About
Sven Heiligtag spent two decades advising RWE and E.ON on decarbonization, helped create a multi-utility VC and advised utilities—offering founders an insider playbook for navigating corporate VCs.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationPropTech
Experience
- Vireo VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentGermany
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Partner2001 — 2020Hamburg
Skills & more
Languages Creoles and pidgins, English-based · English · German
From Sven'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 Sven Heiligtag?
- Sven Heiligtag spent two decades advising RWE and E.ON on decarbonization, helped create a multi-utility VC and advised utilities—offering founders an insider playbook for navigating corporate VCs.
- Where does Sven Heiligtag work?
- Sven Heiligtag is Partner at Vireo Ventures.
- What does Sven Heiligtag invest in?
- Sven Heiligtag invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where did Sven Heiligtag go to school?
- Sven Heiligtag studied at University of Hamburg (Doctor of Chemistry, Chemistry); Cancer Research Center Honolulu (Doctor of Chemistry, Cancer Research).
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Shared employers
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549
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