About
Johannes Behringer is a thesis-driven Seed/Series A investor (writes $1–10M) whose European policy and U.S. strategic-studies background informs investments in networks, processing power, human behavior, lower-income digital products and tokenization.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Experience
- Cusp CapitalPrincipalcurrent2021 — presentGermany
- TEV | Tengelmann VenturesInvestment Associate2018 — 2021Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- European CommissionTrainee - DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union2016Brussels Area, Belgium
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2025 — 2027
- Yale UniversityBA, Ethics2014 — 2018
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Summer School 2015, Political Economics2015
- Gymnasium StarnbergHigh School, Abitur2006 — 2014
Skills & more
Venture Capital
Languages English · German · Latin
From Johannes's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
+ 1,812 more
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
+ 515 more
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)830
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures
+ 824 more
Shared employers
Also worked at European Commission106
Sara SecallGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupClaus AnderssonGeneral Partner at Sunstone CapitalDaniela CoutinhoPrincipal, Cyber at Bright Pixel CapitalNina Litman RoventaInvestor at Extantia CapitalCristina GarmendiaGeneral Partner at Ysios CapitalGorkem KoseogluCEO and Co-Founder of Prometa.AI at PICUS CAPITAL
+ 100 more
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
Helmut Klawitter
General Partner, General Counsel at TEV Ventures
Holger Temme
Venture Partner at Cusp Capital
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Julia Sobhan-Sarbandi
Project & Marketing Manager at Cusp Capital
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