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 HTGF IV (established 2021)
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
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
Anna Wagenknecht
Jungheinrich AG
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
Thorsten Sprenger
HÜBNER Group
Dr. Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital GmbH
Norbert Binger
Maschinenringe Deutschland 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
Member of the Advisory Board
Evonik Industries AG – Representative of the private investors
Ingo Kloeckner
Leaps – Head of Portfolio Strategy & Reporting, Bayer 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
Malte Unger
adesso ventures GmbH
Dr. Jens Grünewald
Brückner Group
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
Daniel Hübsch
HÜBNER Group
Martin Ostermayer
Shortcut Ventures GmbH /appointed to represent the BMWK
Anna Wagenknecht
Jungheinrich AG
Johannes Stiber
Deutsche Bank AG
Daniel Attallah
CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
Prof. Dr. Alexander Knauer
Teleskopeffekt GmbH
Sigrid Rögner
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
Pierre Bürkle
Schneider Electric
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
Antje Hansen
Member of the Advisory Board
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Dr. Bernhard Mohr
Member of the Advisory Board
Evonik Industries AG – Representative of the private investors
