Volker Heistermann

Volker Heistermann is a German-born investor, entrepreneur, and corporate innovation operator. He is Managing Director of Yushan Ventures, which was founded in 2011 and describes itself as a global automotive innovation partner focused on strategy, scouting, supplier identification, and implementation across Germany, the United States, and Taiwan. APEC’s project database independently lists him in 2017 as Managing Director of Yushan Ventures, Inc., with the same email and phone in the stub data.

Heistermann co-founded Mosaic Venture Lab, a Taiwan-based venture builder and accelerator focused on smart mobility, deep tech, and corporate-startup collaboration. Mosaic says it has worked with Audi, Volkswagen, and Continental, and its press materials identify Heistermann as co-founder and managing director. The firm’s work centers on scouting, market intelligence, startup integration, and building bridges between Taiwanese technology companies and global automotive or industrial customers.

Earlier in his career, Heistermann worked in technology, telecom, and finance. Public speaker bios list prior roles at AT&T, International Data Group as Manager of Market Intelligence, and Rutberg & Co. as Vice President. His education is reported as UC Berkeley international marketing/certificate study and financial law at Bielefeld University.

Heistermann is also tied to ecosystem-building work across Asia-Pacific. APEC records show him as project proponent for the 2017 Global SME and Corporate Innovation Survey, focused on startup integration into corporations. His public bios also cite advisory work with APEC and Taiwan’s SME agency, MobileMonday Taipei, Startup Weekend Taiwan, Startup Labs, and AngelLabs in Asia.

• Invests in and supports deep tech companies at the intersection of AI, semiconductors, automotive innovation, smart mobility, and sustainable manufacturing.
• FSP Mosaic Innovation & Sustainability L.P. states its mission is to help Taiwanese startups scale “from seed stage to global market leaders,” with focus industries of semiconductors, mobility, and artificial intelligence.
• Mosaic Venture Lab’s smart-mobility work focuses on mobility services, electrification, sustainability, cabin intelligence, IoT, automotive chips, and corporate R&D/scouting.
• Heistermann’s own stated operating style is hands-on: “I don’t just write checks.” He emphasizes operational help, go-to-market strategy, corporate partnerships, and turning proofs of concept into revenue.
• He appears especially interested in startups that can use Taiwan’s manufacturing, semiconductor, and supply-chain advantages to scale globally across Asia, Europe, and North America.
• In recent public posts and panels, he has emphasized that AI and hard-tech companies need engineering discipline, validation loops, and business impact rather than demos alone.