Volker Berl
InvestorManaging Partner at New Age Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $300K
About
Volker Berl is founder, managing partner, and CEO of New Age Ventures, a venture studio investing across healthcare, cleantech, consumer tech, deep tech, and applied AI. He has co-founded, scaled, and exited multiple ventures and serves as a board member and advisor to portfolio companies. Berl holds a Ph.D., M.B.A., and Dipl.-Ing., and brings background in finance, strategy, and technology to his investment and operational activities.
Experience
- New Age VenturesFounder, Managing Partner & CEOcurrent2009 — presentNew York City
- Standard LithiumMember of the Board of Directors, Chair Governance Committee, Member Audit & Compensation Committeescurrent2021 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Standard LithiumStrategic Advisor2020 — 2021Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp IIMember of the Board of Directors, Audit Committeecurrent2025 — present
- FEMSelectMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- OrthogenRxEarn-Out Committee Membercurrent2022 — present
- OrthogenRxMember of the Board of Directors, Member of the Audit Committee2015 — 2022Doylestown, Pennsylvania Area
- Venock Medical GmbHMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Artract Medical Inc.Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSpringville, California, United States
- MetaSoul INCExecutive Directorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- MetaSoul INCFinancial Advisor2017 — 2020New York City
- BrainCheckAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentHouston, Texas Area
- FTAC Zeus Acquisition CorpMember of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chair2021 — 2023Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- GAUSSIN GROUPMember of the Board of Directors2007 — 2023Belfort Area, France
- Oceans OmegaDirector and CTO2012 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- SyncEvolutionGeneral Manager Finance2006 — 2016Strasbourg Area, France
- Navigate AG - Die InternetagenturMember of the Board of Directors2007 — 2010Karlsruhe Area, Germany
- Zymes, LLCChief Technology Officer2008 — 2009Greater New York City Area
- Zymes, LLCVice President Global Business and Technology Development2006 — 2007Greater New York City Area
- Deutsche Bank AGVice President Equity Research2006Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
Education
- Stanford UniversityPost-Doc, Synthetic Organic Chemistry2001 — 2002
- Concordia UniversityM.B.A. (Executive), Business Administration2003 — 2004
- University of StrasbourgPh.D., Supramolecular Chemistry1996 — 2000
- ECPM Ecole européenne de chimie polymères et matériaux de StrasbourgIngénieur, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering1993 — 1996
- ETH ZürichM.Sc., Organic Chemistry1996
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)B.Sc., General Chemistry1991 — 1993
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship15Business Strategy15Operations Management2Supply Chain Management4Technology CommercializationCross-functional Team Leadership25Investment Banking2Fundraising2Cross-Cultural Communication1Team Building3International Project Management3Production Management
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ChemistryFormulation DevelopmentChemical EngineeringAngel InvestingProduction ManagmentPartnershipsNew Business DevelopmentFormulationGeneral ManagementStrategic PlanningIntellectual Property Development and ManagementStrategic Partnership ManagementLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- NACD Directorship Certification® — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Volker Berl work?
- Volker Berl is Managing Partner at New Age Ventures.
- What check size does Volker Berl write?
- Volker Berl typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
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