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.

Meike is a Venture Partner at BSH Startup Kitchen, where she is responsible for driving startup collaborations in the home appliances industry. Meike has multiple years of experience in digital strategy, new business models and IT. She has a passion for new customer-centric innovations and solutions especially in the digital environment. Before joining BSH Startup Kitchen, Meike was responsible for building up new digital business models within BSH’s digital strategy department. Prior thereto, Meike led various international projects in different industries while working for management consulting firms with a focus on digital transformation and innovation.

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.

Melanie is project manager at BSH Startup Kitchen. She 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. In her role she is in charge of driving organizational transformation with business impact for both startups and BSH. Prior to BSH Startup Kitchen, Melanie was a manager in an international consulting company with a focus on digital strategy and transformation projects in the high-tech and manufacturing industry.

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.

Kadir supports operations at BSH Startup Kitchen. Kadir works closely together with out project managers and venture partners for various operational tasks around our startup partnership management. Kadir gained relevant experience for this position in stations in private equity and strategy consulting, as well as business development in a Munich-based startup. When not supporting our team, he is pursuing his master's in Technology and Management at the Technical University of Munich.