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About us

TGFS is an equity investor for knowledge-based, technology-oriented start-ups in the federal state of Saxony. It is the leading start-up investor in Saxony and provides teams in the seed and start-up phases with venture capital and management support. Moreover, an investment by TGFS opens up access to further international investors from the fund’s network.

The fund was first launched in 2008 by the Free State of Saxony (including ERDF funds) and Saxon financial institutions and has since supported more than 100 start-ups in its third generation of funds.

Invests in Saxony
since 2008

Status
third fund generation
€241.2m total volume

Investment stages

TGFS is a venture capital fund active in Saxony. We support founders and start-ups in the technology sector with equity and years of experience. We also invest in early stages, if we are convinced of the idea and the team.

Start-up
Seed phase

TGFS invests in start-ups and early-stage companies in Saxony and accompanies them in realising their vision.

years operating in Saxony

years
operating in Saxony

years of investment experience

realised transactions

€ million investment volume

News

Neues Investment: MAIA transformiert die Informationssuche in Unternehmen

New investment: MAIA transforms information search in companies

Leipzig-based start-up Prodlane GmbH has reached another milestone with its AI platform MAIA: TGFS and other investors are supporting the company with seven-figure seed funding.
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Gedruckte Sensorfolien: Der TGFS beteiligt sich an Flexora

Printed sensor foils: TGFS participates in Flexora

Together with TUDAG and a private investor, TGFS is investing a seven-figure sum in Flexora GmbH as part of seed financing. The start-up develops sensors printed on flexible film that are inexpensive to produce and easy to install.
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TGFS investiert in Zenesis

TGFS invests in Zenesis

TGFS invests in Zenesis, a leading provider of AI-supported MEP planning software based in Leipzig. The start-up secures a seven-figure sum as part of the pre-seed round.
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Portfolio

Since 2008, over 100 companies have been supported by the TGFS.

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