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Jason Grüninger

Investor

Investment Analyst at Capnamic

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Jason Grüninger is an Investment Analyst at Capnamic, focusing on identifying and evaluating early-stage startups. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering and business from RWTH Aachen University and previously worked with Capnamic's investment team as an intern and working student. He also gained experience in the strategy department of portfolio company Userlane and in consulting roles.

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Experience

  1. CapnamicInvestment Managercurrent2022 — present
  2. OmeggaInvestor & Board Observercurrent2026 — present
  3. Playbook®Investor & Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. octonomyInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — present
  5. everstoxBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  6. FilicsInvestor & Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. QuantPiBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  8. SunhatInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
  9. Various CompaniesStrategic Projects2017 — 2022

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDesigning Scalable Solutions: Driving High-Impact Innovation2025 — 2026
  2. RWTH Aachen UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Management Science and Engineering (M.Sc. RWTH)2020 — 2022
  3. Politecnico di MilanoMaster‘s Thesis, Innovation and Design Management2022
  4. RWTH Aachen UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Management Science and Engineering (B.Sc. RWTH)2015 — 2020
  5. KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySchool of Industrial Engineering and Management2018

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 843 more

Also attended RWTH Aachen University38

Abdulla ElyasAdvisor at RAED VenturesFrederike WolffInvestment Team at RedstoneAlexander KüppersInvestment Director at Statkraft VenturesEmil JerslingSenior Growth Manager at Orbit StartupsSteffen ReineckePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSWilli MannheimsManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

+ 32 more

Also attended Politecnico di Milano47

Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at GaingelsAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesMattia MrvosevicGeneral Partner at Eterna Capital

+ 41 more

Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology86

William JilltoftDirector of Strategy and Operations at NorthzoneJohanna OlnénData Analyst at NorthzoneRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalMagnus BergmanInvestor at Luminar VenturesRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor

+ 80 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Capnamic11

Rouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalThorben RothePartner - Venture at Iris CapitalChristian SiegeleManaging Partner at CapnamicMarkus MerzInvestment Manager at CapnamicOlaf JacobiManaging Partner at Capnamic

+ 5 more

Also worked at Filics2

Jessica LieberInvestment Team at 10x FoundersMargaux GregoirPartner at Serena

Also worked at QuantPi1

Olaf JacobiManaging Partner at Capnamic

Also worked at Various Companies137

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCODavid Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorp

+ 131 more

Investments

Investor

35upBlack SemiconductoreverstoxFilicsNanoleqoctonomyOmeggaPaebblPlaybookQuantPiSunhat

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Colleagues at Capnamic

Alexandra Kurmulis
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Christian Horneber
Managing Partner Bremen at Capnamic
Christian Knott
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Christian Siegele
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Dorothea Gotthardt
Investor at Capnamic
Dr. Nils Eiteneyer
Partner at Capnamic
Franz Diekmann
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Frederik von Bossel
Partner at Capnamic