Lars Uffhausen
InvestorFounder, Managing General Partner at Carat Venture Partners
East Coast (New York & Boston)
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About
Oversees the firm's investing strategy, investor relations, and governance, and supports founders' go-to-market efforts. A founder of an advanced manufacturing unicorn with over 20 years of early-stage tech operating and investing experience, having raised over $250M for startups.
Experience
- Carat Venture PartnersManaging General Partner - Venture Capitalcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Arma BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2026 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Applied AtomicsInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Dugu SystemsInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Ateios SystemsInvestorcurrent2026 — presentIndiana, United States
- White Glove InvestmentsInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- StarCore NuclearInvestorscurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- SCIPInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- American Gene Technologies® International Inc.Investorcurrent2024 — presentRockville, Maryland, United States
- PebbleInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- aarna.mlInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tulip InterfacesInvestorcurrent2015 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Tulip InterfacesHead Of BizDevOps & Angel Investor2015 — 2017Greater Boston
- Multiple Startup Companies & EnterprisesDigital Transformation | Startup Advisor | Actionable Strategies & Investmentscurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area | Greater Boston Area
- Essentium, Inc.Co-Founder, CFO & COO2017 — 2022Austin, Texas Area
- Microflare Inc.Founder CEO/President2004 — 2018San Jose, California
- JabilSenior Director Investments, Innovation & Technology Trends - CVC2014 — 2015San Jose, California
- JabilDirector of Technology2014San Jose, California
- Simplicity In SoundInvestor & Owner2013 — 2015879 Ames Avenue Milpitas, CA 95035
- In2technologies, Inc.Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer2013 — 2014San Jose, CA
- Wolfe Engineering, Inc. acquired by JabilChief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer2008 — 2013San Jose, California
- Wolfe Engineering, Inc. acquired by JabilIT Director2006 — 2008Sunnyvale, California
- Wolfe Engineering, Inc. acquired by JabilIT Manager2003 — 2006Sunnyvale, California
- Wolfe Engineering, Inc. acquired by JabilBusiness Analyst/Systems Engineer1999 — 2003Campbell, California
- Uffhausen.orgFounder1997 — 2004Germany & Silicon Valley, California
Skills & more
Compensation23Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)21Contract Negotiation15Cash Management2Budgeting2Budget Preparation2Accounting2Venture Capital8Start-up Ventures8Private Equity7Investments1Portfolio Management1
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ManufacturingERPProduct DevelopmentSemiconductorsEngineeringManufacturing EngineeringIT ManagementDesign for ManufacturingLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lars Uffhausen?
- Oversees the firm's investing strategy, investor relations, and governance, and supports founders' go-to-market efforts. A founder of an advanced manufacturing unicorn with over 20 years of early-stage tech operating and investing experience, having raised over $250M for startups.
- Where does Lars Uffhausen work?
- Lars Uffhausen is Founder, Managing General Partner at Carat Venture Partners.
- Where did Lars Uffhausen go to school?
- Lars Uffhausen studied at Stanford University (Modern Finance); Stanford University (Startup Boards: Advanced Entrepreneurship, Business/Corporate Communications); Hochschule Furtwangen (MS IE, Product Engineering).
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