Anne Ossenbühl appointed new CFO at High-Tech Gründerfonds

Bonn, July 27 2021 – Anne Ossenbühl (51) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) starting August 1, 2021. Anne Ossenbühl joins HTGF from Duales System Holding GmbH, where she was most recently Head of Finance, Accounting and Controlling. As well as assuming overall responsibility for all financial areas, she will be part of HTGF’s partners’ committee and the first point of contact for company management in commercial matters. Moreover, she will continue to drive process management and workflow optimization across all organizational functions.

Anne Ossenbühl holds a degree in business administration and brings a wealth of expertise in the areas of finance, accounting and controlling. In addition, she has in-depth experience in the private equity domain. Anne Ossenbühl now becomes one of four female partners and professional experts on HTGF’s management team.

We are very pleased that our controlling and accounting team has secured the services of Anne Ossenbühl, a proven expert with many years of management experience. I am convinced that her expertise will provide us with a valuable impetus and help to ensure that the current and future fund generations are optimally positioned.

Guido Schlitzer, Managing Director of High-Tech Gründerfonds

In my new position, I want to build on High-Tech Gründerfonds’ successful work through the further expansion of controlling and continuous business process reengineering. I’m fascinated by the variety of topics that the position has to offer. As a team player, I’m also very much looking forward to working with my new colleagues in this exciting venture capital environment.

Anne Ossenbühl

About High-Tech Gründerfonds
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven start-ups. With around EUR 900 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge more than 600 start-ups since 2005. Driven by their expertise, entrepreneurial spirit and passion, its team of experienced investment managers and startup experts help guide the development of young companies. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial technology, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have injected more than EUR 3 billion into the HTGF portfolio via more than 1,700 follow-on financing rounds. HTGF has also successfully sold interests in more than 130 companies.
Investors in this public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs and Energy, KfW Capital, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., as well as the companies ALTANA, BASF, BAYER, B.Braun, Boehringer Ingelheim, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, 1+1 AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, FOND OF, Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik, WACKER and Wilh. Werhahn KG.
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