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Introducing our Ambassadors
What they do (for us)
Our FASE Ambassadors regularly provide us with pro bono support when reaching out to potential investors. By investing their valuable time and opening up their excellent networks for FASE, they act as important ambassadors to us and the impact ventures we support.
Click on their profile pictures to learn about their professional backgrounds and why they are enthusiastic to work with FASE.
Dr. Ilka Wicke
Dr. Ilka Wicke
Dr. Ilka Wicke brings many years of experience as a chemist and investment manager at Böhringer Ingelheim Ventures, which she co-founded in 2010. She also holds several advisory board seats in portfolio companies of the corporate venture firm.
I am enthusiastic about FASE because…
“… I can support social enterprises with innovative social impact ideas by bringing in my network and introducing them to potential providers of risk capital.”
Dr. Ilka Wicke
Dr. Sebastian Brandis
Dr. Sebastian Brandis
Dr. Sebastian Brandis is the chairman of German foundation “Stiftung Menschen für Menschen”. Previously, he was the CEO of e-shelter facility services GmbH. He also creates impact as a private investor and founder of several social and cultural initiatives.
I am enthusiastic about FASE because….
“…of their professionalism in building the important bridge between finance and sustainable social entrepreneurship initiatives.”
Dr. Sebastian Brandis
Martina Erlwein
Martina Erlwein
Martina Erlwein works for the renowned Hamburg-based private bank Berenberg as a relationship manager in institutional asset management. For many years, she advises foundations and churches on their investment activities and built a strong expertise in impact investing.
What I like about FASE…
“…is that investors get access to a large variety of investments with social impact and at the same time receive an opportunity to support social enterprises on their growth journeys. With FASE, investments can achieve more than just financial returns.”
Martina Erlwein
Christian Dreyer
Christian Dreyer
After the successful IPO of his electric installation company Hansen Sicherheitstechnik in 2006, the entrepreneur and investor Christian Dreyer sold his remaining shares in 2009. In the field of impact investing, he focuses on education and personally invested via FASE in social enterprises Veedu and Sira.
I am enthusiastic about FASE because…
“…with FASE’s consulting, impact entrepreneurs are lifted to a really professional level.”
Christian Dreyer
Svenja Becker
Svenja Becker
Svenja Becker is the co-founder and chief investment officer of Moravia Capital Investments. She has been active in private equity since 1998 and contributes her broad sector network, which includes international family offices, high net worth individuals and private banks. In addition, she initiated the renowned Munich Private Equity Ladies Circle.
What I like about FASE…
“…is that they support founders who don’t shy away from entrepreneurial risk and are committed to the concept of sustainability.”
Svenja Becker
Katharina Eucken
Katharina Eucken
Katharina Eucken is Managing Partner of Viafuturum GmbH, which supports corporates in integrating sustainability and social responsibility in their business models as well as structure their existing activities and make them visible. As a lawyer, economic mediator and coach she brings many years of experience in managing medium-sized family enterprises in areas such as law, compliance, corporate responsibility, strategy and financing. In addition, she expanded her wealth of experience in non-profit engagement in a consultancy firm for effective philanthropy.
What I like about FASE…
“…is that they support business ideas that address the root cause of social challenges and develop practical solutions. This approach can also serve as a role model for corporates to create sustainability strategies.”
Katharina Eucken
Ulrich von der Linde
Ulrich von der Linde
The investor and entrepreneur Ulrich von der Linde is the CEO of German pharma supplier Caesar & Loretz. He brings extensive experience in the pharma wholesale industry and has been engaged in impact investing for several years. One result of the collaboration with FASE is his larger investment in Greentec Capital Partners.
I am enthusiastic about FASE because…
“…great ideas for social and ecological progress are professionally prepared to become investment-ready.”
Ulrich von der Linde
Dr. Martina Mettgenberg-Lemière
Dr. Martina Mettgenberg-Lemière
Dr. Martina Mettgenberg-Lemière brings strong expertise and a wide network in social entrepreneurship, impact investing and impact management. At AVPN and GLS Treuhand, she advised on how to achieve impact and structured many deals in a diverse portfolio to achieve the best for investors as well as social entrepreneurs. She also served as a mentor for venture builders at aidha, the micro-business school in Singapore, and for social entrepreneurs at INSEAD.
I am enthusiastic about FASE because…
“…FASE always finds the right match between investor and social enterprise needs: Social enterprises in the missing middle receive the right financing allowing them to pursue their impact at scale, thus enabling social solutions to reach the people in need. Impact investors benefit from customised deal structures, which meet their social ambitions and fit their risk-return profiles.”
Dr. Martina Mettgenberg-Lemière
Would you also like to engage with impact ventures and empower them – as investors or ambassadors?
Then don’t hesitate to reach out to us: Ellinor Schweyer, eschweyer@fa-se.de
