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In shape for investment by the High-Tech Gründerfonds?
Investment criteria in detail
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in technology-based start-up companies with significant growth potential. We use the following criteria to evaluate your business concept as a whole which helps us to make a decision about future collaboration.
Technological orientation:
- Your company is based around a technological innovation – challenging and close to proof of concept
- Technological knowledge and expertise is a core component in your company
- Protected Patent Rights and other Intellectual Property are exclusively and unreservedly available and incorporated to the company
Market perspective:
- Clearly recognisable customer benefits
- Distinctive, unique selling features and strategic competitive advantages
- Major market entry barriers for competition
- Target market with a significant volume and/or high growth potential
- Financing will enable your company to achieve key milestones on route to market or towards further investment
Key characteristics of your team:
- Know-how and complementary skills and relevant business experience
- High degree of motivation, determination, persistence, commitment and the will to succeed
- Appropriate financial involvement in the company
Formal requirements:
- Age of company: Your company has been operating for less than one year.
- Company size: Your company must comply with European Union criteria for small companies: a maximum of 50 employees and an annual turnover or an annual balance sheet not exceeding 10 million Euro.
- Location of the company: Germany, but international founders are welcome.
- Extent of financing: Seed financing is ideally assured for a minimum period of 12 to 18 months.
