Wolfgang Seibold

Wolfgang is Partner and CFO of Hitachi Ventures. Hitachi Ventures is the global venture capital arm of Hitachi Group, a global industrial player active in a broad range of technology sectors. Hitachi Ventures invests in innovative companies that address society’s key technological challenges in areas like IT, industrial automation (robotics, sensor technology and IoT), cloud services (data management, cybersecurity), mobility (autonomous driving, mobility services, smart infrastructure and security services), energy, smart medicine (AI for digital imaging, smart diagnostics, remote care), smart city, smart infrastructure and more. Hitachi intends to leverage its strong position in multiple global technology markets, its expertise and network to support and promote Hitachi Ventures portfolio companies. With our first fund of USD 150M, we invest in Series A/B/C rounds in globally leading startups. From our offices in Munich, Germany, and Boston, USA, we work tirelessly to develop close ties and effective collaboration with leading innovative technology hubs and like-minded co-investors. Before that, Wolfgang was Partner and Managing Director at AGIC in the Munich office. Prior to co-founding AGIC, he was partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, one of Germany’s leading investment funds, which focuses on advanced technologies. Mr. Seibold has been a member of the board of the German Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (BVK e.V.). Prior to his time with Earlybird, Mr. Seibold was a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group’s within its global IT team based in Munich. Mr. Seibold holds an MBA from INSEAD and a master’s degree in physics from Ulm University in Germany.