About
A serial tech entrepreneur and business angel who founded Berlin venture studio Next Big Thing AG and co-founded relayr and Weeve, with 25+ years in IT and telecommunications focused on IoT and Industry 4.0.
Experience
- Twindustrial GmbHCSO & CGO (Chief Strategy and Growth Officer)current2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Blockchain Founders CapitalVenture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capitalcurrent2024 — presentNeustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Fink & Fuchs AGChairman of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentWiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
- PartoprenoFounder & CEOcurrent2014 — present
- Next Big Thing AGFounder & Chairman of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2016 — presentBerlin
- BitkomMitglied im Hauptvorstand / Member of the Main Boardcurrent2016 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- weeveCEO & Co-Founder2017 — 2024Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- relayr GmbH / relayr Inc.COO & Founder2015 — 2016Berlin Area, Germany
- iThings4U GmbH / relayr Inc.CEO & Founder2012 — 2015Berlin Area, Germany
- azeti Networks AGVP Strategic Business Development2011 — 2013Berlin
- HellScreen SEAufsichtsratsvorsitzender2011 — 2012
- AttensitySenior VP Business Development and Corporate Strategy2010 — 2011
- ASC telecom AGChief Operating Officer2007 — 2009
- Cisco SystemsHead of SP Central Marketing Europe1994 — 2007
- SynOptics CommunicationsChannel Sales Manager DACH1992 — 1994
- Wang LaboratoriesProduct / Marketing Manager Networks DACH1985 — 1992
Skills & more
Start-ups47Cloud Computing27Strategic Partnerships24Telecommunications8Product Marketing9Business Strategy11Sales Management4Marketing3Go-to-market Strategy4Unternehmensstrategie20Cloud-Computing16Strategisches Management12
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StrategyUnternehmensführungTelekommunikationProduktmarketingStrategische PartnerschaftenProduktmanagementSaaSUnternehmertumGo-to-MarketStrategieCisco TechnologiesFrom Harald's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blockchain Founders Capital
Alex Höptner
Advisor at Blockchain Founders Capital
Alireza Siadat
Advisor at Blockchain Founders Capital
Ben Horvath
General Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital
Dr. Burkhard Bonsels
Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital
Maik Fechner
Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital
Marcel Uhlmann
Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital
Mirko Ross
Advisor at Blockchain Founders Capital
Peter Cullom
Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harald Zapp?
- A serial tech entrepreneur and business angel who founded Berlin venture studio Next Big Thing AG and co-founded relayr and Weeve, with 25+ years in IT and telecommunications focused on IoT and Industry 4.0.
- Where does Harald Zapp work?
- Harald Zapp is Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital.
