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Christopher Grittner

Founder

Founder at Hey Telo

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

FoundedHey Telo · YC

About

Christopher Grittner is co-founder and CEO of HeyTelo. Previously, he led product expansion at Finantier (YC W21), served as an early employee at Tacto building product functionality, held a product role at Celonis, and was an investment team member at Earlybird Venture Capital. He studied computer science and business at Technical University of Munich and National University of Singapore, and researched LLMs in data analytics at the University of Cambridge.

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chris_one @chrisgrittner

Just a group of people building the future. LFG YC W25 🚀 https://t.co/7o5iE1Bc98

Mar 23, 2025 · ♥ 7 · ⇄ 1

chris_one @chrisgrittner

YC W25 is in the books. On to the next level 🕹️ https://t.co/cJQ8Vhvvd3

Mar 22, 2025 · ♥ 83 · ⇄ 1

chris_one @chrisgrittner

Relationships close deals, not spreadsheets. Yet most CRE professionals spend hours hunting property owners and researching prospects instead of connecting with people. How much of your day is spent on administrative detective work vs. actual relationship building? 2/4

Feb 25, 2025

Founder at Hey TeloYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Christopher went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Hey Telo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Christopher can intro founders to Hey Telo's investors below.

Hey Telo's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Hey Telo

DGDaniel Grittner
Daniel GrittnerFounder

Experience

  1. Hey Telo (YC W25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. Stealth StartupCo-Founder2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  3. Finantier (YC W21)Product Manager2022Singapore, Singapore
  4. TactoProduct Manager2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  5. CelonisProduct Manager2019 — 2020Munich Area, Germany
  6. Earlybird Venture CapitalInvestment Team2019Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  7. testxchangeProduct Manager2018 — 2019Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW25
  2. University of CambridgeVisiting Scholar, LLMs in Data Analytics
  3. Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Business
  4. Manage and More by UnternehmerTUMManage and More Scholarship2023 — 2024
  5. National University of SingaporeVisiting Undergraduate Student
  6. FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementWirtschaftsingenieurwesen

Skills & more

Teamwork4Deal Sourcing8Real Estate8Start-ups21Productmanagement12Venture Capital10Online-Marketing5Wirtschaftsprüfung3Psychology4Microsoft Office5Google Analytics1SQL3
+4 moreHTMLCSSJavaPython

Languages English · French · German

From Christopher's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,485

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,479 more

Also attended Technical University of Munich186

Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital

+ 180 more

Also attended Manage and More by UnternehmerTUM5

Jeremias HeinrichFounding Partner at PICUS CAPITALBeatrice BöhmPrincipal at GET FundJohann Nordhus WestarpManaging Director at Flash VenturesAlmo SutedjoFounder at ComenaMatthias WolfFounder at Pairio

Also attended FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management15

Oliver SchwarzerInvestor at Extantia CapitalAurelia TettenbornJunior HR Manager at PICUS CAPITALJulia HallExecutive Assistant at Vorwerk VenturesMarie GrundInvestment Manager TGFS at SIB Innovations- und BeteiligungsgesellschaftChristian FasseSenior Investment Manager at Phoenix Contact Innovation VenturesArsim AlijiHead of Finance at Katjes Greenfood

+ 9 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Hey Telo (YC W25)1

Daniel GrittnerFounder at Hey Telo

Also worked at Stealth Startup231

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 225 more

Also worked at Tacto8

Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJulien BekInvestor at Sequoia CapitalBenjamin ErhartPartner at UVC PartnersAlexander KiltzPrincipal at UVC PartnersRobert LacherFounding Partner at Visionaries ClubKathi WilhelmInvestment Team at Creandum

+ 2 more

Also worked at Celonis17

Laurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthDave PetersonStorytelling Expert at Notion CapitalMuz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCVAliénor BosséPortfolio Success Lead at SpeedinvestRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalLuis SchmitzInvestor at Headline

+ 11 more