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Curt Gunsenheimer

Investor

Managing Partner at Iris Capital · Board director at Kyriba Corp

Based between London and San Francisco

Writes $1M – $34M checks · typically $17M

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435 people in our graph share verified history with Curt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Richard SeibtunlockedCurt: together at Open-Xchange (2017–2024)
Curt: together at Open-Xchange
Curt: together at Talend
×9Curt: together at Robertson Stephens

About

Curt Gunsenheimer joined Iris Capital in 2002 as a Partner and became Managing Partner in 2019, overseeing the firm's late-stage and growth investments across Europe and beyond. Before Iris, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Robertson Stephens on software and technology investments, and contributed to MIT's entrepreneurship and technology spin-out programs. He holds a master's degree in business from ESSEC School of Management and an MBA from MIT.

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Invests in

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Kyriba Corp

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Kyriba Corp's investors · 8

BpifranceParis, Ile-De-France · $270K checksEscalate Capital PartnersAustin · $5M – $30M checksGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checksHSBCLondonIris CapitalParis · $1.1M – $32.4M checks · since 2016SEPGlasgowSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016

Experience

  1. IRISManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
  2. IRISSenior Partner2017 — 2019Europe/US
  3. IRISPartner2002 — 2017Europe/US
  4. JedoxMember of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2018 — presentGreater Freiburg Area
  5. ArangoMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentCologne Area, Germany
  6. Open-XchangeMember of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2017 — presentNuremberg, Germany
  7. ScalityMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
  8. Neocase SoftwareMember of the Supervisory Board2018 — 2025Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  9. KyribaBoard Observer2019 — 2024San Diego County, California, United States
  10. KyribaMember of the Board of Directors2010 — 2019San Diego County, California, United States
  11. TalendMember of the Board of Directors2013 — 2017San Francisco / Paris
  12. Robertson StephensVice President1998 — 2002
  13. Goldman Sachs & Co.Corporate Finance1993 — 1996

Skills & more

Venture Capital88Growth Capital19Private Equity60LBO5Angel Investing34Corporate Development28Investments11Corporate Finance22Alternative Investments1M&A experience13Venture Financing5Private Placements1
+12 moreStart-upsBuyoutsEntrepreneurshipDeal SourcingMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceIPOFinancial ModelingRestructuringEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingValuation

Languages English · French · German

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Investments

Board seats

Kyriba Corp

Investor

AlyotechArangoDBDataDirect NetworksEVS Broadcast EquipmentGenesys ConferencingHuman InferenceKyriba CorpLightSand CommunicationsMister AutoMister-Auto.comNeocase SoftwareOodriveOpen-XchangeQSC AGScalitySearchmetricsSmartTrade TechnologiesTalendVariopticVoxMobiliXcalia

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Iris Capital

Anaïs Monlong
Principal - Venture at Iris Capital
Angus Paterson
Venture Partner at Iris Capital
Bruno du Breuil
Senior Associate - Growth at Iris Capital
Candace Johnson
SSIT Investment Committee at Seraphim Space
Carine Micoski
Facilities & Administration Assistant at Iris Capital
Erik de la Rivière
Managing Partner at Iris Capital
Florence Receveur
Accounting Assistant at Iris Capital
François Kergaravat
Senior Associate - Venture at Iris Capital

Network6

Alexander Wiedmer
Partner at Rasmal Ventures
Angus Paterson
Venture Partner at Iris Capital
François Kergaravat
Senior Associate - Venture at Iris Capital
Julien-David Nitlech
Managing Partner at Iris Capital
Kurt Mueller
Partner at Target Partners
Thorben Rothe
Partner - Venture at Iris Capital

Investors connected to Curt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Curt Gunsenheimer?
Curt Gunsenheimer joined Iris Capital in 2002 as a Partner and became Managing Partner in 2019, overseeing the firm's late-stage and growth investments across Europe and beyond. Before Iris, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Robertson Stephens on software and technology investments, and contributed to MIT's entrepreneurship and technology spin-out programs. He holds a master's degree in business from ESSEC School of Management and an MBA from MIT.
Where does Curt Gunsenheimer work?
Curt Gunsenheimer is Managing Partner at Iris Capital and Board director at Kyriba Corp.
What does Curt Gunsenheimer invest in?
Curt Gunsenheimer invests in Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Curt Gunsenheimer write?
Curt Gunsenheimer typically writes checks of $1M – $34M.
What boards does Curt Gunsenheimer sit on?
Curt Gunsenheimer holds tracked board seats at Kyriba Corp.
What companies has Curt Gunsenheimer invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alyotech, ArangoDB, DataDirect Networks, EVS Broadcast Equipment, Genesys Conferencing, Human Inference, Kyriba Corp, LightSand Communications, Mister Auto, Mister-Auto.com, Neocase Software, Oodrive, and 9 more.
Where did Curt Gunsenheimer go to school?
Curt Gunsenheimer studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); ESSEC Business School (BSc., Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (Paris)); Cornell University (Johnson Graduate School of Management).

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