Matthias Brucke bridges innovation ecosystems with funding strategies. As a Senior Expert in Business Development at the Ignite Group, he helps companies in the aviation, mobility, and digitalization sectors successfully secure funding for research and development projects—using tools ranging from ZIM innovation networks and research grants to Horizon Europe. He is the initiator of the ZIM innovation networks Dronesky.Digital and AeroSpace Digital and serves as the volunteer chair of the Innovation & Funding Programs Commission at the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. As a business angel, he invests in startups at the intersection of technology, mobility, and sustainable transformation.