JIC Ventures joins €450,000 round for HTG Medical

The Czech medtech startup has cleared MDR certification, raised more than €1 million at pre-seed stage and is preparing to expand across Europe. HTG Medical’s automated ICU urine-output system is already in use at Czech hospitals and is headed for new markets.

Why it matters: - HTG Medical is trying to replace a manual intensive-care workflow with automated data capture, which can save nurses time and reduce charting errors. - The company’s MDR certification makes international expansion more realistic and can speed entry into additional regulated markets. - JIC Ventures’ backing signals investor interest in hardware-plus-software medtech, a segment that often needs patient capital and operational support.

What happened: - JIC Ventures joined the pre-seed round of Czech medtech startup HTG Medical. - The round was led by Garage Angels together with Electron Capital Partners. - Existing investors Jinej fond and Dendis Capital also participated. - The new investment totals €450,000. - JIC Ventures said the deal is its third since the fund launched in April 2026.

The details: - HTG Medical developed HTG Urogram, a device that automates urine-output monitoring in intensive care units. - The system sends data directly into the hospital information system instead of requiring manual charting. - The product is one of only a few in the world that fully replaces manual urine-output charting with automated monitoring. - On an ICU, the device can save nurses up to an hour of working time a day and cut errors. - HTG Urogram has been used in live conditions on the cardiovascular ICU at Prague’s IKEM. - The product has more than 4,000 hours of bedside testing behind it. - HTG Urogram also completed pilot deployments in several Czech hospitals, including IKEM. - The company cleared the full European Medical Device Regulation certification process in 15 months. - HTG Medical has now raised more than €1 million at pre-seed stage. - The fresh capital will go toward international expansion and market entry.

Between the lines: - Garage Angels said the team moved Urogram from a hackathon idea to a certified product used with real patients, which helped make the round attractive. - Garage Angels also pointed to the combination of a founding team, MDR certification and a recurring-revenue business model as decisive. - JIC Ventures framed HTG Medical as a fit with the fund’s appetite for hardware and software businesses. - JIC Ventures also highlighted a customer model where hospitals do not spend more than they do today while gaining automation and data. - HTG Medical said total offers in the round exceeded €1 million, more than double the planned amount. - The company accepted only part of the capital on offer, signaling strong investor demand. - The certification can also serve as a regulatory springboard for faster registration in markets such as Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.

What’s next: - HTG Medical has lined up partnerships with international distributors. - The company is preparing to expand first into Austria, Spain, France and the Netherlands. - HTG Medical plans to build additional devices that plug into hospital infrastructure and broaden the product into a wider ICU automation platform. - JIC Ventures will add capital plus access to founders, mentors and ecosystem partners from the JIC network.

The bottom line: - HTG Medical has moved from pilot use to certification and is using fresh funding to push its ICU automation technology beyond the Czech market.