Valentin Schmidt

Valentin Schmidt began their work experience in 2000 as an intern at the German Federal Ministry of Finance. Valentin then worked as a trainee at the Deutsche Bundesbank in 2001. From 2002 to 2005, Valentin served as a business analyst in the Financial Advisory Services department at Deloitte. In 2005, they joined the German Federal Ministry of Finance again, this time as a securities supervisor. Valentin was promoted to senior securities supervisor in 2009 and held this role until 2013. Valentin then transitioned to Moonfare in 2013, where they worked in business development until 2015. From 2015 to 2018, Valentin served on the advisory board of HV Capital, first as an observer and then as the chairman of the Growth Fund. Valentin'smost recent position, starting in 2018, is as an investment manager at KfW IPEX-Bank, where they support the growth of the newly founded Venture Capital arm of KfW Group.

Valentin Schmidt has studied Technology Management of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship/Venture Finance at the Technical University of Munich. Valentin also pursued a Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, and Central Banking at the University of Applied Science Deutsche Bundesbank. Additionally, Valentin Schmidt completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Freie Universität Berlin. There is no specific information provided about the start or end years for these educational experiences.