Peter Mandl

MVP Management GmbH (MVP) is an independent German venture capital firm which was founded in 2005 by Walter Grassl, Soenke Mehrgardt and Rolf Nagel. Headquartered in Munich, MVP manages the MVP Strategic Partnership Fund, backed by corporate and institutional investors and is the prime venture capital partner of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. As such, the firm has preferred access to Fraunhofer spin-offs.

BEKON GmbH operates as a holding company which develops biogas, energy and waste treatment plants. It specializes in a dry fermentation technology that aims to revolutionize the energy and waste management industry. The firm facilitates both the production of quality compost and the use of potential energy from waste. Its focus areas encompass the plant design, construction, project financing, and plant operation and maintenance. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany.

Silicon Line GmbH designs and manufactures analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. Its products include VCSEL driver/TIA, serializer/De-serializer and modules. The company was founded by Holger Hoeltke and Martin Groepl in 2005 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.