Fundraising Fox

Ines Kolmsee

Investor

Partner at Matterwave Ventures

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Writes $1.1M – $4.3M checks

About

Ines Kolmsee, formerly one of Germany’s few female CEOs of a publicly listed industrial company, leverages heavy‑industry C‑suite experience and structured value‑chain deep dives to help technical founders commercialize breakthroughs.

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Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Matterwave VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. ecoLockedAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
  3. OPTIMUSEAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentVienna, Austria
  4. TopsoeIndependent Board Mmebercurrent2023 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. EtexIndependent Board Membercurrent2022 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  6. Prysmian GroupIndependent Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. Boralex Inc.Independent Board Member2022 — 2024Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  8. UmicoreIndependent Board Member2011 — 2023Brussels
  9. APERAM Service and SolutionsCEO2017 — 2021Paris Area, France
  10. Smart Hydro Power GmbHEntrepreneur2014 — 2020Feldafing
  11. SUEZIndependent Board Member2014 — 2018Paris Area, France
  12. EWE AGCOO, CTO2015 — 2017Oldenburg Area, Germany
  13. FUCHS PETROLUB SEIndependent Board Member2011 — 2015Mannheim Area, Germany
  14. SKW Stahl-MetallurgieCEO2004 — 2014
  15. Arques Industries AGHead of Finance2003 — 2004Starnberg
  16. CompletelGeschäftsführer Finanzen2003Munich Area, Germany
  17. EricssonCustomer Solution Manager2001 — 2003
  18. A.T. KearneyAssociate1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategy41Business Strategy44Mergers & Acquisitions27Management Consulting34Acquisition Integration14Business Planning12Change Management16Start-ups16Corporate Development13Product Management8Restructuring12Telecommunications4
+12 moreNew Business DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationProduct DevelopmentBusiness TransformationPrivate EquityCorporate FinanceStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipManagementLeadership

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

From Ines's professional profile.

Colleagues at Matterwave Ventures

Benedikt Kronberger
Partner at Matterwave Ventures
Bruno Bernard
Venture Partner at Matterwave Ventures
Christian Reitberger
Partner at Matterwave Ventures
Eduardo Marino
Analyst at Matterwave Ventures
Eduardo Mariño
Analyst at Matterwave Ventures
Julian Riebartsch
Venture Partner at Matterwave Ventures
Lorenzo De Angeli
Principal at Matterwave Ventures
Mia Brzakovic
Associate at Matterwave Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ines Kolmsee?
Ines Kolmsee, formerly one of Germany’s few female CEOs of a publicly listed industrial company, leverages heavy‑industry C‑suite experience and structured value‑chain deep dives to help technical founders commercialize breakthroughs.
Where does Ines Kolmsee work?
Ines Kolmsee is Partner at Matterwave Ventures.
What does Ines Kolmsee invest in?
Ines Kolmsee invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductors.
What check size does Ines Kolmsee write?
Ines Kolmsee typically writes checks of $1.1M – $4.3M.
Where did Ines Kolmsee go to school?
Ines Kolmsee studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Master’s Degree, Ingénierie (Ingénieur Civile des Mines de St. Etienne)); Technische Universität Berlin (Master of Science (M.S.), Process and Energy Engineering).

Same school

Also attended INSEAD805

Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended École des Mines de Saint-Étienne5

Mathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesAlexandre CordierAssociate at Supernova InvestBassel AttiehManaging Partner at Cedar Mundi VenturesOmar DekkicheCEO at AmateraUlysse PrygielFounder at OneKey

Also attended Technische Universität Berlin67

Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersCarmo SilvaManager, Retail at Bright Pixel CapitalSamuli SirénGeneral Partner & Founder at RedstoneAlex SmolaCEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at Topsoe2

Charlotte DamgaardChairwoman of the Board at Damgaard CompanyBharti SinghlaPrincipal at Momentum Capital

Also worked at Prysmian Group4

Irene MingozziPrincipal at Italian Founders FundFederico SargentiCo-CEO at Italian Founders FundAlexandra PascariuOffice Manager at Alkemia CapitalJaume Ayats SolerPrincipal at All Iron Ventures

Also worked at Umicore2

Katleen VandersmissenManaging Partner at Heran PartnersBirgit BehrendtVenture Partner at AP Ventures

Also worked at SUEZ11

Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgDavid StantonInvestor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateVirginie LucchiniPartner, Head of Middle Office at Axeleo CapitalDavid HansenPartner at Supernova InvestOrnella GomisFinancial Controller at Kurma Partners

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