Fundraising Fox

Markus Gleim

Investor

Principal at Northzone

Berlin, Germany

Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $15M

About

Markus Gleim relocated from Stockholm to Berlin in 2021 to lead DACH sourcing; he originated Ravio and Stonly, co-authored a Plaid-for-X framework, and focuses on API-first and distributed-renewables software.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. HSGManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentRegion London, Vereinigtes Königreich
  2. Genesis AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. duvo.aiInvestor2025 — 2026
  4. CuspAIInvestor2024 — 2026
  5. ReonicInvestor2024 — 2026
  6. Black Forest LabsInvestor2024 — 2026
  7. NorthzonePrincipal2019 — 2026Region London, Vereinigtes Königreich
  8. KRYChief of Staff2017 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
  9. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2015 — 2017Germany
  10. GoogleGTM2014London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Strategy3Strategic Planning1Business Operations5Financial Modeling3Venture Capital1Management Consulting10Due Diligence

Languages English · German

From Markus's professional profile.

Colleagues at Northzone

Aaron Liu
Principal at Northzone
Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate at Northzone
Alexandra Farmer
Fund Accountant at Northzone
Amanda Thickpenny
Events Manager at Northzone
Andrea Gazvini
Associate at Northzone
Deepka Rana
Principal at Northzone
Dennis Eriksson
Talent Director at Northzone
Dominik Esen
Principal at Northzone

Frequently asked questions

Who is Markus Gleim?
Markus Gleim relocated from Stockholm to Berlin in 2021 to lead DACH sourcing; he originated Ravio and Stonly, co-authored a Plaid-for-X framework, and focuses on API-first and distributed-renewables software.
Where does Markus Gleim work?
Markus Gleim is Principal at Northzone.
What does Markus Gleim invest in?
Markus Gleim invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Markus Gleim write?
Markus Gleim typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
Where did Markus Gleim go to school?
Markus Gleim studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy (MPhil)); Ruhr University Bochum (BA, Economics & Political Science).

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge893

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Also attended Ruhr University Bochum18

Annika in der BeekChief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITALFlorian MuellershausenManaging Director at Novartis Venture FundMathieu ViallardFounding Partner at Axeleo CapitalYanick RosenbaumInvestment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSCaroline LehmannInvestment Manager at LBBW Venture Capital GmbHPeter WolffManaging Director at Enjoyventure Management

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Shared employers

Also worked at HSG4

Oliver WangVenture Fellow at Leonis CapitalKennith SoDirector, Programme at Gobi PartnersLuca SchmidGeneral Partner at Coatue ManagementNihal MaunderAnalyst at Toyota Ventures

Also worked at Genesis AI4

Kanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla VenturesSunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesFrançois MeteyerPartner at Alven

Also worked at duvo.ai2

Jan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesTomáš ČuprInvestor at KAYA

Also worked at CuspAI11

Zheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneTony AskewFounder Partner at REV Venture PartnersXuezhao LanFounding and Managing Partner at Basis Set VenturesPaul MurphyPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersSamir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring Capital

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