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Katharina Beitz

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Head of Investor Relations at Vireo Ventures · New Businesses Director at FEBACAPITAL

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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About

Katharina Beitz is Head of Investor Relations at Vireo Ventures, where she leads LP relations, fundraising, and the fund's positioning within the European energy tech ecosystem. She was previously the first communications hire at AENU, a €170M Article 9 climate tech fund, where she built its communications function across 40+ portfolio companies, and she has spent over a decade working across venture capital, media, and the energy transition, including as a former researcher at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. She holds an MSc in Economics from ESCP Business School and a BA in Philosophy from Freie Universität Berlin.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. Vireo VenturesHead of Investor Relationscurrent2026 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
  2. Climate Tech Hub e.V.Chair of the Boardcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
  3. Global Women in VCMembercurrent2025 — present
  4. GICA - Global Impact Capital AllianceBoard Of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
  5. AENUHead Of Communication & Platform2024 — 2025Berlin, Deutschland
  6. Agentur W21KMentor & Advisor2023 — 2024Berlin, Deutschland
  7. ZYBRA VenturesStrategy & Venture Architect at ZYBRA Innovation2023 — 2024Berlin, Deutschland
  8. ZYBRA VenturesHead Of Communication at ZYBRA Ventures2023 — 2024Deutschland
  9. ZYBRA VenturesCo-CEO and Investor Communication at ZYBRA Capital2022 — 2023Berlin, Deutschland
  10. OUR GREENERYChief Marketing Officer2022 — 2023Berlin, Deutschland
  11. Beitz.Corporate Communication & Business Strategy Consultant2013 — 2022Berlin
  12. Resilient ResidentCo-Founder2020 — 2021Berlin, Deutschland
  13. Watergate, IPSE, Rummels Bucht, Kosmonaut, Stattbad WeddingSelekteurin und Host2010 — 2020Berlin, Deutschland
  14. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyAssociate Researcher at Research Project "Data & Smart City Governance"2017 — 2018Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
  15. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyResearch Assistant for Research Project "Startup Clinics"2016 — 2017
  16. Freie Universität BerlinGraduate Research & Teaching Assistant „Chair of Philosophy of Language, Art and Ontology“2009 — 2013Berlin

Skills & more

Fundraising4Business-to-Business (B2B)Strategische Kommunikation10Kommunikationsplanung7Unternehmenskommunikation5KrisenkommunikationKommunikationsmanagementMarketingkampagnen4Events3Kennzahlen3MarketingkommunikationÖffentlichkeitsarbeit/PR
+12 moreC-LevelNeu gegründete StartupsNeugeschäftsentwicklungProjektkoordinationAdobe Creative SuiteWissenschaftskommunikationData GovernanceStrategieTableauMicrosoft OfficeGeschäftsentwicklungRapid Prototyping

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch

From Katharina's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vireo Ventures

Carl-Peter Forster
Advisor (Global automotive & mobility markets) at Vireo Ventures
Christopher Burghardt
Advisor (Benelux/US energy & mobility markets, renewables & e-mobility) at Vireo Ventures
Crispin Leick
Managing Director at EnBW New Ventures GmbH
Dr. Carl-Peter Forster
Advisor at Vireo Ventures
Dr. Marie-Theres Thiell
Advisor at Vireo Ventures
Felix Krause
Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures
Florian Weinhandl
Investor at SFG Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft m.b.H
Jakub Głowaczewski
Investment Associate at Warsaw Equity Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Katharina Beitz?
Katharina Beitz is Head of Investor Relations at Vireo Ventures, where she leads LP relations, fundraising, and the fund's positioning within the European energy tech ecosystem. She was previously the first communications hire at AENU, a €170M Article 9 climate tech fund, where she built its communications function across 40+ portfolio companies, and she has spent over a decade working across venture capital, media, and the energy transition, including as a former researcher at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. She holds an MSc in Economics from ESCP Business School and a BA in Philosophy from Freie Universität Berlin.
Where does Katharina Beitz work?
Katharina Beitz is Head of Investor Relations at Vireo Ventures.
What does Katharina Beitz invest in?
Katharina Beitz invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
Where did Katharina Beitz go to school?
Katharina Beitz studied at ESCP (Master of Science - MSc, Economics, Focus Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership); Freie Universität Berlin (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy & Logic).

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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin121

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Shared employers

Also worked at Climate Tech Hub e.V.1

David WortmannSenior Policy & Market Advisor at Planet A Ventures

Also worked at AENU20

Moritz KoetterInvestor at Extantia CapitalFabian HeilemannFounder & CEO at AENUSiobhan BrewsterGeneral Partner at AENUFerry HeilemannFounder & General Partner at AENUPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENURobert StoeckerPartner at AENU

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Also worked at Freie Universität Berlin17

Paula SchultheissSenior Associate at AN Venture PartnersDr. Viktor GorlowSenior Legal Counsel & Portfolio Manager at HeadlineUte MerckerInvestment Director at IBB VenturesSilke R. SperlingManaging Partner at Catalpa VenturesUte TheelInvestment Professional & IR at Matterwave VenturesDr. Robert WagnerManaging Director and COO Germany at AVIV Group

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