Steffen Bartschat

Innovation Meets Scale

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2020
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Nov 2020
Diatomix, Inc. has developed a patent-pending, bioengineered compound that actively and continuously improves indoor air quality when incorporated into products with a variety of LED lights. Diatomix offers an all-inclusive OEM air purifying additive which not only continuously adsorbs VOCs but also converts it into nontoxic byproducts. The Diatomix additive can replace activated carbon in many applications. This is essential step in fighting climate change as activated carbon is coal or charcoal and to regenerate activated carbon you must burn off about 15%. This means that today we burn coal to clean the emissions from burning, unsurprisingly not sustainable. Diatomix additive can be regenerated without losses, leading to a circular economy and a huge environmental benefit.
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2020
Board Member
Nov 2020
Diatomix, Inc. has developed a patent-pending, bioengineered compound that actively and continuously improves indoor air quality when incorporated into products with a variety of LED lights. Diatomix offers an all-inclusive OEM air purifying additive which not only continuously adsorbs VOCs but also converts it into nontoxic byproducts. The Diatomix additive can replace activated carbon in many applications. This is essential step in fighting climate change as activated carbon is coal or charcoal and to regenerate activated carbon you must burn off about 15%. This means that today we burn coal to clean the emissions from burning, unsurprisingly not sustainable. Diatomix additive can be regenerated without losses, leading to a circular economy and a huge environmental benefit.
2015
Member / Investor
Jun 2015
Sand Hill Angels is a group of Silicon Valley angel investors passionate about helping entrepreneurs get to the next level. What makes the group unique is the collective experience of its members building and scaling deep technology companies. The group has been around for close to two decades. Sand Hill Angels works openly and collaboratively with venture capital funds, other angel organizations, and the Bay Area ecosystem that fosters the growth of technology startups.
2012
Strategic Advisor, Technology and Ventures
Feb 2012
Faurecia is a worlds leading automotive tech company designing solutions for a safe, personalized, connected and sustainable mobility. Faurecia is a company of the Group @FORVIA. If you are willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s mobility, join us. Join www.careers.faurecia.com Visit www.faurecia.com for more information.
2010
CEO and Founder
Jan 2010
Hill88 conducts long-term engagements with two types of Companies: The first type are corporates that would like to increase their interaction with the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Services range from advanced scouting for innovative start-ups in a given technology target area, to helping established teams incorporate Silicon Valley's rapid innovation methods and networking culture into their process. The second type are technology startups. The key focus here involves helping the company scale to the next level - ranging from Seed to Series B. I provide a strategic view, anticipating and solving operational problems before they can become serious. I am not afraid to "roll up my sleeves" and pitch in. My engagement is flexible, ranging from providing advice for a few hours each week, to taking on interim operational roles. Current and past projects have included: business plan development, manufacturing strategy, strategic planning including quarterly/annual goal setting, technology evaluation & implementation, operational assessments, off-shoring analysis, business development, supply chain, forecasting, etc. Product areas have included automotive, consumer products, virtual reality, wearable devices, industrial, education, IPTV, and media/entertainment. Companies ranged in size from startups (LUMO BodyTech) to Fortune 50 (Cisco).