Capital: | € 1.3 billion |
Age: | 60 |
Born: | May 8, 1959 |
Country of origin: | Germany |
Source of wealth: | Entrepreneurs |
Last updated: | 2022 |
Short 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.
Early life
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 highlights
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.