over the long run

The Har­tung Foun­da­ti­on sees wealth not as an end in its­elf, but as a foun­da­ti­on for con­nec­ting entre­pre­neu­ri­al deve­lo­p­ment, inno­va­ti­on, and socie­tal value in a las­ting way.

In the years ahead, we will con­ti­nue to expand our role as an entre­pre­neu­ri­al­ly min­ded inves­tor. Our focus lies on long-term hol­dings and on sup­port­ing com­pa­nies that com­bi­ne eco­no­mic sub­s­tance with inno­va­ti­ve strength. What mat­ters to us is not short-term returns, but respon­si­ble entre­pre­neur­ship and sus­taina­bi­li­ty over long time hori­zons.

In par­al­lel, we are expan­ding our inter­na­tio­nal net­work of entre­pre­neurs, inves­tors, and insti­tu­ti­ons. We see net­wor­king as part of eco­no­mic deve­lo­p­ment: the exch­an­ge of know­ledge and cont­acts crea­tes new oppor­tu­ni­ties – for com­pa­nies and regi­ons ali­ke.

Cul­tu­ral enga­ge­ment remains ano­ther of our prio­ri­ties. At pre­sent, the­se efforts include the Eilen­burg indoor swim­ming pool, the KUNST­wo­che Eilen­burg, and the Band­com­mu­ni­ty Leip­zig, among others.

We remain par­ti­cu­lar­ly con­nec­ted to the inter­na­tio­nal stage and event tech­no­lo­gy indus­try – the sec­tor in which our fami­ly’s entre­pre­neu­ri­al roots lie. We actively sup­port new tech­no­lo­gies and entre­pre­neu­ri­al ide­as, back­ing them stra­te­gi­cal­ly or finan­ci­al­ly whe­re­ver it makes sen­se.