Sönke Mehrgardt

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.

Loewe AG manufactures, develops, and distributes television (TV) sets, Blu-ray players, audio equipment, and multi-room solutions. It operates through Home Entertainment segment. The Home Entertainment Systems segment engages in the sale of TV sets manufactured internally as well as Digital Videodisk (DVD) players/recorders, audio components and other products in the home entertainment area. The company was founded by Siegmund Loewe and David Ludwig Loewe in 1923 and is headquartered in Kronach, Germany.

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.

Fludicon GmbH develops and produces dampers and actuators with electrorheological fluids. The firm develops and market intelligent and flexible solutions based on electrorheological technology for the automotive industry. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

agnion Technologies GmbH engages in the planning, financing, construction and commissioning, and operation and maintenance of bio-energy plants. It serves timber industry and forestry clients, electrical supply companies, residential and commercial buildings, and cities and municipalities. The company was founded by Jürgen Karl in 2007 and is headquartered in Hettenshausen, Germany.