TJ

Tobias Jahn

Partner at Hitachi Ventures

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Business Strategy
Product Development
Automotive
Business Planning
Product Management
Venture Capital
Vehicles
Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Product Design
Start-ups
Innovation Management
Investments
New Business Development
Business Development

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2021

    Hitachi Ventures manages the Corporate Venture Capital fund of Hitachi Ltd. We invest in upcoming market leaders with breakthrough technologies, solutions and services that will drive the digital transformation in areas like next generation mobility, smart infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and logistics, smart energy, digital health and IT. With our investments we contribute to Hitachi's global activities, creating both economic and social value, in order to contribute to a sustainable society.

2015 - 2021

  • Managing Director BMW i Ventures Europe

    2017 - 2021

    BMW i Ventures is a Silicon Valley & Munich based hybrid venture capital firm that executes quickly and delivers precision at scale. We invest in high-performance companies and help them execute quickly by delivering agile precision - ensuring real-world impact on hardware, software, sustainability across manufacturing, transportation, and services.

  • Principal

    2015 - 2021

2008 - 2015

  • Senior Manager New Ventures

    2008 - 2015

    3M Ventures is the venture capital arm of the 3M Company. The purpose of 3M Ventures is to advance 3M innovation by creating growth options in areas of strategic interest through minority equity investments, leveraging the global entrepreneurial and venture community.

2002 - 2008

  • Innovation Management

    2005 - 2008

  • BMW Research Department

    2002 - 2005

  • BMW Technology Research (Silicon Valley)

    2003 - 2004