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Olaf Joeressen
VC at HTGF
Cologne Bonn Region
Overview
Olaf Joeressen is a Senior Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds, specializing in pre-seed and seed investments in deep-tech and industrial-tech sectors. With a background in electronics and semiconductor industries, he has successfully invested in companies like ABH Optics ApS and Synthara Technologies, demonstrating expertise in early-stage investment and venture capital.
Joeressen's career highlights include serving as a Seed Investor for multiple companies such as Chipmetrics and InCirT GmbH, as well as being a Board Observer for QphoX, showcasing his leadership in driving strategic investments and fostering innovation in the tech industry.
Work Experience
Senior Investment Manager
2021 - Current
Financing and developing Start-Ups in the area of Industrial Technologies and Deep-Tech. High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is Germany’s most active seed stage investor. As a seed investor, we have financed more than 750 start-ups in the industrial tech, digital tech, life sciences and chemicals sectors. We have overseen more than 180 exits, including IPOs. When founding your company together with us, you benefit from an experienced partner at your side.
Investment Manager
2018 - 2021
Financing and developing Start-Ups in the area of industrial technologies.
Seed Investor
2024
Seed Investor
2023
Seed Investor
2022
Board Observer
2021
Seed Investor
2021
Seed Investor
2021
Seed Investor
2020
Seed Investor
2019
Seed Investor
2018
Education
Dr.-Ing.
1990 - 1995
Dipl.-Ing.
1983 - 1990