Dirk Sassmannshausen
InvestorGeneral Partner and CFO at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About
Dirk Sassmannshausen is General Partner and CFO at ECBF, overseeing finance, legal, and operational matters across the fund and its investments, and he helped create the business plan for ECBF as an ESG first-time fund. He previously worked as CFO of La Famiglia GmbH, Senior Controller at High-Tech Gründerfonds, and at Commerzbank on buyout financing. He has more than 15 years of experience in VC controlling and finance and holds a PhD from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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Experience
- ECBF VCCFOcurrent2020 — presentGermany
- La Famiglia GmbHCFO2018 — 2020Berlin Metropolitan Area
- High-Tech GründerfondsSenior Controller2010 — 2017
- Commerzbank AGSpezialist Structured Finance2003 — 2010Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Unternehmensfinanzierung14Start-ups12Unternehmertum10Privates Eigenkapital4Fusionen und Übernahmen5Riskokapital6
Languages Deutsch · Englisch
From Dirk's professional profile.
Colleagues at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Arthur Duca
Analyst at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Charlotte Rossignol
Analyst at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Clara Martinez
External Relations & Sustainable Investing Senior Manager at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Cornelia Frentz
Director Governance and Sustainable Investing at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Cornelia Mann
Head of Communications at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Dahai Yu
Senior Advisor at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Ellen Roßner
Office Manager at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Gisela van den Boom
Finance Director at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dirk Sassmannshausen?
- Dirk Sassmannshausen is General Partner and CFO at ECBF, overseeing finance, legal, and operational matters across the fund and its investments, and he helped create the business plan for ECBF as an ESG first-time fund. He previously worked as CFO of La Famiglia GmbH, Senior Controller at High-Tech Gründerfonds, and at Commerzbank on buyout financing. He has more than 15 years of experience in VC controlling and finance and holds a PhD from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
- Where does Dirk Sassmannshausen work?
- Dirk Sassmannshausen is General Partner and CFO at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund.
- Where did Dirk Sassmannshausen go to school?
- Dirk Sassmannshausen studied at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Dr. rer. pol., Wirtschaftswissenschaften); Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Finance).
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