Our Team

Lars is Venture Partner at BSH Startup Kitchen. Lars has more than 10 years of experience in corporate venture capital, corporate strategy and strategy consulting. Having seen the world of corporate venturing from different angles, Lars is passionate about creating long-term value and best returns in corporate venturing for both startups and corporates. Prior to BSH Startup Kitchen, Lars managed investments at Fluxunit – OSRAM Ventures focusing on early-stage tech-investments, and led various projects Lars started his career at Boston Consulting Group with a focus on corporate development, and business transformation.

Dipjyoti (aka DJ) is Venture Partner at BSH Startup Kitchen. After finishing his research in the field of quantum phenomena at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden, he joined Bosch Research in Stuttgart as an expert in the Quantum technologies team. He was also at Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence in the heart of Silicon Valley and started to work with startups. His vision is to enable, empower and excite innovators to impact humanity and society. DJ is a Startup mentor for various programs and passionate to build bridges between Startup, venture capital and the strategic innovation focus of BSH.

Jenny is a Venture Partner at BSH Startup Kitchen, and is leading our activities in China. She actively builds and nurtures the local innovation ecosystem to enable BSH internal clients to access and partner with innovation resources across China. As a startup mentor of various programs, she is enthusiastic about bridging those to Chinese resources for product realization. Before joining BSH, Jenny had held different roles in multiple companies such as Cisco, PCH, Foxconn, etc.

Stefanie is a project manager at BSH Startup Kitchen. Her responsibilities range from assessing the business challenge of our BSH units, being the main point of contact for startups to support our proof-of-concepts with tailored project management. Stefanie has multiple years of experience in digital strategy, customer experience management and large-scale IT implementations. Prior to BSH Startup Kitchen, Stefanie gained profound experience while working at a digital consultancy for several years.

Sandra is a Venture Manager at BSH Startup Kitchen. In her role, she bridges the gap between internal departments and external Startups, aiming to accelerate impactful innovation across all BSH departments. Sandra has 15 years of experience in digital marketing, digital strategy, and brand communication, both on agency and corporate side. Sandra's passion lies in entrepreneurship, innovation, consumer-driven and data-based touchpoint optimization, website and campaign optimization, and identifying actionable consumer insights.

Mathias is a Venture Manager at BSH Startup Kitchen. He is responsible for identifying and evaluating business challenges with BSH business units and acts as main point of contact for innovation projects between BSH teams and Startups. Mathias has several years of experience in new business models, open innovation strategies and IT implementation projects. He has a passion for sustainable and digital innovations which fulfil our customers’ needs. Prior to BSH Startup Kitchen, Mathias worked in an international management consulting firm with a focus on innovation and digital strategy projects.

Güney is a Venture & Dealflow Manager at BSH Startup Kitchen. He is responsible for researching topics with high business impact potential for BSH teams and actively sources Startups that could help us leverage that opportunity . Guney has several years of experience in startups, venture capital, new business models, and scouting. He has strong passion for innovative business models. Prior to BSH Startup Kitchen, Guney worked in investment banking and venture capital focusing in early stage startups.

Michelle supports operations and communication at BSH Startup Kitchen, working closely together with the Project and Venture Managers. In previous working stations in various industries she gained her knowledge about Open Innovation, Design Thinking as well as Marketing. When not working for our team, Michelle is pursuing her master's degree in Consumer Science at the Technical University of Munich.