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Dirk Meurer

Investor

Managing Partner at Vorwerk Ventures

Berlin, Germany

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Managing Partner who joined Vorwerk Ventures in early 2007 as its second team member, with 25+ years of VC and PE experience. He led investments including Meinauto, HelloFresh, Gestigon, Neato Robotics, habyt, Smartfrog and others, having previously worked at DEG and Deutsche Bank's DVC venture arm.

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Experience

  1. Vorwerk VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2007 — presentBerlin & Wuppertal
  2. Neato RoboticsNon Executive Director2010 — 2018San Jose, California, United States
  3. DEGSenior Investment Director2005 — 2007Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  4. DVC Deutsche Venture CapitalPartner1996 — 2004München, Berlin, Menlo Park

Education

  1. EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und RechtMBA, Business Administration and Management1991 — 1996
  2. Clermont School of Business1993
  3. Thunderbird School of Global Management1993

Skills & more

Venture Capital40Investments26Hedge Funds4Start-ups25Private Equity12

From Dirk's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht56

Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesChristian WenigerVenture Partner at Storm VenturesAntonia Rojas EingFounder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITAL

+ 50 more

Also attended Clermont School of Business4

BorisInvestor at Le PontLudovic AlonziPartner at ARCHIMED JapanPaweł CięcieraCFO at DirlangoRémy JuvenonInvestor at BNP Paribas Développement

Also attended Thunderbird School of Global Management31

MarkInvestor at Eudemian VenturesJim WardInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersAndrew OgawaManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersBrett McMickellAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesRay CostantiniVenture Partner at Suncoast VenturesRegula ScheggFounding Partner, CFO & CCO at Circulate Capital

+ 25 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vorwerk Ventures13

Jonathan LerschInvestment Analyst at SET VenturesSascha GüntherPartner at Vorwerk VenturesDominik SteinkühlerPartner at Vorwerk VenturesKatharina ManPrincipal at Vorwerk VenturesPeter SchmetzPrincipal at Vorwerk VenturesMarie-Sophie AndoSenior Investment Manager at Vorwerk Ventures

+ 7 more

Also worked at Neato Robotics2

Sam ParkerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Julie WilleyInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

Also worked at DVC Deutsche Venture Capital1

Bernhard SchmidManaging Partner at XAnge

Colleagues at Vorwerk Ventures

Constantin Koenigsegg
Investment Manager at Vorwerk Ventures
Constantin Koenigsegg-Aulendorf
Investor at Vorwerk Ventures
Dirk
Managing Partner at Vorwerk Ventures
Dominik
Partner at Vorwerk Ventures
Dominik Steinkühler
Partner at Vorwerk Ventures
Dr. Dominik Steinkühler
Partner at Vorwerk Ventures
Emanuel
Head of Finance at Vorwerk Ventures
Emanuel Wollersheim
Head of Finance at Vorwerk Ventures

Network6

Constantin Koenigsegg-Aulendorf
Investor at Vorwerk Ventures
Giuseppe Donvito
Partner at P101 Ventures
Holger Witte
Partner at Vorwerk Ventures
Katharina Neuhaus
Investor at Vorwerk Ventures
Peter Schmetz
Principal at Vorwerk Ventures
Sascha Günther
Partner at Vorwerk Ventures

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