Christian Matuschka

About

Christian Matuschka is a Strategy & Impact Analyst at Lightrock, having joined the firm in 2024. His background includes experience in impact investing and sustainability. **Before Lightrock:** * He worked at South Pole as Interim Chief of Staff, leading company-wide transformation efforts. * He was a Founder's Associate at The Landbanking Group and ecoworks. * He held internships at Trill Impact and Flossbach von Storch. **Education:** * MSc in Environment and Sustainability Management from Georgetown University. * BSc in International Business from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. **Lightrock Overview:** * Lightrock is a global impact investment firm that focuses on growth capital, backing entrepreneurs addressing significant global challenges. * Founded by Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein. * The firm invests in scalable and tech-driven business models. * Lightrock focuses on impact themes of people, planet, and productivity/tech for good. * Lightrock manages over $5.5 billion in assets across private and public markets. * They invest in Series B+ companies with check sizes ranging from $10M to $50M. * Lightrock has offices in London, Bangalore, Nairobi, São Paulo, Utrecht, and Zurich. **Recent Investments and Activity:** * Lightrock launched its first public equities fund, the Lightrock Global Small-Cap strategy, in May 2024, with €400 million of seed capital. * The firm's most recent investment was in Sun King (Series D round)