Herbert Mangesius is a founding partner at Vsquared Ventures with a Dr.-Ing. engineering background who focuses on hardware-software deep tech investments spanning space, semiconductors, quantum, robotics, and climate technologies rather than software-only deals. He co-founded the 1E9 community and is known for his early-stage conviction investing in capital-intensive European deep tech, particularly advocating that serious software development requires embracing hardware and that Europe must build its own critical technologies for strategic resilience.