German seed investor targets around €500m for new fund – with climate and deep tech in focus

Dr. Tanja Emmerling, partner at HTGF. Press photo
10 Nov 2026
14:45
Germany’s state-backed seed investor HTGF is targeting around €500m for its fifth fund, Impact Loop has learned.

The new fund will invest heavily in climate and deep tech, including in energy software.

“We’re looking much more into the grid, the data and how to balance it,” Dr Tanja Emmerling, partner at HTGF, tells Impact Loop at Web Summit.

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