l. to r. IYS founder Carolin Andree & Hannes Hartung
News:
TGFS sells shares in Increase Your Skills
TGFS
16 November 2023
TGFS portfolio company, Increase Your Skills GmbH, is now part of the internationally operating MetaCompliance Group, one of the leading providers of compliance and cybersecurity solutions. As part of the acquisition, the TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen has sold its entire stake in the Leipzig-based IT start-up.
Founded in 2017 by Hannes Hartung and Carolin Andree, IYS was able to quickly establish itself as a key player in the security awareness market within DACH region, thanks to the early-stage capital support, and expand its product portfolio. With realistic phishing simulations and interactive awareness courses, the company significantly contributes to sustainably improving the security levels of businesses and public administrations. Increase Your Skills’ industry-specific e‑learning courses deliver topics such as information security and data protection in a particularly engaging and effective way.
Further details can be found here.
TGFS has supported the company since 2019. Involved from the start: Business Angel Frank Stummer.
Deal-Team TGFS
Tobias Voigt and Christian Mordowicz