Andreas Demleitner

Andreas is an Associate Partner at Cartagena Capital. He is an experienced semiconductor industry expert with a track record as operational manager, entrepreneur and VC investor.

Andreas is a former partner at BayTech Venture Capital, an early stage VC firm investing in innovative companies in the semiconductor, internet and software sector across Europe. Previously, Andreas was instrumental in establishing Infineon Ventures as a significant corporate investor in high-tech start-ups and was involved in more than 30 transactions in the US, Israel and Europe.

He has more than 11 years experience in semiconductor industry, gained in several countries, primarily in Silicon Valley and in Germany. After holding financial management positions with Siemens in Germany and South Africa, he joined Siemens Semiconductors (later Infineon Technologies) in 1997 in Silicon Valley to successfully build up a fiber optics group as Operational Director.

In 2001, he joined one of his former colleagues in co-founding MergeOptics, a communications technology company, in Berlin. As CFO, he successfully raised funds during one of the toughest periods following 9/11.

Andreas holds a degree in industrial engineering from Karlsruhe Technical University and a business administration qualification from Siemens AG.

andreas (at) cartagena-capital.com