About
Atanas Mukov is a venture capital investor and partner at Walter Ventures, where he leads investment activities in software businesses including Aufinity, Pistachio, Bidbus, and KredosAi. He previously invested in early-stage technology companies across Europe and North America as a partner at BMW i Ventures and as an investor at Creathor Ventures, with portfolio companies including AMPECO, HeyCharge, Motorway, Upstream Security, and Graphcore. Mukov holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in Management from WHU, and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim.
Experience
- Walter VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentMunich, Germany
- BidbusBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- KredosAiInvestorcurrent2026 — presentBellevue, WA
- PistachioChairperson of the Boardcurrent2025 — presentOslo, Norway
- bezahl.de (NX Technologies GmbH)Board Observercurrent2024 — presentCologne, Germany
- 2heartsCommunity Membercurrent2024 — presentMunich, Germany
- BMW i VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2023Munich, Germany
- BMW i VenturesSenior Associate2019 — 2022Munich, Germany
- BMW i VenturesAssociate2018 — 2019Munich, Germany
- AMPECOBoard Observer2023Sofia, Bulgaria
- HeyChargeBoard Observer2022 — 2023Munich, Germany
- Upstream SecurityInvestor2021 — 2023Herzliya, Israel
- MotorwayInvestor2021 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- ClarotyInvestor2021 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- Synera (formerly known as ELISE)Investor2019 — 2023Bremen, Germany
- Autobrains TechnologiesBoard Observer2019 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- Yellowbrick DataInvestor2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GraphcoreInvestor2018 — 2023Bristol, United Kingdom
- Creathor VenturesInvestment Manager2016 — 2017Frankfurt, Germany
- Creathor VenturesAnalyst2014 — 2016Frankfurt, Germany
Education
- INSEADIN-BOARD
- INSEADMBA
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementM.Sc. in Management
- University of MannheimB.Sc. in Business Administration
Skills & more
Venture CapitalFinancial ModelingEntrepreneurshipCorporate FinanceDue DiligenceStart-ups
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Atanas Mukov work?
- Atanas Mukov is Partner at Walter Ventures.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upstream Security5
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Also worked at Synera (formerly known as ELISE)5
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