# German Deep Tech Group

> An entrepreneurial holding at the intersection of deep research, industrial application, and permanent capital. Based in Potsdam, Germany.

German Deep Tech Group (GDT) invests patient capital — backed by real assets — into the space between breakthrough research and market infrastructure. The group does not chase trends. It builds institutional capacity in deep technology over long time horizons.

## Founder

Marc Hildebrandt founded GDT after building and exiting technology companies at the intersection of research and industrial application. His first deep tech company, LandXplorer (developed in proximity to the Hasso Plattner Institute), was acquired by Autodesk in 2008.

## Domains

- **Software Analytics**: Portfolio companies include Seerene (software intelligence platform) and Digital Masterpieces
- **Industrial Intelligence**: Including Point Cloud Technology (3D spatial data processing)
- **GDT Institute**: Executive education and peer networks for C-level leaders in deep tech, run in partnership with the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) and Seerene
- **GDT Foundation / Independence**: Permanent capital backed by real assets including Schloss Fuerstlich Drehna (historic estate, Brandenburg, Germany)

## Key Facts

- Founded: Potsdam, Germany
- Structure: Permanent-capital entrepreneurial holding
- Focus: Deep tech at industrial scale — software, quantum computing, AI, spatial data
- Partners: Hasso Plattner Institute, Seerene, Roland Berger, Maibornwolff, Microsoft

## Contact

- Website: https://germandeeptech.com
- Email: mail@germandeeptech.com
- Phone: +49 30 920383 3710
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/german-deep-tech-group/
- Headquarters: Domstrasse 12, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
- Main Office: Quentin-Tarantino-Strasse 1, 14482 Potsdam, Germany

## Pages

- https://germandeeptech.com/ — Home
- https://germandeeptech.com/portfolio — Domains & portfolio companies
- https://germandeeptech.com/institute — GDT Institute (executive education)
- https://germandeeptech.com/foundation — Independence (real assets & foundation)
- https://germandeeptech.com/news — Selected updates (LinkedIn posts)
- https://germandeeptech.com/marc-hildebrandt — Founder biography
- https://germandeeptech.com/contact — Contact form