Carsten Maschmeyer
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Carsten Jens Maschmeyer (born May 8, 1959) is a German businessman, investor, speaker, author and panel-member of the German version of the reality television series Shark Tank, "Die Höhle der Löwen" ("Lion's Den"). He is the founder and owner of the Maschmeyer Group which combines all of his current commercial activities. With ALSTIN (Alternative Strategic Investments), he invests growth capital in emerging industries and future markets with outstanding innovations in sectors like the Internet, technology, and life-science. Through Paladin Asset Management his team undertakes value-investments in publicly listed companies. With Seed & Speed, Maschmeyer provides seed investments to very early-stage companies.

Born in Bremen, Germany, Maschmeyer grew up in Hildesheim (Lower Saxony) and lived under poor conditions. He never saw his father and lived in an orphanage. He has one half-brother, whom he first met at the age of 40. As a teenager, he was a successful athlete (middle-distance-runner). In 1978, he completed his Abitur (higher-education entrance qualification) and joined the German Armed Forces for two years. In order to be able to finance his subsequent education in medicine in Hannover, he worked concurrent with his studies in the sales department of a financial advisory firm (OVB Vermögensberatung) before committing to financial consultancy on a full-time basis in 1982. He became Country Director of Lower Saxony at a very young age, responsible for approximately 3,000 salespeople. He worked at OVB until 1987. Carsten Maschmeyer is a reserve officer of the Joint Medical Service of the Bundeswehr.