Susanne Porsche (
née
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Bresser, born 4 June 1952 in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
) is a German film producer and investor.
Porsche began moderating TV shows for children on
ZDF
ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...
in 1979, but later decided to work behind the camera, directing and writing screenplays. From 1988 to 2008 she was married to
Wolfgang Porsche
Wolfgang Heinz Porsche (born 10 May 1943) is a German-Austrian manager and a member of the Porsche family. He is a shareholder and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG. He is the youngest son o ...
, grandson of automotive pioneer
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was a German automotive engineering, automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche, Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first Petrol engine, gasoline–Electric motor, el ...
. They have two sons. Since 2007, she lives with director
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Xaver Schwarzenberger (born 21 April 1946) is an Austrian cinematographer and film director. He has worked on more than 100 films since 1970. His 1983 film '' Der Stille Ozean'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, wher ...
.
Business angel
In addition to her work in film and television production, Porsche invests in
startup
A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship includes all new businesses including self-employment and businesses that do not intend to ...
companies. Her involvement in the field is broad, ranging from ''Secucloud'', a
cloud-based
Cloud computing is "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand," according to International Organization for ...
security software, to ''Terraloupe'', which analyzes aerial images with
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...
, to
Auticon, which exclusively employs people in the
autism spectrum
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing d ...
as IT consultants, and ''Pflegebox'', which supplies the materials for home care and helps the customer to get the costs replaced by the health insurance.
The entrepreneur received in 2018 the Goldene Aurora award, which is awarded annually by BAND (Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V.) and BAE (Business Angels Europe) to Europe's female business angel.
In 2018, Prof. Susanne Porsche was awarded the "Golden Aurora" as Europe's female
business angel
An angel investor (also known as a business angel, informal investor, angel funder, private investor, or seed investor) is an individual who provides capital to a business or businesses, including startups, usually in exchange for convertible debt ...
of the year.
Since 1999 she has been a member of the extended board of the Friends of the European Academy for Women in Politics and Business.
References
External links
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Biography on FOCUS Online
German film producers
German women film producers
German television producers
German women television producers
German television show creators
1952 births
Living people
Mass media people from Frankfurt
Susanne
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*Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name)
*, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
*, the proposed name and designation for a vess ...
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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