Dr Judith Kölzer-Söding is the founder and managing director of Lebenswerk², an investment company based in Frankfurt/Main.

Previously, she worked as a private equity investor for funds of CVC Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs in London and Frankfurt. She acquired her first own investment, a medium-sized pharmaceutical producer, in 2013 and managed it as managing partner. Since then, she has invested in growth companies in the technology, consumer goods and healthcare sectors. She is a member of several advisory boards.

In her role as a supervisory board member of KfW Capital, she has been committed to strengthening the German venture capital market since 2018.Dr Judith Kölzer-Söding studied business administration and law in St. Gallen, Boston, Paris and Hong Kong.

She has lived with her family in Frankfurt am Main since 2011.

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