Steffen Funck
InvestorInvestment Director at Statkraft Ventures
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About
Steffen Funck works at Statkraft Ventures, focusing on start-ups in the energy sector. Before joining the firm, he was an entrepreneur and served as COO/CMO of Venios GmbH, a smart-grid and distributed-energy-analytics company, and earlier worked in RWE's corporate strategy department. He holds an MSc in Physics from Imperial College London and has experience in market positioning, strategy, and B2B sales for energy start-ups.
Invests in
Energy
Experience
- Statkraft VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2020 — present
- Statkraft VenturesInvestment Manager2016 — 2020Düsseldorf, Germany
- vialyticsAdvisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentStuttgart, Germany
- Venios GmbHCOO/CMO2013 — 2016Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland
- RWE AGCorporate Strategy2011 — 2012
Education
- Imperial College LondonMaster of Science (MSc), Physics2010 — 2011
- Heidelberg UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Management19Strategy12Strategic Planning7Leadership5Negotiation3Public Speaking4Business Development15Sales6Presentations3Panel Moderator3Energy5Energy Industry4
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Energy PolicySmart GridEnterprise SoftwareBusiness StrategyProject ManagementRenewable EnergyChange ManagementManagement ConsultingEnergy ManagementLanguages English · German
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