Carolin Althoff
InvestorGeneral Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital · General Partner at age1
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
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About
Holds a PhD in Economics focused on ESG and a master's in finance & accounting; entered the startup ecosystem in 2020 after working as an ESG consultant for over six years.
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Experience
- Cusp CapitalGeneral Partner, Investor & Head of ESGcurrent2022 — presentEssen / Berlin / Munich
- Reframe VentureSteering Committee Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2024 — present
- Independent ConsultantIndependent Consultant for a Multi Supervisory Board Member2017 — 2025
- PwCManagerin I Prokuristin I Risk & Regulatory2021 — 2022Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- PwC DeutschlandSenior Consulting Associate2020 — 2021Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Goethe UniversityResearch Assistant / Doctoral Candidate2016 — 2020Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Duale Hochschule Baden-WürttembergGuest Lecturer2018 — 2019Greater Karlsruhe Area
- Deutsche BankIntern - Finance / Strategy & Projects2015Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- KPMGWorking Student - Deal Advisory2015
- KPMGIntern - Restructuring2014
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainTeaching Assistant in Finance, Lehrstuhl für Kreditwirtschaft und Finanzierung2013 — 2014Frankfurt
Skills & more
Corporate Governance5Projektmanagement3Teamwork3Research1Aufsichtskompetenzen1Finanzanalyse2
From Carolin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cusp Capital
Andrés Pérez Soderi
General Partner at Carya Venture Partners
Britta Lenczewski
Finance Manager at Cusp Capital
Christian Winter
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Dr. Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Helmut Klawitter
General Partner, General Counsel at TEV Ventures
Holger Temme
Venture Partner at Cusp Capital
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Johannes Behringer
Principal at TEV Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carolin Althoff?
- Holds a PhD in Economics focused on ESG and a master's in finance & accounting; entered the startup ecosystem in 2020 after working as an ESG consultant for over six years.
- Where does Carolin Althoff work?
- Carolin Althoff is General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital.
- Where did Carolin Althoff go to school?
- Carolin Althoff studied at Goethe University Frankfurt (Doctoral Student, Economics); Goethe University Frankfurt (Master of Science in Management, Finance/Accounting); Bond University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Independent Consultant10
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Also worked at Goethe University8
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Also worked at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg7
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