Christian Ziach
Principal
About me
| Team | Industrial, Climate & Deep Tech |
| at HTGF since | 2017 |
| my focus | Aerospace & Defence, Deeptech |
| my background | former Officer, Aerospace Engineer, Economist |
CV
The aerospace engineer has been dealing with cutting-edge technologies his entire professional life and, as a Principal/Authorized Signatory at HTGF, supports start-ups in the areas of industrial IoT, software, security, space and quantum technologies. Before Christian came to HTGF in October 2017, he worked as a senior systems engineer on the international asteroid landing mission MASCOT at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and was able to gain a lot of experience in the field of agile development methods in the hardware sector. For the first 12 years of his career, he was an air force officer in the German Armed Forces, responsible for the management of complex armaments projects. In 2011, while working for the German Armed Forces, he also obtained a diploma in business and economic sciences. Christian shares his experience as a startup mentor in cooperation with the incubators of the European space organization, the Space Founders Accelerator, and advises DLR and ESA in the area of New Space.
Four questions for …
What has been your most important milestone so far?
My time in the USA and Japan expanded my horizons incredibly and gave me valuable impulses for my personal development.
What has been your biggest success?
The successful landing of a space probe on an asteroid for whose development I was responsible.
Which metaphor do you like to use to describe your job?
It’s like a kindergarten: one child is crying all the time and there’s always a lot going on.
What distinguishes the HTGF team?
Competence, passion and entrepreneurial spirit.