Our podcast guest is Roman Huber, who has been the Managing Director of Bayern Kapital since 2006. Bayern Kapital, based in Bavaria, was founded on the initiative of the Bavarian government in 1995. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bavarian LFA Förderbank. As the venture capital organization of the Land of Bavaria, Bayern Kapital provides equity capital financing for the founders of young innovative technology companies in Bavaria.
You’ll hear about:
- How investing in Bavaria is different from investing in the US
- The typical types of investments seen in Bavaria and how deals are structured
- How large the investor community is in Bavaria
- How most startups fund their early stage companies
- The process for getting a meeting and pitching to investors
- How close and supportive of foreign companies the Bavarian community is
- What a typical seed investment looks like for an early startup and how big the rounds are
- Opportunities for growth funding and if companies have to look outside of Bavaria to close larger growth rounds
- The preferred exit strategies for German startups
Contact:
- Roman Huber Huber@bayernkapital.de
- Bayern Kapital www.BayernKapital.de
- Invest In Bavaria www.Bavaria.org
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