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Seoul, South Korea
Founder & Managing Director, Saint Clair · Cross-border investment, Europe–Asia · Chair, Korean-Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KICCI)

Saint Clair is a cross-border investment firm between Europe and Asia: an institutional investor that also builds the infrastructure through which capital crosses borders. Carl Härtlein is its founder and Managing Director. Thirty years across technology entrepreneurship, international advisory, and corporate strategy, between European and Asian markets. Trained as an architect in Paris before building companies. He is the author of the firm's Soft Due Diligence methodology and the Capital Diplomacy philosophy that frames its cross-border practice. Carl is Chair of the Korean-Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KICCI).

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Founder & Managing Director
Saint Clair
Apr 2016 — Present
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Chair
KICCI - Korean-Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
May 2026 — Present
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Partner
Profondo Capital
May 2023 — Present
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Partner
MTE - MedTech Entrepreneurs
Aug 2023 — Present
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Venture Financing, Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Impact Hub Berlin
Jan 2022 — Present
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Secretary General
Korea Family Capital Institute
Jan 2026 — Present
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Visiting Lecturer
Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
Apr 2021 — Present
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Biodesign & Healthcare Business Model Innovation
Moebio Barcelona
Jan 2020 — Present
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Trainer for Google Digital Garage (Zukunftswerkstatt)
Google Digital Academy (Skillshop)
May 2019 — Present
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Strategic Advisor
Mirai Skin
Nov 2020 — Dec 2021
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Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
BEFAST
Mar 2020 — Dec 2021
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Managing Partner and Technical Lead IT
h2 networx gmbh - Mobile App and Web Consultancy
Apr 2011 — Dec 2018
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Start-Up Co-founder, Technical Lead IT
Tourias Mobile GmbH - Mobile IT for the Tourism Industry
Jan 2006 — Dec 2016
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Partner, Technical Lead IT
Campagnon Media GmbH & Co KG - E-Commerce for the Tourism Industry
Jan 2006 — Dec 2016
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Founder and Gérant
blao sarl - Design Studio for Digital Content
Apr 2004 — Dec 2015
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Head of Development
Profware
Jan 1987 — Jan 1989
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TUM School of Management
Executive MBA in Innovation and Business Creation
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Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Belleville
Architecte D.P.L.G in Architecture
Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
Corporate Governance
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Erasmus School of Economics
Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A in Private Equity
University of London
University of London
Corporate Strategy
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Innovation & Business Creation
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ENSA Paris-Est
Master’s Degree in Architecture
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Ecole d'Architecture de Marseille-Luminy
DEUG (Associates Degree) in Architecture
Projects(2)
Credentials(3)
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Founder & Managing Director
Saint Clair
Apr 2016 — Present · Singapore
Saint Clair is a cross-border investment firm between Europe and Asia: an institutional investor that also builds the infrastructure through which capital crosses borders.
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Chair
KICCI - Korean-Irish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
May 2026 — Present · Seoul, South Korea
한국-아일랜드 상공회의소 Cumann Tráchtála agus Tionscail Cóiréach-Éireannach KICCI is the bilateral chamber for Irish business across the Korea-Ireland corridor. As Chair, I lead the Chamber's consultation with the Irish-affiliated business community, alongside Team Ireland. kicci.ie
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Partner
Profondo Capital
May 2023 — Present · Taranto, Apulia, Italy
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Partner
MTE - MedTech Entrepreneurs
Aug 2023 — Present · Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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TUM School of Management
Executive MBA in Innovation and Business Creation
Grade: Master of Business Administration
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Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Belleville
Architecte D.P.L.G in Architecture
Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
Corporate Governance
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Erasmus School of Economics
Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A in Private Equity
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INV•ICTUS
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La ville du périphérique - Urban Development from a Business Model Perspective
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Course
Professional Scrum Master (scrum.org)
Scrum.org
Issued Mar 2018
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Soft Due Diligence
Issued Apr 2023
Soft Due Diligence is a recurring online publication centred on Private Equity and Venture Capital, with excursions in adjacent domains like Mergers & Acquisitions. We take a people-focused approach and explore how relationships and human aspects shape successful investments and partnerships.
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Paris : La ville du périphérique - A metropolitan ring road as a business model.
Transition entre Paris et les communes limitrophes, la " Ville du périphérique " - dénomination adoptée ici par les membres de Tomato architectes pour étudier les spécificités et imaginer les évolutions de la ceinture qui enserre la capitale - est un territoire improbable où se noue et se dénoue une bonne part du présent et de l'avenir de toute la région. Ce livre démontre l'existence de la Ville du périphérique entant qu'entité urbaine à part entière, porteuse de multiples opportunités et développements. Il est donc une invitation à rejeter les a priori défavorables, sortir des idées préconçues liées à la coupure créée par le boulevard périphérique et aux nuisances qu'il engendre. Ainsi que le souligne Jacques Lucan, le périphérique pourrait alors ne plus apparaître comme " un facteur de séparation, mais bien plutôt comme un lien nécessaire entre toutes les parties de la métropole ". Un voyage initiatique dans une ville en pleine mutation...
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FundraisingCross-border TransactionsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Private EquityVenture CapitalDue DiligenceCircular EconomyCoachingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyConsultingStart-upsAgileScrumProfessional Scrum MasterBusiness Coaching
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