Anja Senkmüller

CV

Anja joined the Industrial Tech team in June 2025. While pursuing her master’s in Finance & Information Management at TUM, she focused on emerging technologies and published AI research in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute. She gained hands-on experience in startup coaching and venture capital at UnternehmerTUM, where she specialized in deep tech investments. Driven by a curiosity to explore how entrepreneurial ecosystems operate across the globe, Anja also worked in startup consulting in Africa and delved into the venture capital landscape in Latin America.

Besides work, Anja enjoys sports in nature, exploring new places as well as modern art.

Four questions for …

What motivates you?

The immense potential of technical innovations and entrepreneurship for our future.

What fascinates you about the pre-seed/seed phase?

Believing in the ideas of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and strategically developing them today.

What do you appreciate most about your job?

New perspectives, exciting ideas, and smart people in a dynamic environment every day.

What has changed for the better in the past five years?

More focus, more depth, more support—the European startup ecosystem has matured significantly in recent years.