Philipp is a Partner at Leitmotif, based in Munich, where he focuses on investments across Energy, Electrification, and DeepTech. His work centers on bridging the U.S. and Europe to help accelerate innovation on both sides of the Atlantic. Previously, he built and led the global Energy & Climate investment activities at another global VC fund based in Munich.

Leitmotif is a venture capital firm backed by European industrial interests that actively bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe with offices in Palo Alto, US, and Munich, Germany. It empowers extraordinary startups to accelerate the transition from technical proof to commercial scale. Leitmotif has invested in four fusion companies across technical pathways and continents: Pacific Fusion, Xcimer Energy, Proxima Fusion and Zap Energy.