James Mister

James Mister

Venture Partner @ Beyond Earth Ventures | Deep Tech VC & Advisor, fmr. German Tech Envoy to U.S., ex-Siemens, McKinsey/Bosch Fellow

I specialize in

Fundraising 101
Sales & Growth
Building Product
Growth
Fundraising strategy

Deep tech advisor to OpenAI, NVIDIA, Apple & governments

Background & Highlights

Venture Partner

Beyond Earth Ventures

2025 – Present

Beyond Earth Ventures

Executive-in-Residence (EIR)

ARIAx

2025 – Present

Director, Eric M. Warburg Chapter

American Council on Germany

2025 – Present

American Council on Germany

Member of the Board of Advisors

WeAreDevelopers

2025 – Present

WeAreDevelopers

About me

Companies I’ve supported: OpenAI, NVIDIA, Apple, Meta, AWS, Slack, Celonis, Palantir, Joby Aviation, Cloudflare, RIVIAN, Lucid Motors, Cesium Astro, Axiom Space, FlixBus, KUKA, Audi, BMW, Allianz, Siemens, Brose, Infineon, Cotopaxi, Apex AI, Scoutbee, etc. Brief Bio: Polymath and problem-solver with 15 years of experience bridging product, policy, capital, and innovation across continents. I advise high-growth companies, VC firms, and government leaders on scaling deep tech—from AI, energy, semiconductors, and computing to robotics, satellite navigation, biotech, advanced materials, and industrial decarbonization. Previously led the innovation & investment office in Silicon Valley of Germany's largest and wealthiest state (Bavaria; $850B GDP), following years in product, corporate finance, and business development at Siemens, ILF Consulting Engineers, startups, and scientific institutes. I specialize in turning complex systems into actionable growth strategies. What I Offer on Hubble: ✅ Deep Tech & Frontier Tech Strategy ✅ Capital Formation & Investor Relations ✅ Scaling Innovation in Regulated Industries ✅ Public-Private & R&D Partnerships ✅ U.S. <-> EU Market Entry & Policy Navigation Background & Highlights ✅ Venture Partner @ Beyond Earth Ventures and EIR @ AriaX Ventures ✅ Led Bavaria’s innovation office in Silicon Valley, incl. U.S. DD for $750m state VC fund ✅ 15 years in deep tech, VC, and government advisory ✅ Featured by Association for the Advancement of AI, EU Commission, CFA Institute, Forbes, TechCrunch, Bloomberg ✅ Princeton University and Technical University of Munich alumnus | Fluent in 7+ languages Let’s talk about building, scaling, and investing in the technologies that will shape the next century.

You'll get advice on

  • Deep Tech & Frontier Tech Commercialization
  • Raising Venture Capital (seed to Series C)
  • Public-Private and R&D Partnerships
  • Scaling Tech in Regulated Industries
  • Cross-border Market Entry & Expansion

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