Carsten Maschmeyer
InvestorManaging Partner at Alstin Capital · Founder at MGV.VC · Founder and Managing Director at Seed+Speed · Founder at Maschmeyer Group
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
About
Carsten Maschmeyer is an entrepreneur and investor who serves as founder of the MASCHMEYER GROUP, with teams in Munich, Berlin, Hanover, San Francisco, and New York. He previously built and led an independent financial advisory business that he took public and later sold. As of November 2025, his group holds stakes in more than 150 startups across Germany, Europe, and the United States, and he has appeared as an investor on the television program "Die Höhle der Löwen" since 2016.
Experience
- MASCHMEYER GROUPFoundercurrent2011 — present
- Gründershow "Die Höhle der Löwen"TV-Investorcurrent2016 — present
- Alstin CapitalFoundercurrent2011 — present
- seed + speed VenturesFoundercurrent2015 — present
- Maschmeyer Group VenturesFoundercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco
- AWDCEO und Founder1987 — 2007
Colleagues at Alstin Capital
Alexander Meyer-Scharenberg
Partner at Alstin Capital
Benjamin Kleinschnitz
Principal at Alstin Capital
Dominik Ködel
Visiting Analyst at Alstin Capital
Dr. Andreas Schenk
Partner at Alstin Capital
Florian Mangelsdorf
Finance Manager at Alstin Capital
Lara Bernhardt
Office Manager at Alstin Capital
Laura Keilhofer
Investment Manager at Alstin Capital
Margret Dupslaff
Investment Manager at Alstin Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carsten Maschmeyer?
- Carsten Maschmeyer is an entrepreneur and investor who serves as founder of the MASCHMEYER GROUP, with teams in Munich, Berlin, Hanover, San Francisco, and New York. He previously built and led an independent financial advisory business that he took public and later sold. As of November 2025, his group holds stakes in more than 150 startups across Germany, Europe, and the United States, and he has appeared as an investor on the television program "Die Höhle der Löwen" since 2016.
- Where does Carsten Maschmeyer work?
- Carsten Maschmeyer is Managing Partner at Alstin Capital.