Dr. Julian Kauffeldt
Managing Director and Innovation Expert
Economic Physicist, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Managing Director of Loys Innovation.
Former co-founder of ALPORA AG and former head of the Innovation Investment Products division at Serafin Asset Management.
Founder of Innovio, with experience in over 50 consulting projects in the field of innovation management.
Julian brings his many years of expertise in innovation assessment specifically to the DIA Fund. A systematic approach (DIA Innovation Algorithm) is used to identify which areas currently exhibit a particularly high attractiveness for innovation - both technologically and economically. Based on this, a targeted selection of particularly relevant innovators is made. This structured approach enables the fund to invest in particularly future-proof companies and offers investors access to systematically identified innovation opportunities.
Dr. Benedikt Kloss
Investment Manager and Strategy Expert
Doctorate in Physics
Former Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company with extensive experience in strategy development, due diligence, and scaling startups. Managing Partner at DIA, responsible for due diligence, strategy development, and M&A transactions.
Holger Kerzel
Board Member,
Expert in Capital Allocation
Former Managing Director at MEAG and Munich Re with more than 30 years of experience in asset management.
Extensive experience in the areas of fund management and direct investments, asset allocation, and alternative investments.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Bernnat
Board member, expert in defense issues
Partner at PwC with extensive experience in the areas of infrastructure, energy, and defense strategy.
Specialist in public-private partnerships, legal frameworks, and large-scale transformation projects.
Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker
Board member, expert in energy and battery issues
Founder of StreetScooter GmbH and a leading expert in sustainable mobility and production management.
With his expertise in industrial engineering, he pioneered scalable, cost-effective e-mobility solutions that shape urban transport and green logistics.
Dr. Jürgen Frodermann
Board member, legal expert in M&A
Senior Partner at CMS Hasche Sigle with over 30 years of experience in advising companies on national and international mergers & acquisitions. Expert in cross-border transactions as well as corporate and capital markets law.
Furthermore, he is co-editor and author of the key handbooks on European corporate and stock exchange law.
Prof. Dr. h. c. Oliver Buse
Board Member, Expert in Public Grant Applications & Real Estate Management
Founder of Buse GmbH, a leading European consulting company in the field of financing with over 20 years of experience in international financing.
Held key positions at Rödl & Partner and Bertelsmann. Advisor to corporations, SMEs, and the public sector with a project volume of over €50 billion.
Prof. Dr. Axel Müller-Groeling
Board member, expert in energy and microelectronics
Member of the Executive Board of the Fraunhofer Society.
Experienced top manager, board member, and technology expert with over 25 years of leadership responsibility in applied research, industry, and consulting.
Previous positions include managing director of several Fraunhofer institutes, CEO and CRO of Centrosolar AG, and Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company.
Contact
Klingholzstrasse 7
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
contact@dia-fund.de