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Maurice Kugler

Investor at HTGF

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview 

Maurice Kugler is a Senior Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds, specializing in Pre-Seed & Seed VC investments, with a focus on Enterprise sectors. He has made impactful investments in companies like DeepSkill, traide AI, and Sdui, contributing to their growth and success. Kugler's notable career highlights include serving as a Board Member or Investor in various successful startups such as Workpath, Userlane, and Asana Rebel, demonstrating his expertise in investment management and entrepreneurship within the tech industry.

Work Experience 

  • Senior Investment Manager

    2018 - Current

    HTGF is a venture capital investor for innovative technologies and business models. We successfully support the best founders whose ideas can revolutionise entire industries and improve people’s lives – from seed to exit. As a seed investor with about €1.4bn under management across four funds, we have financed more than 700 start-ups in the industrial tech, digital tech, life sciences and chemicals sectors. We have overseen more than 170 exits, including IPOs. When founding your company together with us, you benefit from an experienced partner at your side. We are a public–private partnership that works closely and successfully with companies from a wide range of industries. Our fund investors include medium-sized companies, family businesses and corporations. We provide them with access to innovative start-ups and technologies insights into deal flows and connections to our global network. Own portfolio: Shore, Asana Rebel, Userlane, Sdui, Workpath, DeepSkill, traide AI, gridscale (exited), Geospin (exited)

  • Board Member | Investor

    2022

  • Board Member | Investor

    2022

  • Board Observer | Investor

    2021

  • Board Observer | Investor

    2021

  • Board Member | Investor

    2019

  • Board Member/ Observer | Investor

    2019

  • Investor

    2020

  • Board Member | Investor

    2019 - 2023

    Successful Exit to OVHcloud

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