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.
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
Education
- ETH ZürichPhD, Physical Chemistry2003 — 2008
- The University of FreiburgDiplom, Physics1994 — 2001
- Wayne State UniversityM.A., Physics1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Private Equity19Sustainability12Venture Capital17Cleantech12Renewable Energy8Emerging Markets1Research6Due Diligence5Investments6Energy Efficiency4Nanotechnology4Financial Analysis3
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Same school
Also attended ETH Zürich136
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended The University of Freiburg24
Ruth Foxe BladerInvestor at Citrine VentureDr. Elias Börgmann-DehinaGeneral Counsel & Portfolio Manager at HeadlineJens LapinskiFounding Partner at Angel InvestChristina UlardicPartner at Astanor VenturesJan BeckerInvestment Team at 10x FoundersAndreas LauleManaging Director at VR Ventures
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Also attended Wayne State University21
Desmond PadhiOperating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartnersSiddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesWilliam KaiserVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersAntonio LückInvestor at MatterScale VenturesKrish PanuManaging Director at Pointguard VenturesDave BlaszkiewiczPresident and Chief Executive Officer at Invest Detroit
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frontier Works2
Also worked at Emerald AI2
Also worked at EnOcean1
Also worked at Carbyon2
Colleagues at Next47
Network2
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