With his team at CIRCULAR REPUBLIC, Dr. Niclas-Alexander Mauss works with large corporations, SMEs, and start-ups to advance the circular economy through product and business model innovation as well as cross-industry implementation projects—particularly in mechanical and plant engineering, the electrical industry, the energy sector, and critical technology metals.

Prior to founding CIRCULAR REPUBLIC, Mauss led a start-up incubator at UnternehmerTUM and initiated one of Europe’s largest research alliances for the circular economy at the Technical University of Munich. In addition, for around 15 years he has been closely involved in the development of Lorenz GmbH & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer of measurement technology and a multi-award-winning pioneer of the circular economy. In the course of its profound transformation to circularity, Lorenz has kept millions of smart meters in the loop while increasing revenue and headcount by a factor of ten.

Mauss has been appointed by the German federal government on several expert groups on circular economy, including the Federal Chancellery's "Alliance for Transformation" and the German National Circular Economy Strategy. He works closely with the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) and, as a business angel and pre-seed investor, is personally invested in a leading European cleantech start-up.