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About Investor

Helmut G. Katzgraber serves as Chief Scientific Officer and General Partner at 55 North, where he focuses on innovative Hardware companies. Working from Copenhagen, he invests from the Pre-seed stage through Series B. His role combines scientific evaluation with investment leadership, allowing him to assess both the technical strength and commercial potential of new technologies. He works with investment amounts ranging from $500K to $15M, with a typical target of around $5M. As a lead investor, he helps founders navigate product development, intellectual property, manufacturing, and market-entry challenges. His scientific background is particularly useful when evaluating complex hardware businesses that require deep technical knowledge. At 55 North, he helps connect advanced research with the capital and strategy needed to build scalable companies.