Senior Advisor Family Office and Managing Director A-KAP Ventures bei Achleitner Ventures
LinkedInThomas operates at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and capital. Trained as an economist, he began his career at the ifo Institute for Economic Research before moving into a leadership role at acatech, Germany's National Academy of Science and Engineering. He went on to co-found the German Cyber Agency as its inaugural Chief Strategy Officer — architecting a new model for defense innovation inspired by DARPA. Thomas has served as Sherpa to the Federal Chancellor's Future Council and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network. Today, he focuses on high-impact technology investments at Achleitner Ventures and co-hosts DeepTech Unlocked, a 1E9 podcast. Thomas holds a PhD in Economics and is certified as both a Private Equity Analyst and an Independent Board Director.
DeepTech Unlocked ist der Podcast für alle, die wissen wollen, warum Deutschlands Spitzenforschung oft im Labor stecken bleibt – und wie wir das ändern können. Die Hosts Thomas Lange (Investor bei Achleitner Ventures) und Thorsten Lambertus (DeepTech-Experte an der ESMT Berlin) s…