Ulrich is a Managing Director and Partner of Porsche Ventures. Having joined the sports car manufacturer in 2011, Uli played pivotal roles in the legal department overseeing corporate affairs and strategic investments.
Ulrich (Uli) was previously a corporate lawyer for the CMS legal practice in Stuttgart and Moscow. He also spent time with GE Capital in London.
His commitment to fostering growth is underscored by his PhD in law from Universität Osnabrück in Lower Saxony and further involvement in the venture ecosystem.
Passions: American Football and Traveling
Favorite Car: 1984 911
Patrick, is a Partner at Porsche Ventures, leading the European investment team and has been instrumental in setting up Porsche Ventures from the start in 2016.
Since joining Porsche in 2012, Patrick has held numerous leadership roles across Porsche Germany and Porsche Digital, where he directed business development and partnering initiatives.
Patrick holds a degree in Media & Communications Technology and Economics from University of Mannheim, University of Basel and London School of Economics.
Passions: Family & Friends, Soccer & Long-distance running, Reading
Favorite Car: 918 Spyder
Gabe leads our investment team in the US. Based in San Francisco, he is focused on Mobility and Industrial topics.
Prior to Porsche Ventures, Gabe was an investor at Creandum and Comet Labs where he focused on early-stage enterprise, consumer, and deep tech investing.
Gabe earned his bachelor and master degrees from Stanford, where he was a member of the two-time national championship winning men’s gymnastics team.
Passions: Fitness
Favorite Car: 911 GT3 Touring
Dennis is based in Berlin. Since joining the Berlin office in 2019 he has been curious about deep tech and the industrialization of innovative products and processes.
Before joining Porsche Ventures he has been an Investment Associate at Techstars Ventures and was the first Investment Analyst at Motu Ventures, now known as Earlybird X after his master's degree in industrial engineering.
Passions: Music, Sports and Nature
Favorite Car: 991 R
Ralph is based in Berlin. He is especially excited about startups pioneering the challenges of industrial technology, manuvering manufacturing, and Industry 5.0 topics to the next level.
Before joining Porsche Ventures, Ralph was a Senior Investment Manager at leAD Sports, initiated by the Adi Dassler Family Office and hub:raum, the incubator of Deutsche Telekom. He comes with 15+ years of professional experience in investment and portfolio mangement, as well as sales.
Passions: Family, Sports, and BBQ
Favorite Car: 992 Carrera 4 GTS
Jake is based in the Bay Area. He is especially drawn to entrepreneurs pioneering manufacturing, future energy, advanced compute, and heavy industry challenges.
Previously at Fontinalis Partners investing in early-stage mobility and industrial innovation.
Principal Venture Partner at GoingVC Partners backing pre-seed frontiers.
Passions: Boxing, golf, outdoor escapes
Favorite Car: Carrera GT
Arman is based in Los Angeles and is excited about opportunities in the energy transition, industrial modernization, and mobility.
Arman started his career at Goldman Sachs focusing on investment strategies in Real Estate and Private Equity. He then joined the team at CloudKitchens, helping scale the international real estate business.
Passions: Tennis, Golf, Formula One
Favorite Car: 993 Turbo S
Yakir is based in Tel Aviv and is focused on cutting-edge automotive technologies, energy transformation, deep-tech, and industry 5.0 within the region.
Previously at one of Israel's largest investment funds, OurCrowd. He brings 12+ years of automotive experience, from suppliers, boutique OEMs, F1 teams, and the Israeli Ministry of Interior.
Passions: Classic Cars, Family, Music
Carlo is based in Luxembourg and focuses on a sustainable future, especially in the fields of deep tech, climate tech, fintech, and quantum space.
Previously at JP Morgan, Union Investment and Porsche Digital, Carlo comes with experience in finance, business strategy, and asset management.
Passions: classic cars & bikes, (motor)sports, skiing, traveling
Favorite Car: 1973 Carrera RS 2.7
Yanisse is based in Luxembourg and focuses on supply chain/logistics, mobility, climate tech, and energy topics.
Previously at Deloitte, Societe General CIB, and Klesch, Yanisse comes with experiences in investment banking and private investments.
Passions: Boxing, Football, Formula 1
Favourite Car: 992 Sport Classic
Irene is based in Luxembourg and channels her efforts towards investments in the circular economy, negative emissions materials, and has a genuine interest in supporting revolutionary ideas proposed by enthusiastic founders.
Previously @ Mazars, KPMG, Deloitte doing Valuation and M&A. Her true passion for startups emerged a few years later when she joined the Investment team of a Fintech VC fund.
She is addicted to networking, meeting as many people as possible when joining an event is her mantra!
Passions: scuba diving, swimming & well-being devotee
Favorite Car: Fiat 500 F
