supply chains and in [...]

Great Hill Partners Invests €180m to Merge Echobot and Leadfeeder, Creating an Innovative, AI-Powered Sales Intelligence and Go-to-Market Platform

June 30th, 2022|Comments Off on Great Hill Partners Invests €180m to Merge Echobot and Leadfeeder, Creating an Innovative, AI-Powered Sales Intelligence and Go-to-Market Platform

Link to the article: https://www.echobot.com/press/great-hill-partners-invest-180m-to-merge-echobot-and-leadfeeder/

Mila AG Raises $2M in Pre-Series A Round Led by German-based Born2Grow Ventures

June 24th, 2022|Comments Off on Mila AG Raises $2M in Pre-Series A Round Led by German-based Born2Grow Ventures

Funding follows triple-digit growth in Germany and high demand for professional smart home device and appliance installation ZÜRICH (31 May 2022) – Mila AG, the European leader of on demand technical support, announced their pre-Series A [...]

MetisMotion accelerates the growth of its actuator business with a strengthened capital base and 3 million Euro investment round by BORN2GROW, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Siemens Technology Accelerator

January 23rd, 2022|0 Comments

MetisMotion accelerates the growth of its actuator business with a strengthened capital base and 3 million Euro investment round by BORN2GROW, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Siemens Technology Accelerator  Munich/Bonn/Heilbronn, January 19, 2022. The Munich-based deep-tech venture [...]

Debt Collection FinTech troy closes expansion deal with Transaction Capital and receives further funding

December 9th, 2021|Comments Off on Debt Collection FinTech troy closes expansion deal with Transaction Capital and receives further funding

troy’s award-winning “Collection Experience” becomes an international success and an alternative for European debt sellers December 09, 2021 – The debt collection FinTech troy, which leads debt collection into the age of Customer Experience, wins [...]

SpinDrive raises pre-Series A funding round led by Innovestor

October 21st, 2021|Comments Off on SpinDrive raises pre-Series A funding round led by Innovestor

Lappeenranta, Finland (October 21st, 2021) – Finnish cleantech company SpinDrive has raised 1.6 M€ in pre-Series A funding round. SpinDrive improves the energy efficiency of industrial processes by providing active magnetic bearings to equipment manufacturers [...]

Protagen Protein Services Merges with GeneWerk to Integrate Leading Protein and Gene Therapy Analytic Platforms

July 2nd, 2021|Comments Off on Protagen Protein Services Merges with GeneWerk to Integrate Leading Protein and Gene Therapy Analytic Platforms

 P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDEATE PUBLICATION  Protagen Protein Services Merges with GeneWerk to Integrate Leading Protein and Gene Therapy Analytic Platforms  - Establishes a Premier, [...]

MetisMotion second round of financing

May 19th, 2021|Comments Off on MetisMotion second round of financing

MetisMotion: BORN2GROW, High Tech Gründerfonds and Siemens Technology Accelerator invest 1.5 million euros in second financing round Munich/Bonn/Heilbronn, May 10, 2021. Munich-based tech startup MetisMotion has closed its second round of financing and received [...]

Interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Benk and Jörg Ronde, Resuscitec GmbH, at Venture Capital Magazin

May 6th, 2021|Comments Off on Interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Benk and Jörg Ronde, Resuscitec GmbH, at Venture Capital Magazin

"Originally, it wasn't even planned that we would treat COVID patients" Resuscitec GmbH was founded in 2010 with the vision of pushing the existing limits of resuscitation as far as possible. Today, the CARL [...]

Boost for moss-based biologics platform

April 8th, 2021|Comments Off on Boost for moss-based biologics platform

Based in Freiburg, Germany, Eleva uses its unique moss-based platform to produce protein biopharmaceutical candidates. The company recently secured up to 60 million euros ($73.7 million) in funding from Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn (ZFHN). The funds [...]

Israel Innovation Hub Heilbronn

March 11th, 2021|Comments Off on Israel Innovation Hub Heilbronn

Save the date! March 24/25, 2021 Israel Innovation Hub Heilbronn The focus will be on Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Smart Manufacturing and Logistics 4.0. Registration at the following link: https://israelinnovationhub.converve.io/registration.html #israelinnovation #zfhn #born2grow #m2g [...]

Startup Qualification Program “4C Accelerator Tübingen”

February 24th, 2021|Comments Off on Startup Qualification Program “4C Accelerator Tübingen”

Register for the free “4C Accelerator Tübingen” of the Foundation for Medical Innovations, Medical Innovations GmbH and the University of Tübingen! This qualification program for people interested in founding a company and startups is [...]

Interview with Thomas Frischmuth and our CEO Thomas R. Villinger at VC Magazin Online

January 28th, 2021|Comments Off on Interview with Thomas Frischmuth and our CEO Thomas R. Villinger at VC Magazin Online

What makes baseclick GmbH different from other COVID vaccine manufacturers? What do Thomas Frischmuth and our CEO Thomas R. Villinger have to say? Read the (german) New Year's conversation in VC Magazine Online here. [...]

Inspekto GmbH successfully arrived in Heilbronn and the German industry

January 28th, 2021|Comments Off on Inspekto GmbH successfully arrived in Heilbronn and the German industry

Inspekto GmbH - successfully arrived in Heilbronn and the German industry Due to the continued success and marketing of the innovative S70 Autonomous Machine Vision System in Europe, our German-Israeli portfolio company Inspekto GmbH [...]

Online event series: Why startups from the healthcare industry have a particularly hard time.

January 21st, 2021|Comments Off on Online event series: Why startups from the healthcare industry have a particularly hard time.

Many interesting ideas are born in the laboratories and in the daily work of patient care that can improve diagnostics and therapy or help patients cope with health problems. However, young people interested in [...]

Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn has increased its stake in Eleva, a manufacturer of superior biologics, by EUR 60 million.

January 14th, 2021|Comments Off on Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn has increased its stake in Eleva, a manufacturer of superior biologics, by EUR 60 million.

The funds will help advance one of its drug candidates, CPV-101, to stages that will facilitate further investment from venture capitalists and/or pharmaceutical companies. Eleva also announced the addition of Dr. Ralf Smit to its [...]

Dr. Thomas Frischmuth gave update on the status of the development of a vaccine against COVID-19

November 18th, 2020|Comments Off on Dr. Thomas Frischmuth gave update on the status of the development of a vaccine against COVID-19

Dr. Thomas Frischmuth from our portfolio company Baseclick gave an interview with the Heilbronner Stimme newspaper on the status of the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. He also mentioned possible advantages of the vaccine [...]

COVID-19: LightnTec-Software recognizes customers without a mask!

November 13th, 2020|Comments Off on COVID-19: LightnTec-Software recognizes customers without a mask!

TV-Clip on Baden TV Until now, LightnTec, a portfolio company of BORN2GROW, was best known for its flexible LED-foils. Now it has the motionTec.sens system on the market, which recognizes the number of people and [...]

Cipherpoint: exclusive Partnership with Global InnovationCompany NTT DATA Deutschland

November 6th, 2020|Comments Off on Cipherpoint: exclusive Partnership with Global InnovationCompany NTT DATA Deutschland

The Australian IT-Security-Company has just announced its exclusive cooperation with market leader NTT DATA in the German-speaking world. Cipherpoint settled in Heilbronn last year through the mediation of Move2Grow. Cooperation and Technology The Partnership will [...]

Ministry of Economics opens new business representation in Tel Aviv

October 13th, 2020|Comments Off on Ministry of Economics opens new business representation in Tel Aviv

As part of a virtual event, Minister of Economic Affairs Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut officially opened the Baden-Württemberg Business Representation in Tel Aviv, Israel today (October 12). In addition to the minister, the consul general of [...]

BORN2GROW invests in PL BioScience and an innovative nutrient solution for the cultivation of cell cultures

October 12th, 2020|Comments Off on BORN2GROW invests in PL BioScience and an innovative nutrient solution for the cultivation of cell cultures

Heilbronn/Aachen –BORN2GROW GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, has acquired an interest in the Aachen biotechnology company PL BioScience. In addition to BORN2GROW, TechVision Fonds I for the regions Aachen, Krefeld & [...]

VentureCapital Magazine publishes article about MetisMotion

October 5th, 2020|Comments Off on VentureCapital Magazine publishes article about MetisMotion

The German "VentureCapital Magazine" has published an article about our Portfolio-company MetisMotion, a Munich based start-up in the field of ultra-dynamic and space-saving power actuators (servomotors). MetisMotion's technology platform is based on decades of experience [...]

Baden-Württemberg opens representative office in Israel

August 12th, 2020|Comments Off on Baden-Württemberg opens representative office in Israel

Minister for Economic Affair Dr Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut: “As a world-leading high-tech location, Israel can provide important stimuli for the economy of Baden-Württemberg”. Given its significance as a strategically important target market, Baden-Württemberg will be opening [...]

Startups schaffen Zukunft. Zukunft schaffen für Startups.

June 17th, 2020|Comments Off on Startups schaffen Zukunft. Zukunft schaffen für Startups.

Der Bundesverband Deutscher Startups e.V. hat ein acht Punkte umfassendes Maßnahmenpaket zur Stärkung der Startups in Deutschland veröffentlicht. Startups sind Innovationstreiber, Pioniere der Zukunftstechnologien und letztlich ein Garant unser aller Zukunft. Das Dokument finden Sie [...]

Mit Geld und Know-how aus Heilbronn gegen das Virus

May 20th, 2020|Comments Off on Mit Geld und Know-how aus Heilbronn gegen das Virus

Die Heilbronner Stimme hat ausführlich über die Aktivitäten unserer Portfolio-Unternehmen, u.a. zur Bekämpfung des Corona-Virus, berichtet. Den gesamten Artikel finden sie hier.

Venture Capital Magazin ,,Sentiment zum Süden Deutschlands”

May 18th, 2020|Comments Off on Venture Capital Magazin ,,Sentiment zum Süden Deutschlands”

Wie steht es um die Start-up-Szene in Süddeutschland? In einem Interview gibt unser Geschäftsführer Thomas R. Villinger dem Venture Capital Magazin seine Einschätzung. Lesen Sie den Artikel hier: VC-Standorte-Regionen-2020

Heilbronn-investor BORN2GROW supports coronavirus vaccine development at baseclick GmbH

April 9th, 2020|Comments Off on Heilbronn-investor BORN2GROW supports coronavirus vaccine development at baseclick GmbH

Neuried, Germany April 8th 2020 - baseclick GmbH, a biotechnological company and experts in nucleic acid modification, received generous financial support from Heilbronn-investor BORN2GROW to develop an mRNA-based vaccine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In [...]

Neun von zehn Startups in Deutschland sind negativ von den wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Corona-Krise betroffen

April 3rd, 2020|Comments Off on Neun von zehn Startups in Deutschland sind negativ von den wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Corona-Krise betroffen

Corona-Update des Bundesverband Deutscher Startups e.V. Auswirkungen der Corona-Krise auf deutsche Startups Um einen besseren Überblick über die Herausforderungen, vor denen die deutschen Startups stehen, zu erhalten, haben wir als Bundesverband Deutscher Startups in der [...]

The fight against corona

March 27th, 2020|Comments Off on The fight against corona

Strong demand for products from the former portfolio company Xenios AG In 2008, the Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn invested in Novalung, a manufacturer of artificial lungs, and in 2011 it also invested in Medos Medizintechnik AG, a [...]

Traxon e:cue an Osram Brand and LightnTec announce cooperation.

March 12th, 2020|Comments Off on Traxon e:cue an Osram Brand and LightnTec announce cooperation.

- Press release - The global company Traxon e:cue will become from now on a global distributor of "Media Wall Paper" lighting foils developed and produced by LightnTec, a Karlsruhe-based manufacturer. The market focus [...]

German equity capital market record year 2019

February 27th, 2020|Comments Off on German equity capital market record year 2019

"2019 was a record year for the German private equity market. Both investments and fundraising reached new record levels," says Ulrike Hinrichs, executive member of the board of the Bundesverbandes Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften [German Private Equity [...]

Protagen Protein Services (PPS) Appoints Dr. Roland Moussa as Chief Operating Officer

February 14th, 2020|Comments Off on Protagen Protein Services (PPS) Appoints Dr. Roland Moussa as Chief Operating Officer

Protagen Protein Services (PPS) today announces the appointment of Dr. Roland Moussa, as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Moussa joined PPS four years ago. In this time, Dr. Moussa was responsible as Director of Operations for [...]

Daniela Straube joins the management board of FinTech startup troy

January 7th, 2020|Comments Off on Daniela Straube joins the management board of FinTech startup troy

Lippstadt/Hamburg, January 7, 2020 – FinTech startup troy is expanding its management team, underlining its growth ambitions. On January 1, 2020, Daniela Straube (42) became a member of the executive board, joining the founders Till [...]

The FinTech startup troy develops a debt collection solution for SAP clients in the SAP.iO accelerator program

December 20th, 2019|Comments Off on The FinTech startup troy develops a debt collection solution for SAP clients in the SAP.iO accelerator program

Lippstadt/Hamburg, 17 December 2019 – The FinTech startup troy, which specializes in customer-friendly debt collection, has developed a solution for the integration of its debt collection services into the finance module of SAP, the market [...]

 Interview with Steven Bliim, Managing Director of Cipherpoint GmbH

December 20th, 2019|Comments Off on  Interview with Steven Bliim, Managing Director of Cipherpoint GmbH

We see it as our job to give our international network partners the opportunity to experience Heilbronn as a strong economic location and innovative founding city. That is why we decided to start the Move2Grow [...]

VentureCapital Magazine Special „Technology Hotspot Israel”

November 13th, 2019|Comments Off on VentureCapital Magazine Special „Technology Hotspot Israel”

In September 2019 the VentureCapital Magazine published a special about the „Technology Hotspot Israel". Thomas R. Villinger, CEO of the Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, gave an extensive interview.  Click here to read all about it. [...]

New Investment for Born2Grow: Boost Media GmbH (Videoboost)

November 13th, 2019|Comments Off on New Investment for Born2Grow: Boost Media GmbH (Videoboost)

Born2Grow invested in Boost Media GmbH (Videoboost) in Darmstadt which was founded in 2012. Videoboost has developed a digital platform for creating short videos. Using a high degree of automation, the videos can be produced [...]

German private equity market with a strong first half year 2019

October 31st, 2019|Comments Off on German private equity market with a strong first half year 2019

Berlin, 31.10.2019 "In the first half of 2019, private equity firms in Germany invested a total of €6.6 billion. Following two years of strong investments, we expect 2019 to be another very successful year for [...]

FinTech troy Successfully Completes Series A Financing Round

October 31st, 2019|Comments Off on FinTech troy Successfully Completes Series A Financing Round

Lippstadt / Hamburg, October 29, 2019 - FinTech company troy, which specializes in customer-friendly debt collection, has successfully completed its second round of financing, raising a medium-sized seven-digit amount. troy completed the funding round with [...]

LightnTec receives seven digit EU funding

October 18th, 2019|Comments Off on LightnTec receives seven digit EU funding

Karlsruhe, 17.10.2019. The start up LightnTec from Karlsruhe, Germany receives a seven digit funding from the EU program “Horizon 2020”. By means of these resources the revolutional technology of the company for digital light on [...]

Israel: A small country is ahead: Israel is a startup major power

July 1st, 2019|Comments Off on Israel: A small country is ahead: Israel is a startup major power

Israel is about as big as Hesse state and has as many inhabitants as the Rhineland. One should not assume that such a small country is a major power in international start-ups. But the numbers [...]

ZFHN-View at the global growth engine China

May 9th, 2019|Comments Off on ZFHN-View at the global growth engine China

China is the mega topic of these days. Not a day goes by without a new headline appearing in the media: "The new Silk Road is coming"; "Artificial intelligence is booming in China" or "The [...]

ZFHN Portfolio Company PPS enters the US Market

April 17th, 2019|Comments Off on ZFHN Portfolio Company PPS enters the US Market

Protagen Protein Services joins forces with American specialist Heilbronn/Boston, April 17, 2019 - Protagen Protein Services GmbH (PPS), a leading provider of contract analysis services in the field of protein research, has entered the important [...]

Successful exit: Brainlab acquires medical robotics start-up Medineering

April 10th, 2019|Comments Off on Successful exit: Brainlab acquires medical robotics start-up Medineering

BORN2GROW and other investors are selling all of their shares in the robotics start-up Medineering GmbH, based in Munich, to Brainlab AG. In doing so, the consortium of investors has managed to achieve a successful [...]

Good atmosphere and a lively speed dating at ZFHN-New Year’s Reception

January 22nd, 2019|Comments Off on Good atmosphere and a lively speed dating at ZFHN-New Year’s Reception

A good atmosphere, many guests and a lively speed dating - the New Year's Reception of the ZFHN Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn formed an atmospheric start for the coming year 2019. ZFHN CEO Thomas R. Villinger welcomed [...]

Tech start-up MetisMotion receives more than one million Euro in first investment round

December 13th, 2018|Comments Off on Tech start-up MetisMotion receives more than one million Euro in first investment round

The Munich-based tech start-up MetisMotion has received more than one million Euro in fresh capital in its first financing round. The investors are High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), BORN2GROW Seedfonds - a subsidiary of ZFHN Zukunftsfonds [...]

Perfect Launch for Inspecto

November 13th, 2018|Comments Off on Perfect Launch for Inspecto

Our portfolio company from Israel had a perfect product launch at the "Vision" trade fair in Stuttgart. The world's first Autonomous Machine Vision System will revolutionize the world of quality control in industrial manufacturing. The [...]

SWR film about ZFHN is published

November 5th, 2018|Comments Off on SWR film about ZFHN is published

For almost 30 minutes, in "Die Zukunftsmacher-Auf der Jagd nach Start-ups für Heilbronn (The future makers - on the hunt for start-ups for Heilbronn)" SWR reports on the cooperation between ZFHN and promising young high-tech companies. [...]

SWR Television broadcasts about the ZFHN

September 20th, 2018|Comments Off on SWR Television broadcasts about the ZFHN

"Die Heilbronner Zukunftsmacher - Auf der Jagd nach Startup-Unternehmen" is the title of the new SWR television report about the ZFHN Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, which will be broadcasted on Wednesday, October 31. SWR editor Andrea Lotter [...]

Startup-Valley News reports about ZFHN

September 10th, 2018|Comments Off on Startup-Valley News reports about ZFHN

In its current issue the magazine Startup Valley also reports about the ZFHN. The article focuses on ZFHN's intensive cooperation with Israeli startups and investors. The ZFHN has been cultivating relations with the Israeli start-up scene [...]

Many guests at the traditional summer party

July 26th, 2018|Comments Off on Many guests at the traditional summer party

In bright sunshine, many guests accepted the invitation of the ZFHN Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn to the traditional summer party. ZFHN business partners, national and international investment managers and representatives of business and politics met at the [...]

Silicon Valley mastermind Pascal Finette @ Heilbronn

April 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Silicon Valley mastermind Pascal Finette @ Heilbronn

With Pascal Finette, Executive Director of the renowned Fasttrack Institute & Singularity University, one of the leading creative minds from the high-tech-hub of California came to Heilbronn. The subject of his captivating lecture was the [...]

ZFHN joins German-Israeli Industrial AI start-up

April 4th, 2018|Comments Off on ZFHN joins German-Israeli Industrial AI start-up

TinyInspektor – introducing a key entry to European industrial markets Heilbronn / Tel Aviv, 04 April 2018. As part of the current series A financing round, Heilbronn-based leading investor BORN2GROW - a subsidiary of [...]

LightnTec concludes additional financing round

February 5th, 2018|Comments Off on LightnTec concludes additional financing round

BORN2GROW Seedfonds and High-Tech Gründerfonds on board as investors Karlsruhe/Heilbronn/Bonn, 5 February 2018. Karlsruhe-based LightnTec GmbH, a developer and manufacturer of digital light and its illumination on thin film for innovative indoor and outdoor advertising [...]

Numerous guests accepted the ZFHN’s invitation to celebrate the New Year in 2018

January 26th, 2018|Comments Off on Numerous guests accepted the ZFHN’s invitation to celebrate the New Year in 2018

The Wohlgelegen-Turm was the meeting place for international representatives from politics and business as well as from the investment companies of the ZFHN. Thomas R. Villinger, CEO of ZFHN, announced further investments for the upcoming [...]

Greenovation Biotech GmbH reports positive clinical data from the Phase 1 safety study for moss-aGal

January 4th, 2018|Comments Off on Greenovation Biotech GmbH reports positive clinical data from the Phase 1 safety study for moss-aGal

In October, Greenovation Biotech GmbH successfully completed the Phase I study of moss-aGal for the treatment of Fabry disease (FD). The results of the study indicate that moss-aGal has an excellent safety profile at [...]

Compositence GmbH gains GON Holding as strategic partner

August 22nd, 2017|Comments Off on Compositence GmbH gains GON Holding as strategic partner

Chinese advanced material manufacturer GON Holding takes majority stake in Compositence Leonberg, August 22th, 2017 – Compositence GmbH, specializing in innovative Preforming Technologies for Carbon, Glass and other fibre types and supplier of tailored [...]

ZFHN sells its shares in the information management specialist dataglobal

April 11th, 2017|Comments Off on ZFHN sells its shares in the information management specialist dataglobal

Buyer is founder and CEO Wolfgang Munz Heilbronn, April 11, 2017. The zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn has sold its shares in dataglobal GmbH. Following a management buy-out by Wolfgang Munz, the specialist information management company [...]

XENIOS AG to be sold to Fresenius Medical Care

October 31st, 2016|Comments Off on XENIOS AG to be sold to Fresenius Medical Care

zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn brings industry giant in medical technology to Heilbronn – another boost for the technology site Heilbronn, 31 October 2016 – zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn, one of the largest private venture capitalists in [...]

DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS VARIANT OF GREENOVATION´S BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS

June 6th, 2016|Comments Off on DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS VARIANT OF GREENOVATION´S BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS

Scientists and Engineers have developed a continuous production version of Greenovation`s moss-based manufacturing technology for biopharmaceuticals (BryoTechnology). Now established in small-scale research fermentations, the process delivers valuable data for further scale-up and continuous production [...]

XENiOS AG Enrolls First Patient in “SynCor” Clinical Trial of its CE-Marked i-cor Device to Treat Cardiogenic Shock

March 29th, 2016|Comments Off on XENiOS AG Enrolls First Patient in “SynCor” Clinical Trial of its CE-Marked i-cor Device to Treat Cardiogenic Shock

HEILBRONN, XENIOS announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the "SynCor" clinical trial of its CE-marked  i-cor® Synchronized Cardiac Assist System for treating cardiogenic shock. The SynCor trial is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, open-label observational [...]