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2022
Matterwave Ventures is backing the future of European industry. We invest full stack. Our companies have a substantial impact on Europe’s tech sovereignty, carbon neutrality, and the future of industrial value generation. I personally focus on electronics/photonics and quantum technologies; resource efficiency and robotics/industrial AI. I currently serve on the boards of Codasip, Equal1, LiveEO, Innatera Nanosystems, HQS Quantum Simulations, micropsi industries, BigRep, Electrochaea, Effect Photonics and Orcan Energy and as an observer at NVision Imaging.
2009
Co-created the Wellington portfolio in the fields of smart electronics, photonics, resource efficiency and computer vision. Board Member at Bookatable (sold to Michelin), Eyeem (sold to THAG), Readmill (sold to Dropbox), Heliatek; Orcan Energy. Observer at Dacuda (sold to Magic Leap).
2008 - 2009
Advising the Wellington partners on new cleantech and other technology investments in the early and growth stages as well as supporting existing portfolio companies in their expansion strategies.
2008 - 2021
2018 - 2021
The btov Industrial Tech Fund focusses on industrial innovations from hardware components to software applications. We cover all of Europe and focus on early stage investments with fundamental technological differentiation. My personal focus is on electronics & photonics, quantum technologies, resource efficiency and industrial AI. Board member at HQS Quantum Simulations, Innatera Nanosystems, LiveEO, equal1 and Codasip.
2008 - 2018
Member of the btov Investorenkreis sind 2008; focus on electronics, photonics, semiconductors, resource efficiency, mechatronics and industrial artificial intelligence. Board member at Effect Photonics, Electrochaea, Romo Wind (merged into NablaWindHub) , Nanda Technologies (sold to NANO), BigRep and micropsi Industries; Board observer at NVision; Investor in Data Artisans (sold to Alibaba), Kivu and other breakthrough technology companies.
1999 - 2008
2008 - 2008
Board responsibility at NXP Semiconductors BV (NXPI), CSG Solar AG (sold to Suntech), Elliptec AG.
1999 - 2008
Strong experience in the venture, growth and buyout sector; led nine technology transactions with strong involvment in another three transactions; focus on components (semiconductors, photonics, mechatronics, sustainable technologies) and infrastructure investments. Strong IPO and M&A experience (Q-Cells: QCE public; Systemonic: sold to PHG; Ciao: sold to SRVY/MSFT; 12snap: sold to NEOM; Webraska: sold to Sanef; NXP Semiconductors: bond offering; NXPI public).
1995 - 1999
1995 - 1999
Consulting technology, telecoms and digital media companies with a focus on startup/spinout/re-start situations. Instrumental in building McKinsey's private equity group.
1992 - 1995
1992 - 1995
Fundamental physics research in quantum field theory and quantum optics Applied physics research in detector optimisation and neural network applications at CERN in Geneva Author of five refereed scientific publications