Our Committees

At the HTGF we work together as a team, with each of us being an expert in their field. We combine our knowledge of start-up financing, technology and incorporation to provide optimal support for our portfolio companies. This also applies to our committees.

Investment committees

Investment committees make the final decision as to whether or not the HTGF invests in a start-up. Start-ups are proposed by the investment manager who supervises them. However, the investment manager is not the only one who decides whether a start-up succeeds. Two parties always have to be consulted.

To ensure that informed decisions are made, there are three different investment committees with experts in their respective fields.

Investment Committee – Industrial Tech

Dr. Björn Söndgerath

Feindrahtwerk Adolf Edelhoff GmbH & Co. KG

Phillip Krüger

HANIEL

Dr. Jens Grünewald

Brückner Group

Prof. Julia Arlinghaus

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Alica Maria Wöltjen

Jungheinrich AG

Ulrike Heitzer

Maschinenringe Deutschland GmbH

Pierre Bürkle

Schneider Electric

Karl Blöchl

Vantage Value

Prof. Dr. Claudia Nagel

High Rise Ventures, appointed to represent the BMWK

Prof. Thomas Bauernhansl

Fraunhofer IPA / benannt als Vertretung für das BMWK

Tom Gales

Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

Dr. Thomas Kostka

Altana Management Services GmbH

Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke

appointed to represent the BMWK

Stefan Hülsemeyer

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Jan Helge Meyer

Werhahn KG

Jan Hartmann

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Alexa Gorman

Member of the Advisory Board

SAP SE – Representative of the private investors

Thorsten Sprenger

HÜBNER Group

Dr. Jens Busse

Evonik Venture Capital GmbH

Investment Committee – Life Sciences & Chemistry

Manuel Kühle

DÜRR DENTAL

Dr. Rudolf Walczak

Eppendorf SE – Eppendorf Innovation Company (EpIC)

Prof. Ulrike Köhl

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Thorsten Billing

KfW Capital

Dr. Richard Ammer

MEDICE

Dr. Barbara Frei

Schneider Electric

Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff

Fraunhofer IWKS, appointed to represent the BMWK

Dr. Marion Jung

Entrepreneur, appointed to represent the BMWK

Dr. Oliver Prochnow

Hübner Group

Tom Gales

Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

Dr. Thomas Kostka

Altana Management Services GmbH

Dr. Alexander Ehlgen

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund GmbH

Dr. Ulrich Schriek

Qiagen Deutschland Holding GmbH

Dr. Holger N. Reithinger

FORBION / benannt als Vertretung für das BMWK

Dr. Bernhard Mohr

Evonik Industries AG

Dr. John-Edward Butler-Ransohoff

Bayer Pharma AG

Dr. Thomas Renner

Wacker Chemie AG

Dr. Stephan Göttke

BÜFA GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Jens Busse

Evonik Venture Capital GmbH

Dr. Martin Falk

Acondis GmbH

Investment Committee – Digital Tech

Alexa Gorman

Member of the Advisory Board

SAP SE – Representative of the private investors

Malte Unger

adesso ventures GmbH

Dr. Jens Grünewald

Brückner Group

Alica Maria Wöltjen

Jungheinrich AG

Daniel Poppen-Charhouli

media + more venture

Karl Blöchl

Vantage Value

Stefan Hülsemeyer

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Angélique Werner

Nextview Consulting, appointed to represent the BMWK

Anja Schaar-Goldapp

Schaar-Goldapp Consulting GmbH, appointed to represent the BMWK

Daniel Hübsch

HÜBNER Group

Martin Ostermayer

Shortcut Ventures GmbH /appointed to represent the BMWK

Johannes Stiber

Deutsche Bank AG

Daniel Attallah

CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA

Prof. Dr. Alexander Knauer

Teleskopeffekt GmbH

Sigrid Rögner

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Investor advisory board

The investor advisory board consists of representatives of fund investors. It has a role comparable to that of the supervisory board and monitors the work of the HTGF’s management. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) appoints the chairman of the advisory board as well as another member. The advisory board also includes a representative of the KfW group and a private investor or invested company representative.