Lise Rechsteiner
InvestorPrincipal at Vsquared Ventures
Germany
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Lise has nearly a decade of venture capital experience and joined Vsquared after co-founding Propagator Ventures, an early-stage deep tech VC active in North America and Europe. She previously served as Investment Director at Nordic Impact, Investment Manager at Bauer Venture Partners, and worked operationally at Rocket Internet across Nordic markets. She holds a Ph.D. in Management, Technology & Economics from ETH Zurich.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Deep Tech
Experience
- Vsquared VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentGreater Munich Metropolitan Area
- European CommissionMember of Expert Jury Horizon 2020 EIC SME Instrument/EIC Acceleratorcurrent2019 — presentBrussels Metropolitan Area
- Propagator VenturesFounding Partner & Managing Director2018 — 2020Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Nordic Impact/EXP GroupInvestment Director2017 — 2018Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Bauer Venture Partners GmbHInvestment Manager2015 — 2017Greater Hamburg Area
- Helpling.seManaging Director2014 — 2015Stockholm/Berlin
- HelplingHead of Nordics2014 — 2015Berlin/Stockholm/Helsinki
- i-intelligenceConsultant2013 — 2014Zurich, Switzerland
- ETH ZurichResearch Associate2009 — 2014Zurich, Switzerland
Skills & more
Languages Danish · English · German · Norwegian · Swedish · Swiss-German
From Lise's professional profile.
Colleagues at Vsquared Ventures
Benedikt von Schoeler
General Partner at Vsquared Ventures
Christian Hennings
Investor at Vsquared Ventures
Gina Krymalowski
Investor at Vsquared Ventures
Herbert Mangesius
General Partner at Vsquared Ventures
Jakob Lingg
Associate at Vsquared Ventures
Johannes Froehling
Venture Partner at Vsquared Ventures
Maria Juesas Portoles
Investor at Vsquared Ventures
Maximilian Odendahl
Venture Partner at Vsquared Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lise Rechsteiner?
- Lise has nearly a decade of venture capital experience and joined Vsquared after co-founding Propagator Ventures, an early-stage deep tech VC active in North America and Europe. She previously served as Investment Director at Nordic Impact, Investment Manager at Bauer Venture Partners, and worked operationally at Rocket Internet across Nordic markets. She holds a Ph.D. in Management, Technology & Economics from ETH Zurich.
- Where does Lise Rechsteiner work?
- Lise Rechsteiner is Principal at Vsquared Ventures.
- What does Lise Rechsteiner invest in?
- Lise Rechsteiner invests in Deep Tech.
- What check size does Lise Rechsteiner write?
- Lise Rechsteiner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Lise Rechsteiner go to school?
- Lise Rechsteiner studied at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (PhD (Dr. Sc.), Management); Hitotsubashi University (Visiting Researcher, Corporate strategy); University of Zurich (Master of Arts (MA), Political Science).
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