About
Gert Wrigge is a Partner at Frontier Works, where he leads venture investments and strategic innovation initiatives for Siemens in smart infrastructure, data center technologies, buildings, industrial IoT, enterprise software, and sustainability. Previously, he served as Vice President at Asia Climate Partners in Hong Kong, focusing on environmental sector investments in Emerging Market Asia, and held a position at RobecoSAM Private Equity in Zurich. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry from ETH Zurich and studied physics in Germany and the United States.
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Experience
- Frontier WorksPartnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Emerald AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- EmporiaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Mission Zero TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- neustarkInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- tado GmbHBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- EnOceanBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- CarbyonBoard Member2024 — 2026Eindhoven Area
- ScoutbeeBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- 75FBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- Atom Power, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2022
- Digital GuardianBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- ubitricityBoard Member2017 — 2021
- Wirescan ASBoard Member2018 — 2020
- Asia Climate PartnersVice President2014 — 2016Hong Kong
- Nujira LtdBoard Observer2012 — 2014
- FRX Polymers, Inc.Board Observer2012 — 2014
- RobecoSAMSenior Associate Private Equity2010 — 2014Zürich Area, Switzerland
- RobecoSAMSustainability Analyst2008 — 2009
- ETH ZürichResearch Assistant2002 — 2008Zürich Area, Switzerland
Skills & more
Private Equity19Sustainability12Venture Capital17Cleantech12Renewable Energy8Emerging Markets1Research6Due Diligence5Investments6Energy Efficiency4Nanotechnology4Financial Analysis3
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Colleagues at Next47
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gert Wrigge?
- Gert Wrigge is a Partner at Frontier Works, where he leads venture investments and strategic innovation initiatives for Siemens in smart infrastructure, data center technologies, buildings, industrial IoT, enterprise software, and sustainability. Previously, he served as Vice President at Asia Climate Partners in Hong Kong, focusing on environmental sector investments in Emerging Market Asia, and held a position at RobecoSAM Private Equity in Zurich. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry from ETH Zurich and studied physics in Germany and the United States.
- Where does Gert Wrigge work?
- Gert Wrigge is Partner at Next47.
- What check size does Gert Wrigge write?
- Gert Wrigge typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Gert Wrigge go to school?
- Gert Wrigge studied at ETH Zürich (PhD, Physical Chemistry); The University of Freiburg (Diplom, Physics); Wayne State University (M.A., Physics).
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