Michael Jobst
InvestorInvestment Partner at Vsquared Ventures
Munich, Germany
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Michael Jobst is an Investment Partner at Vsquared Ventures, previously a Principal at Boston Consulting Group focused on strategy and operations. He holds a PhD from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, where he worked on advanced lasers, and also worked on lithography optics metrology with Carl Zeiss SMT.
Invests in
Deep Tech
Experience
- Vsquared VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2025 — presentMunich
- Vsquared VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2026München, Bayern, Deutschland
- The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2015 — 2022
- Max Planck Institute of Quantum OpticsResearcher2010 — 2015
- Carl Zeiss SMT Inc.Intern2009 — 2010
Education
- Max Planck SocietyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD
- Technical University of MunichDr rer. nat., Physik2010 — 2014
- ETH ZürichPhysik2008 — 2009
- University of RegensburgDiplom, Physik2003 — 2009
- University of Colorado BoulderPhysik2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Unternehmensberatung3Projektmanagement2Forschung und Entwicklung2DigitalisierungUnternehmensstrategie1StrategieLaserOptik1Recruiting
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Jakob Lingg
Associate at Vsquared Ventures
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