About
Christoph Drexler studied mechanical engineering at Technical University of Munich, with graduate work focused on aerodynamics and airfoil optimization. He is now building Kitekraft, a company addressing climate challenges through technological solutions.
Co-Founder at KitekraftYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Christoph went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Kitekraft
Experience
- kiteKRAFTCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentMünchen und Umgebung, Deutschland
- EXIST Gründerstipendium, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und TechnologieScholarship BMWicurrent2019 — presentMünchen, Bayern
- Y CombinatorYC batch S192019Mountain View
- ITQStudent Intern2016Garching-Hochbrück
- MetabolicIntern for Mobile Resource Utility2015
- TU MunichHiWi at institute of applied mechanics2012 — 2014Munich
- Bosch Transmission Technology B.V.Engineering Intern2014Tilburg, Niederlande
Skills & more
Ingenieurwissenschaften6Maschinenbau4Fertigung2Simulationen2Projektmanagement2Research1Forschung1Softwaretests1Matlab6LabVIEW2NI LabVIEWAutoCAD1
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Microsoft ExcelSimulinkEnglischLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christoph Drexler?
- Christoph Drexler studied mechanical engineering at Technical University of Munich, with graduate work focused on aerodynamics and airfoil optimization. He is now building Kitekraft, a company addressing climate challenges through technological solutions.
- Where does Christoph Drexler work?
- Christoph Drexler is Co-Founder of Kitekraft.
- What companies did Christoph Drexler found?
- Christoph Drexler founded Kitekraft.
- Where did Christoph Drexler go to school?
- Christoph Drexler studied at Technical University of Munich (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering); Technical University of Munich (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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