Felix Wolters is a German engineer and entrepreneur whose career has focused on technology-driven industrial businesses. After studying engineering at RWTH Aachen, he worked in the high-tech sector and later held management positions in manufacturing and automotive supply-chain environments. He subsequently founded JANUS Mittelstandsnachfolge GmbH to pursue the acquisition and long-term stewardship of a medium-sized industrial company through a search-fund model.

His career began in the high-tech sector. He worked for a battery-industry joint venture where he helped industrialize and scale advanced technology. He describes this period as formative in understanding technology-intensive businesses characterized by specialized know-how and significant capital investment. Wolters later worked within the automotive supplier industry, specifically with Faurecia, now part of FORVIA. He reports responsibility for manufacturing operations and organizational leadership, including guiding production sites through operational and organizational transformation.

His professional focus centers on:

• Industrial and B2B business models
• Technology-driven companies
• Operational leadership
• Long-term ownership succession for Mittelstand firms
• Alternatives to private-equity-led succession models

Felix Wolters studied at RWTH Aachen University before beginning his professional career. During his tenure as an executive, he returned to the school bench and completed an EMBA at both, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management in the U.S., where he graduated in 2024.

The most visible public phase of his career is the establishment of JANUS Mittelstandsnachfolge GmbH. Through this venture, Wolters seeks to acquire and personally lead a single medium-sized company as the next-generation owner rather than acting as a financial investor. He presents the model as a long-term succession solution for owner-managed businesses facing generational transition. The company publicly describes its target profile as:

• Established B2B companies
• Industrial or industry-adjacent businesses
• Revenue approximately €10–30 million
• Companies facing succession challenges

"I didn’t feel a mindset change when transitioning from corporate executive to succession entrepreneur. If you own a business, the bug stops at you - no matter, if it is corporate, or your own SME."