Manuel Hösle is an investment manager at Fraunhofer Venture where he supports researchers in developing and implementing concepts for new business models. He also advises the Fraunhofer institutes in matters regarding internal support and promotional processes and represents Fraunhofer's interests at our spin-offs. Before joining Fraunhofer Venture, Manuel worked as a project manager in product and organizational development for several years and gained his own start-up experience in the e-commerce sector. He studied industrial engineering at Helmut-Schmidt University in Hamburg and received an MBA in international management from IUBH University in Bad Honnef.