Daniel Bertele

Daniel is Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director of HV Capital. He grew up in Augsburg, a city he loves and considers the birthplace of venture capital, given that the Fugger banking dynasty started there five centuries ago. That sense of history shaped his path early. At 16, he was already working in his family's media company. He went on to study Business Administration with a focus on finance, banking, and business IT at FernUniversität in Hagen, and later mentored university students in investment and bank management.

Daniel spent over a decade in private equity before joining HV Capital. As CFO and executive board member at Munich Private Equity AG, he was responsible for risk management, fund finance, IT, and later led the investment team across US, European, and globally diversified secondary investments. At HV Capital since 2022, he brings that rare combination of regulatory depth and investment experience to protecting and enabling the firm's funds across market cycles. Off the clock: Lego Technic collector, and an explorer of Augsburg's Roman and Fugger heritage, which never stops giving him entrepreneurial inspiration.