Linus Frank has been part of the Fraunhofer Venture Team since February 2022 in the role of Investment Manager and Startup Advisor. He first completed an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic in Landshut and then studied "Renewable Energy Management" at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in Freising. After working as a consultant for an energy supply company in Munich, he co-founded his own EXIST and INVEST funded tech startup. His responsibilities included the founder's and CEO's activities such as business model development, development of the underlying innovation as well as closing the financing rounds.