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
Dr. Ulrike Heitzer
Maschinenringe Deutschland GmbH
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
Jan Helge Meyer
Werhahn KG
Alexa Gorman
Member of the Advisory Board
SAP SE – Representative of the private investors HTGF IV
Thorsten Sprenger
HÜBNER Group
Dr. Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital GmbH
Investment Committee – Life Sciences & Chemistry
Manuel Kühle
DÜRR DENTAL
Prof. Ulrike Köhl
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Thorsten Billing
KfW Capital
Dr. Richard Ammer
MEDICE
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 Capital Partners / 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 HTGF IV
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
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 / benannt als Vertretung für das BMWK
Johannes Stiber
Deutsche Bank AG
Daniel Attallah
CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
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.
Advisory Board
Dr. Matthias Koehler
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Alexa Gorman
Member of the Advisory Board
SAP SE – Representative of the private investors HTGF IV
Antje Hansen
Member of the Advisory Board
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Prof. Dieter Jahn
Member of the Advisory Board
Representative of the private investors for funds HTGF I, II, III
