Where does Matthias Engel work?

Matthias Engel is Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures.

Where did Matthias Engel go to school?

Matthias Engel studied at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Dipl. Kfm, Business); The University of Sydney Business School (none, Semester abroad); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Vordiplom, Business).

Matthias Engel

Investor

Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures, focusing on energy efficiency and industrial electrification, investing in pre-seed and seed companies. Previously Managing Director at innogy Ventures leading venture activities for innogy SE, and earlier held M&A roles at RWE AG and Metzler Corporate Financing. He holds a Business Administration diploma from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationPropTech

Experience

Vireo VenturesManaging Partner Vireo Venturescurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
Future Energy VenturesManaging Director2016 — 2021Berlin, Deutschland
lemonbeat - 100% powered by E.ONBoard Member2016 — 2020Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
TechSeeBoard Member2017 — 2018Herzlia, Bezirk Tel Aviv, Israel
RWEManaging Director Venture Capital - RWE Ventures2015 — 2016Berlin, Deutschland
RWESenior Project Manager Group Mergers & Acquisitions2006 — 2016Essen Area, Germany
Metzler Corporate FinanceSenior Associate2001 — 2006Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
E-Loan EuropeAssistant to the CFO2000 — 2001Munich Area, Germany
Deutsche BankApprenticeship1993 — 1997Berlin Area, Germany

Skills & more

Corporate Finance36Valuation12Due Diligence33Business Strategy14Mergers2Investment Banking4Team Building2International M&A3M&A Negotiations3Strategic M&A3Contract Negotiation3Financial Planning3

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Financial AdvisoryRestructuringBoard PresentationsRenewable EnergyOffshore WindRegulated IndustryPower GenerationFinTechNegotiationManagementFinancial ModelingManagement Consulting

Languages English · French

From Matthias'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 Matthias Engel?: Co-founder and Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures, focusing on energy efficiency and industrial electrification, investing in pre-seed and seed companies. Previously Managing Director at innogy Ventures leading venture activities for innogy SE, and earlier held M&A roles at RWE AG and Metzler Corporate Financing. He holds a Business Administration diploma from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management.
Where does Matthias Engel work?: Matthias Engel is Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures.
What does Matthias Engel invest in?: Matthias Engel invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
Where did Matthias Engel go to school?: Matthias Engel studied at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Dipl. Kfm, Business); The University of Sydney Business School (none, Semester abroad); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Vordiplom, Business).

Same school

Also attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management39

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Also attended The University of Sydney Business School23

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Also attended Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin56

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Shared employers

Also worked at Future Energy Ventures27

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Also worked at TechSee3

Veronique HördemannManaging Director at Future Energy Ventures Elizabeth TobeyMarketing Mentor at Lair East Labs Eran WestmanGeneral Partner at Viola Ventures

Also worked at RWE12

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Also worked at Metzler Corporate Finance3

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