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Michael Jobst

Michael Jobst

Deep Tech Investor | ex BCG | Max Planck PhD

Munich, Germany
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Joined September 2025
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Summary

Michael Jobst is a Principal at Vsquared Ventures, a deep tech investment firm, where he leverages his background in advanced physics and strategic consulting to identify and support groundbreaking technological innovations. He is actively involved in Seed and Series A funding rounds, with a focus on deep tech startups. vsquared+1
With a robust foundation in management consulting, Michael previously served as a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group. In this role, he specialized in strategy and operations, providing expert advice across diverse industries on optimizing production networks, shaping product strategy, and designing effective organizational structures. vsquared
Michael holds a Dr. rer. nat. in Physics from Technische Universität München and was involved in doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. His academic work focused on attosecond dynamics, including the development of cutting-edge lasers for ultrashort deep UV pulses, and is evidenced by several scientific publications. tum+2
His early career included an internship at Carl Zeiss SMT Inc., where he gained practical experience in metrology for lithography optics, complementing his academic journey which spanned multiple prestigious institutions including the University of Colorado Boulder, Universität Regensburg, and ETH Zürich. vsquared+1
Outside of his professional and academic pursuits, Michael enjoys an active lifestyle, frequently riding his road bike through the scenic Alpine foothills and spending quality time hiking with his family. vsquared

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Writing

Femtosecond wave-packet revivals in ozone

January 1, 2019

Journal article exploring the femtosecond wave-packet revivals in ozone molecules.

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Attosecond nonlinear polarization and light-matter energy transfer in solids

January 1, 2016

Journal article on attosecond nonlinear polarization and energy transfer in solid materials, published in Nature.

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Chromium/scandium multilayer mirrors for isolated attosecond pulses at 145 eV

January 1, 2015

Journal article detailing the development of multilayer mirrors for generating isolated attosecond pulses at high energy.

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Attosecond Dynamics in Molecules and on Interfaces

January 1, 2014

PhD thesis exploring the ultrafast dynamics of electrons in molecules and at interfaces using attosecond light pulses. The work involved developing cutting-edge laser technology for deep UV pulse generation.

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Enjoys road cycling around the Alpine foothills and hiking with his family. vsquared