Achim Lederle has worked for more than 20 years as an investor, supervisory board member and consultant for national and international companies. He has focused on the retail, Internet, software and electronics industries and has supervised companies from their founding, through their growth to the sale or initial public offering. As a partner at 3i, the largest European venture capital company, Mr. Lederle managed transactions from 0.5 to 270 million euros. He was jointly responsible for the strategic sale of the global 3i venture portfolio and subsequently, as a venture partner at Cipio Partners, continued to supervise and successfully sell these companies. He started his career in venture capital as an investment manager at Technologieholding VC. Achim Lederle is regularly involved with entrepreneurial capital and know-how as a business angel. After studying business administration at the University of Augsburg, he joined the consulting firm of Deloitte Consulting.