Today, Daniel Grassinger, Senior Manager for Investment & Expansion, calls  Herbert Mangesius. Herbert is Founding Partner of Vsquared Ventures and Co-Founder of the 1E9 think tank in Munich. We want to learn more about his view as a venture capitalist on the ‘present & future of deeptech in Bavaria’. Vsquared Ventures is a venture capital fund, that invests in early stage deeptech startups. One of their flagship portfolio companies is Isar Aerospace. In July 2020 Isar Aerospace got awarded as Munich’s fastest growing Startup. As a founder of the 1E9 think tank, Herbert created a platform and community, that aims for a better future by leveraging technology. ‘A New Humanity’ is the title of this years 1E9 Conference in Munich. With more than 80 speakers and 900 attendees the conference brings together technology leaders from various sectors like AI, quantum computing, 3D printing and many more, to foster collaborations and synergies for a better world.