About
Ariel Golan is an Investment Director at Bayern Kapital, where he joined the Growth Equity team led by Wolfgang Dengler. He previously worked as a transaction manager at a family office and spent over five years at European clean tech investor EIT InnoEnergy, helping build out its Europe-wide portfolio. He holds a degree in electrical engineering, an intermediate diploma in business administration from LMU Munich, and a certification as a private equity and venture capital analyst from the TUM School of Management.
Experience
- Bayern KapitalInvestment Director | Growth Equity | Venture Capital | CPEAcurrent2023 — presentMünchen | Landshut
- Planet A FoodsObserver Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- Isar AerospaceObserver Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- VantisMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Theva Dünnschichttechnik GmbHMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- EVUM Motors GmbHMember Board of Directors2024 — 2025
- InnoEnergySr. Investment Manager2018 — 2023
- high tech early stage companiesBusiness Angel Investor2014 — 2022Munich
- VoltStorageBoard Member2021 — 2022
- MM Venture capital fund / family office with +500Mio AUMInvestment Manager / Business Analyst2013 — 2018Munich / Tel Aviv
- Technische Universität MünchenBusiness Development, Alliances & Partnerships for the Exists Forschungstransfer Project 'Bitflux'2016 — 2017München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- CL HoldingCo-Founder and CEO2009 — 2012Munich / Shenzhen (CN)
- GTI Trading & CEOCo-founder and board member2002 — 2008Munich
- KPMG ConsultingSenior Consultant eBusiness Unit (eSales und eSCM)2000 — 2002Munich
- Home Shopping EuropeInhouse Consultant and Project Manager1997 — 1999Munich
Education
- TUM School of ManagementCertified Private Equity Analyst, CPEA2019 — 2020
- EsadeExecutive education - Ventue Capital - Financing and sales for early stage ventures, Executive education - Ventue Capital - Financing and sales for early stage ventures2018
- Technical University of MunichDiploma, Electrical Engineering / Information Technology1990 — 1997
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenIntermediate Diploma, Business Administration1993 — 1995
Skills & more
FinanzmodelleFinanzanalysenNachhaltigkeitStart-up-UnternehmenCorporate Venture CapitalRisikokapitalBeteiligungsmanagementInvestmentmanagementRestrukturierungEntrepreneurshipNew Business DevelopmentBusiness Process Design
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Management ConsultingDue DiligenceE-commerceProject ManagementBusiness StrategyProduktmanagementBusiness Process Re-engineeringKey Account DevelopmentInternational BusinessSales ManagementEarly-stage StartupsManaging Start-upsLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Georgisch · Hebräisch
From Ariel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended TUM School of Management7
Katharina FriePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSNikolaj KlebertInvestment Director at BONVENTUREVictor SzaboInvestment Manager at Ananda Impact VenturesAlexander KiltzPrincipal at UVC PartnersAlexander SchmittPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersNicolas BrenkSenior Berater Vermögensmanagement / Family Officer at Qcoon Invest
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Also attended Esade227
Francesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJosep Maria EcharriManaging Partner & CEO at Inveready Technology Investment GroupIgnacio FontsNon Executive Chairman at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRaúl GallegoGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJoan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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Also attended Technical University of Munich186
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
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Also attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München102
Celine XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesLaura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersToby TriebelPartner at FinTech CollectiveGabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Isar Aerospace8
Fabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalMathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesHendrik BrandisCo-Founder and General Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalPaul KlemmGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalThomas OehlGeneral Partner at Vsquared VenturesEric AchtmannAdvisory Board at Arowana Partners
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Also worked at Theva Dünnschichttechnik GmbH1
Also worked at InnoEnergy1
Also worked at VoltStorage1
Colleagues at Bayern Kapital
Ahmet Bayram
Investment Manager at Bayern Kapital
Andreas Huber
Senior Investment Manager at Bayern Kapital
Anne Sultanow
Human Resources at Bayern Kapital
Benjamin Schwiewagner
Investment Director at Bayern Kapital
Bernd Schafberger
Head of Venture Capital Investments | Authorised Signatory at Bayern Kapital
Bernhard Köhler
Investment Director and Authorised Signatory at Bayern Kapital
Bettina Grotz
Investment Manager at Bayern Kapital
Botond Bozola
Working Student Marketing, Communication & Investor Relations at Bayern Kapital