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.
- How investing in Bavaria is differet from investing in the US
The typical types of investments seen in Bavaria and how are deals structuredHow large the investor community is in BavariaHow most startups fund their early stage companiesThe process for getting a meeting and pitching to investorsHow close and supportive of foreign companies the Bavarian community isWhat a typical seed investment looks like for an early startup and how big the rounds areOpportunities for growth funding and if companies have to look outside of Bavaria to close larger growth roundsThe preferred exit strategies for German startupscomco