Maximilian Scholz

Investment Manager

Maximilian Scholz

Investment Manager

HTGF Munich

Maximilian Scholz supports the Industrial Tech team in Bonn as an investment manager. He developed his fascination for entrepreneurship and innovative technologies during his studies of economics in Munich and Milan. During his master studies in London he was able to deepen his knowledge in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and management and to further focus on the investment perspective. Now, his professional experience in private equity and venture capital rounds out his entrepreneurial mindset & skillset.

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Press
23. October 2023

FarmInsect raises oversubscribed €8m Series A to commercially scale its insect farming technology  

Agritech start-up FarmInsect has successfully completed an oversubscribed Series A financing round, raising a total of € 8 million.   The round was led by Sandwater with participation from Bayern Kapital, Australia’s Minderoo Foundation, and the EIC fund, with additional participation from existing investors HTGF and UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators.  The Munich-based company has developed an end-to-end, modularized solution for decentralized production of inse
 
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MATERIALS NEXUS
27. July 2023

Materials Nexus raises £2m to accelerate the world’s change to net-zero materials

Materials Nexus’ unique technology combines AI with quantum mechanics to accurately and rapidly predict novel, high-performing and sustainable materials. The innovation bypasses slow, conventional experimental approaches and accelerates material development from decades to just months – aiding our journey to net-zero. Many of our greenest technologies, including wind turbines and electric vehicles, can benefit from developments in efficiency and performance from their advance