Where does Curt Gunsenheimer work?

Curt Gunsenheimer is Managing Partner at Iris Capital and Board director at Kyriba.

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.

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).

Curt Gunsenheimer

Investor

Managing Partner at Iris Capital · Board director at Kyriba

Based between London and San Francisco

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

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@iris.vcreveal

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

c•••@iris.vcreveal70% confident

Invests in

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Kyriba

Intro paths

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In turn, Curt can intro founders to Kyriba's investors below.

Kyriba's investors · 10

BpifranceParis, Ile-De-France · $270K checks Escalate Capital PartnersAustin General AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks HSBCLondon Iris CapitalParis · $1.1M – $32.4M checks · since 2016 SEPGlasgow Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks UPFRONTSanta Monica · since 2017 Upfront PartnersSanta Monica · since 2014 Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016

Experience

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

Skills & more

Venture Capital88Growth Capital19Private Equity60LBO5Angel Investing34Corporate Development28Investments11Corporate Finance22Alternative Investments1M&A experience13Venture Financing5Private Placements1

+12 more

Start-upsBuyoutsEntrepreneurshipDeal SourcingMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceIPOFinancial ModelingRestructuringEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingValuation

Languages English · French · German

From Curt's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Kyriba

Investor

AlyotechDataDirect NetworksEVS Broadcast EquipmentGenesys ConferencingHuman InferenceMister-Auto.comOodriveQSC AGSmartTrade TechnologiesTalendVariopticVoxMobiliXcalia

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

Colleagues at Iris Capital

Anais Monlong

Principal at Iris Capital

Anaïs Monlong

Associate at AXA Venture Partners

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

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.
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.
What companies has Curt Gunsenheimer invested in?: Investments tracked here include Alyotech, DataDirect Networks, EVS Broadcast Equipment, Genesys Conferencing, Human Inference, Mister-Auto.com, Oodrive, QSC AG, SmartTrade Technologies, Talend, Varioptic, VoxMobili, and 1 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).

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management592

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Also attended ESSEC Business School279

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN Capital Jonas SimoninInvestor at Daphni Marie FerriInvestor at Daphni Pierre GalletInvestor at Daphni Sauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at Daphni Sofia DahouneInvestor at Daphni

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Also attended Cornell University919

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at IRIS32

Bruno du BreuilSenior Associate - Growth at Iris Capital Carine MicoskiFacilities & Administration Assistant at Iris Capital Erik de la RivièreManaging Partner at Iris Capital Grégoire KairysCompliance & Internal Control at Iris Capital Itziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital Jakob BanhardtPrincipal - Venture at Iris Capital

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Also worked at Jedox5

Paul-Josef PattFounding Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS Nicolas HaaseDeveloper at Aussie Angels Paul-Josef PattFounding Partner at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG Guillaume de ForcevillePartner at Pearl Advisory Henry FrankievichManaging Director at Insight Partners

Also worked at Scality9

Guillaume MeulleManaging Partner at XAnge Leo LeungChief Marketing Officer at DigitalOcean Cecile LoiseauGeneral Counsel at Chenavari Investment Managers Erwan MenardSVP, Product Management at Crusoe Jason DonahueManaging Member at Realization Capital Partners Christine GarverAssociate at Realization Capital Partners

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Also worked at Kyriba3

Nicolas HerschtelPartner - Growth at Iris Capital Eric BallFounding General Partner at Impact Venture Capital Tom GavinInvestor at Vestigo Ventures