Helmut Klawitter
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cusp Capital
Germany
Writes $10.8M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Helmut Klawitter, co‑founder serving as GP and General Counsel in Essen, Germany, is a legal-strategic partner to portfolio founders on governance and structural matters and not a public thought leader.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Experience
- Cusp CapitalGeneral Partner & General Counselcurrent2018 — presentЭссен
- TEV | Tengelmann VenturesManaging Director and Partner2009 — 2020Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KGSenior Counsel / Justiziar1995 — 2018Muelheim an der Ruhr
- Meyer-Reumann - Legal ConsultancyAssociate1993 — 1995Dubai, UAE
- Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, GermanyJunior Lawyer / Rechtsreferendar1990 — 1993Frankfurt
Education
- Higher Regional Court of FrankfurtSecond State Examination, Internship as Junior Lawyer / Trainee (Rechtsreferendariat)1990 — 1993
- Universität PassauFirst State Examination, Law (Rechtswissenschaften)1986 — 1990
- Heidelberg UniversityLaw (Rechtswissenschaften)1984 — 1986
Skills & more
Venture Capital7InvestmentsPrivate Equity2Mergers & Acquisitions4Corporate1FinanceUnternehmensstrategie8Fusionen und Übernahmen8Risikokapital12Unternehmensführung5Investitionen4Privates Eigenkapital6
+12 more
Strategisches ManagementUnternehmensfinanzierungUnternehmensentwicklungFinanzwesenE-CommerceRisikoprüfungBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsUnternehmertumStrategyBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentLanguages Deutsch · English
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Also attended Universität Passau20
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Also attended Heidelberg University33
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Colleagues at Cusp Capital
Britta Lenczewski
Finance Manager at Cusp Capital
Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Christian Winter
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Dr. Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Holger Temme
Venture Partner at Cusp Capital
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Johannes Behringer
Principal at TEV Ventures
Julia Sobhan-Sarbandi
Project & Marketing Manager at Cusp Capital
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