Awards & Recognition
★HTGF received Sonderpreis der German Startup Awards
★Fulbright grant recipient for MBA at University of Texas at Austin
★Award for top performing results (mentioned on LinkedIn)
Notable Facts
→Managing Director of High-Tech Gründerfonds since 2005, stepping down in autumn 2025
→Led HTGF to become Europe's most active early-stage investor with 770+ startup investments
→Managed over €2 billion in assets under management across HTGF funds
→Oversaw 187 exits including unicorn EGYM and successful Quentic exit
→PhD from University of Mannheim on establishing de facto technology standards
→MBA from University of Texas at Austin on Fulbright scholarship
→Author of book 'Bitcoin - Das ehrliche Geld' about Bitcoin as alternative to traditional money system
→Former Venture Manager at Siemens Technology Accelerator
→Started career at Andersen Consulting developing IT systems for payment market
→Active in venture capital and startup environment since 2000