Benedikt is a founding partner at Vsquared Ventures who previously ran its predecessor fund Vito Ventures, giving him the rare experience of both creating a new deep-tech platform and operating its earlier version. He built over 15 years of finance experience in M&A and tech investing at firms like GCA Altium and HgCapital before focusing specifically on deep-tech and manufacturing companies, backing ambitious European frontier-technology bets like Isar Aerospace, IQM Quantum, and The Exploration Company.