Founder & Investor

MANUEL

HECKMANN

Lineup Holdings
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Who am I

I’m a climate tech and green transition founder turned tech investor, currently taking time to focus on what comes next. In the meantime, I back exceptional founders with small checks and hands-on support — helping them navigate the messy early stages I know too well from building my own companies.

I’m a climate tech and green transition founder turned tech investor, currently taking time to focus on what comes next. In the meantime, I back exceptional founders with small checks and hands-on support — helping them navigate the messy early stages I know too well from building my own companies.

I’m a climate tech and green transition founder turned tech investor, currently taking time to focus on what comes next. In the meantime, I back exceptional founders with small checks and hands-on support — helping them navigate the messy early stages I know too well from building my own companies.

What I do

Advisory & Board Roles

Operational support for early-stage companies navigating growth. I’ve been in the founder seat. I know what it’s like when things break — and when you need to raise to reach the next stage.

Angel Investing

Small tickets, deep involvement. I invest through Lineup Holdings — focusing on disruptive technologies that shape the industrial transition and digital infrastructure. The unsexy plumbing that makes the green transition actually work: energy, manufacturing, mobility, and computing.

Current Work

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Background

Founder

Co-founded EcoG, an IoT operating system for EV charging infrastructure. Scaled to 25,000+ systems deployed globally. Successful exit. Co-founded and exited POLYAS, the only BSI-certified online voting software.

Co-founded EcoG, an IoT operating system for EV charging infrastructure. Scaled to 25,000+ systems deployed globally. Successful exit. Co-founded and exited POLYAS, the only BSI-certified online voting software.

Investor

Previously, a partner at Greencode Ventures, a European climate tech fund investing seed to Series A. Board director for portfolio companies including FLEXeCHARGE and ZeroMission. Prior to that, part of Siemens Venture Capital and Next47.

Education

Educated at leading institutions in Europe and Asia