Carsten Maschmeyer Net worth

August 20, 2022 james

Capital:	€ 1.3 billion
Age:	60
Born:	May 8, 1959
Country of origin:	Germany
Source of wealth:	Entrepreneurs
Last updated:	2022

Brief introduction

Carsten Maschmeyer is a financial entrepreneur and writer from Germany and judges for the television program “Die Höhle Der Löwen”. He is the founder and owner of the Maschmeyer group and invests in various industries.

Youth

Carsten Jens Maschmeyer was born in Bremen in 1959 and grew up in Hildesheim in a simple condition. As a teenager, he is a youth champion of districts in medium and long distances. In 1978 he graduated from a high school and became a soldier in the Bundeswehr for two years. There he worked as a backup officer for medical services. In order to finance the next medical study at Hanover, he worked at the same time as his study in sales at the OVB VermögensBeratung Financial Consultant company, before devoting himself full time for financial advice in 1982.

Career

At OVB VermögensBeratung he rose to the position of regional director at a very young age. He worked at OVB until 1987. In 1988 Carsten Maschmeyer established independent financial advice for private households by joining DM 900,000 in the AWD (General Business Service) financial group. The company’s goal is to give advice and act independently from banks and insurance companies. He took over the majority and company management. AWD managed to enter the stock exchange in 2000. The price price is the EUR 54 per share, which produced results around EUR 500 million. The company rose in M-Dax and was extended to eleven countries. His company grew quickly and became the largest independent financial advisor service in Europe. The company is active in Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and Central and Eastern Europe, among others. In 2007, Swiss Life, the largest Swiss living insurance company, bought all companies for 1.9 billion. During the takeover, the Maschmeyer family also sold their shares in Swiss’s life. Maschmeyer became the co-creo of Swiss life in 2008. In 2009 Maschmeyer left the AWD council and changed to the Swiss life council until 2001. In 2010, the businessman, along with the former economist, founded Maschmeyerrürup AG, which was suggested by former Economist Bert , establishing Maschmeyerrürup, which recommended insurance companies, banks, and government for retirement and health care. Rürüp left in 2013 and the company was liquidated. With the alternative strategic investment GMBH (Alstin), he invests in companies from various industries. With the Seed & Speed Ventures fund, he supports the initial investment. All Carsten Maschmeyer activities were suspended under the Maschmeyer group. Maschmeyer is currently significantly involved in a large number of companies, including HMNC Brain Health, NU3, Blacklane, Barzahlen, Orderbird, Pflege.de, Creatics and Mobile Event Guide. Maschmeyer is an honorary senator from Leibniz Universität Hannover and a freelance lecturer at the International School of Management in Munich. Maschmeyer finances scholarships in both institutions.

Career spotlight

In a recent study of the fastest start-up in Germany, his personal equity funds were the only 10 who had invested in two companies. Maschmeyer is ranked 1112 in the list of the richest 500 Germans. Maschmeyer has been one of the judges and investors since the third season of the television program Vox “Die Höhle Der Löwen” in 2016. In 2012 Maschmeyer launched his book “Selfmade – Success Living” at the German book market. His second book “The Millionaire Formula – The Road to Financial Independence” was followed in 2016.