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Matthias Lais

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Managing Director at neosfer GmbH

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

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About

Matthias Lais is co-founder and managing director of neosfer, the innovation unit and early-stage corporate venture capital arm of Commerzbank, which invests up to €4 million in early-stage FinTech, B2B SaaS, and sustainability start-ups. He and his team support founders into the late-stage phase and provide access to their global network. Lais also serves as an advisory board member at IMPACT FESTIVAL, which he initiated.

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Experience

  1. IMPACT FESTIVALAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. neosfer (ehemals main incubator)Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2022 — presentFrankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
  3. IMPACT FESTIVALCo-Founder2021 — 2025Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
  4. main incubatorManaging Director2016 — 2022Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
  5. main incubatorCo-Founder & Investment Manager2013 — 2016Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
  6. Retresco GmbHAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2018Berlin, Germany
  7. Commerzbank AGCredit Portfolio Manager2010 — 2016Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Skills & more

Securitisation1Financial Modelling1Corporate Venture CapitalCorporate Ventures CapitalFinTech1Transformational LeadershipFinancial ServicesCorporate FinanceBanking6Finanzanalyse11Business Strategy9Investmentbank4
+7 moreBankwesenUnternehmensstrategieUnternehmensfinanzierungProjektmanagementUnternehmensberatungRisikomanagementKapitalmärkte

Languages Deutsch · Englisch

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Colleagues at neosfer GmbH

Julian Bürklein
Senior Investment Manager at neosfer GmbH
Kai Werner
Managing Director at neosfer GmbH
Karim Menn
Senior Manager Strategy and Investments at neosfer GmbH
Leonard Schmidtke
Investment Analyst at neosfer GmbH
Marlon Müller
Investment Manager at neosfer GmbH
Nicolai Bastian
Senior Investment Manager at neosfer GmbH

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthias Lais?
Matthias Lais is co-founder and managing director of neosfer, the innovation unit and early-stage corporate venture capital arm of Commerzbank, which invests up to €4 million in early-stage FinTech, B2B SaaS, and sustainability start-ups. He and his team support founders into the late-stage phase and provide access to their global network. Lais also serves as an advisory board member at IMPACT FESTIVAL, which he initiated.
Where does Matthias Lais work?
Matthias Lais is Managing Director at neosfer GmbH.
Where did Matthias Lais go to school?
Matthias Lais studied at TAM Akademie GmbH (Master of Modern Leadership, Leadership); University of Düsseldorf (Diplom-Kaufmann, Betriebswirtschaftslehre); Robert-Schuman-Berufskolleg Essen (Bankkaufmann, Ausbildung Bankkaufmann).

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