Lucas started his career as a Management Trainee at renewable energy company juwi. Next, he worked as Operations Manager at Helpling and as Management Consultant at UDG Consulting (migrated to SMP Strategy Consultants). Lucas holds a B.Sc. in Management from Kozminski University and a M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship & Digital Innovation… Read More
Constantin joined the eCAPITAL Investment team as an Associate in January 2024. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management where he specialized in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. During his studies, Constantin immersed himself in the startup ecosystem, completing internships at… Read More
Steffen has a background in electrical engineering and business administration focusing on entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University with a top-of-his-class degree. Prior stations include work experience in business development for novel smart grid applications in China, a master thesis on strategic make-or-buy decisions, R&D for superconductor solutions and abroad studies… Read More
Before joining the investment team of eCAPITAL, Yanick co-founded TCG Home, a portfolio management software for the global collectibles market. Previously, he gained experience in various roles within the start-up ecosystem, ranging from early- to late-stage start-ups and venture building. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the… Read More
Hannes joined eCAPITAL initially in 2014 and has been a Managing Partner since 2024. Previous career stages include roles as Venture Partner at eCAPITAL (2021-2024) and, in parallel, as Financial Director at an industrial technology company and several advisory mandates in different settings, ranging from corporate to government-sponsored to a… Read More
Before joining eCAPITAL, Katharina worked as a Senior Consultant at UnternehmerTUM, the entrepreneurship center of the Technical University of Munich, with a focus on innovation strategy, corporate incubation and company building as well as an Interim COO at the high-tech startup accelerator TechFounders. Katharina holds a M.Sc. in Technology &… Read More
Dirk is an operator-turned-investor, having built several high-tech ventures as Founder, CEO and COO at companies such as VPIsystems, Innominate Security Technologies and PHOENIX CONTACT. An engineer by education and an entrepreneur at heart, he chose to start his own company rather than pursue a PhD in the 1990s. Dirk… Read More
Paul is Managing Partner and CEO of eCAPITAL. After studying business administration in Tübingen, Paris and Muenster, where he also completed his PhD, he worked as Project Manager at Roland Berger. Subsequently, he was chief representative of Kaufhof Holding AG. Via an MBI, he became the executive partner of Ernsting’s… Read More
Svenja joined the investment team of eCAPITAL as an Associate in 2021. She studied Business Administration & Economics with a focus on accounting & finance at LMU and holds a M.Sc. in Management from the University of Muenster, where she specialized in entrepreneurship and innovation management. During and between her… Read More
Willi is a serial entrepreneur in the field of data security. He graduated as an aerospace engineer from RWTH Aachen und Queens College UK and holds an MBA degree from Henley Management College UK and the University of Houston. During his career, he held various management positions at Daimler Chrysler… Read More
