HighTechXL
hightechxl.com Direct + LP
HighTechXL is a deep-tech venture builder based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It runs a 12-month program to build ventures from technologies sourced from research institutions, and manages the PreSeedXL Fund to invest in its own startups.
HighTechXL is an accelerator headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from pre-seed to Series A, in deep tech, photonics, quantum and AI. Its stated cheque size is €175k investments per venture, linked to 3 clear milestones; €125k follow-on financing. €11 million under management and 102 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“We invest early so you can focus on building your proposition.”
— HighTechXL, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Type
- Accelerator
- Headquarters
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Invests in
- global
- Sectors
- deep tech, photonics, quantum, AI, advanced materials, med tech, clean tech, health care
- Cheque size
- €175k investments per venture, linked to 3 clear milestones; €125k follow-on financing
- Assets under management
- €11 million
- Portfolio
- 102 companies
Team, as HighTechXL publishes it
- John Bell CEO at HighTechXL
- Patricia de Kort CFO HighTechXL | Fund Manager PreSeedXL
- Sofia Marakis Marketing & Community Manager
Names and roles exactly as listed on hightechxl.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page HighTechXL publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.hightechxl.com/name, type, hq_country, hq_city, description, portfolio_count, people, status
- https://www.hightechxl.com/pre-seedxl-fund/is_investor, layer, stage_min, cheque_size, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, aum, people
- https://www.hightechxl.com/investors/invests_in_geographies, stage_max, sectors
- https://www.hightechxl.com/partners/people
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Record 1128 · added 2026-08-28 · link last verified 2026-09-06 · confidence high
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