Malte Lorenz

Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Hungry X

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Hungry X (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Co-Founder & Managing Partner
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Hungry X is a boutique consulting firm with a focus on strategy and innovation • We support multinational corporations in their strategic development • We build new products and services, enable startup partnerships, and facilitate investments in innovators • We provide interim management services

    • Co-Founder & Managing Partner
      Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs

  • Investor & Business Angel at Hungry Ventures
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Hungry Ventures is an angel investment vehicle • We provide startups with first capital, strategic advice, and powerful connections • We back the best founders as early as possible and invest in early-stage pre-seed rounds • We have a focus on technology-driven startups in food, health, and climate

  • Engagement Manager at hy - the Axel Springer ecosystem firm
    Nov 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

    hy is one of Germany’s leading consultancies, backed by Axel Springer, helping clients accelerate strategy, innovation, and digital transformation. • Served as lead for projects with a volume of >€1m, mainly for DAX40 and PE-backed companies, and led consulting teams of up to 5 consultants • Advised clients on their business and innovation strategy • Validated business models and built digital ventures • Designed organizational setups for corporate-startup-collaboration

  • Co-Founder & Managing Director (Exit to Melitta Group) at Karl Karlo
    Nov 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Founded and launched sustainable food brand Karl Karlo as a bootstrapped startup • Secured exclusive partnerships with leading supermarkets, Eurowings, and METRO NX-Food • Exit; Karl Karlo was acquired by 10x Innovation, a subsidiary of Melitta Group

  • Investment Analyst at signals VC
    Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 · 4 mos

    • Contributed to building the venture capital fund’s initial investment thesis focused on AI, Blockchain, and IoT • Took part in developing fund’s positioning in Berlin's competitive VC environment • Developed and implemented the fund’s integral operational infrastructure and processes • Assessed European enterprise startup landscape focusing on automation solutions leveraging frontier tech