MH

Michael Hochholzer

Managing Director at Giesecke+Devrient Ventures

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

Munich, Germany

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $4,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Private Equity
Business Strategy
Marketing
Start-ups
Semiconductors
Energy
Cleantech
Product Management
Investments
Business Development
Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
R&D
Corporate Development
Finance
Global Business Development
Corporate Finance
Valuation

Education

Investments

brighter AI

Series A

Total Funding:

Build38

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $18M

Work Experience

Giesecke+Devrient Ventures

2018

  • Managing Director

    2018

    G+D Ventures is the Venture Capital organization of Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), the long established group ‘creating confidence’ and actively shaping one of the most important trends of the future – security. Our focus is on innovative European startup companies in the broader field of security comprising, i.e. digital (cyber) security, identity technologies, secure connectivity and IoT solutions, innovation in payment and digital currencies, AI, blockchain…

Yields.io

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

Tenzir

2023

  • Board Observer

    2023

Salv

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

Build38

2019

  • Board Member

    2019

IDnow

2018

  • Board Observer

    2018

Verimi

2018

  • Board Member

    2018

brighter AI

2021 - 2023

  • Board Memeber

    2021 - 2023

next47

2017 - 2018

  • Director, Head of Practice Industry

    2017 - 2018

    next47 is the new global venture firm created by Siemens to invest in entrepreneurs who think big and build companies that will change the way we live and work.

Siemens Venture Capital

2012 - 2017

  • Managing Partner

    2012 - 2017

    Managing Partner Industry Fund: Technology scouting, VC early stage and growth financing of innovative companies targeting industrial markets.