About
A lifelong entrepreneur with companies in Germany, Switzerland, and the USA, currently founder and CEO of an industrial biotech company serving mining, agriculture, and construction. Holds a Master's in Mechanical Engineering (ETH Zurich/UC Berkeley) and an MBA from IE Business School, where he lectures on entrepreneurship.
Experience
- Advisory Board MemberAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentInnsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
- IE Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2015 — presentProvincia de Madrid
- Lalider VenturesFounder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentMünchen
- Bind-XChairman of the Board2024 — 2025
- Bind-XCEO & Founder2011 — 2024Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- PreOmicsAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2022Planegg, Bavaria, Germany
- swissQuant Group AG, Zurich, SwitzerlandQuant Engineer / Head of Hedge Funds and Risk Reporting2006 — 2009Zurich, Switzerland
- BMW Brilliance Automotive, Shenyang, ChinaMember of Industrial Engineering Department2004
- Grupo Bocar, Mexico City/Toluca, MexicoAssistant to Chief of Production2003
- Magna International, Toronto, CanadaIntern2000
- BMW AG, Munich, GermanyIntern1999
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship17AnalyticsModelingControl Systems DesignMultinational3Engineering DisciplinesSustainable EnergySocial Entrepreneurship1Product Development8Production Planning2ThermodynamicsMechanical Engineering
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RoboticsMechatronicsAutomotiveInnovationProblem SolvingTeam ManagementInternetLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English · German · Spanish
From Martin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Onsight Ventures
Andrea Waldhart
Investor Relations & Fund Management at Onsight Ventures
Christoph Huber
Advisory Board at Onsight Ventures
Dennis Weiß
Investment Manager at Onsight Ventures
Dr. Hermann Hauser
Advisory Board at Onsight Ventures
Gabriel Dielacher
Advisory Board at Onsight Ventures
Hermann Hauser
Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
Jasmin Güngör
General Partner at Onsight Ventures
Kathrin Vallant
Back Office at Onsight Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Martin Spitznagel?
- A lifelong entrepreneur with companies in Germany, Switzerland, and the USA, currently founder and CEO of an industrial biotech company serving mining, agriculture, and construction. Holds a Master's in Mechanical Engineering (ETH Zurich/UC Berkeley) and an MBA from IE Business School, where he lectures on entrepreneurship.
- Where does Martin Spitznagel work?
- Martin Spitznagel is Advisory Board at Onsight Ventures.
- Where did Martin Spitznagel go to school?
- Martin Spitznagel studied at ETH Zürich (MS, Mechanical Engineering); IE Business School (MBA); University of California, Berkeley (Master Thesis, Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia538
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2
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ETH Zürich mafia103
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Veronica Gambillara FonckEngineerFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1Thomas DübendorferMastersFounded Spontacts +1Dr. Hanspeter FässlerHonorary Councillor Award (Ehrenrat)Founded Gravis Robotics +1Nikolay KobyshevDoctor of Science (Dr. sc.)Founded Assaia +1Toni RosinolMaster of ScienceFounded Stack AI +1Robin GuldenerBsc.Founded Nango +1
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IE Business School mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ignacio MartinezInternational MBAFounded Cibo Technologies +1Seif AmrMaster’s DegreeFounded ThndrAbhishek AyyagariMBAFounded yBANQCristina CharMaster in International ManagementFounded FitHubAndrés IriarteAdvanced Management ProgramFounded FitHubAntonio GonzalezInternational MBAFounded Jupe
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Same school
Also attended ETH Zürich227
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesKJ SidberryInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended IE Business School203
Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at KfundCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,455
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at PreOmics1
Also worked at Grupo Bocar, Mexico City/Toluca, Mexico1
Also worked at Magna International, Toronto, Canada13
Alfred LamPartner at ChrysalixRahul MekaPrincipal at Playground GlobalManuela FürstAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalPaul MascarenasVenture Partner at Fontinalis PartnersGeorg StockingerPartner at SquareOneKhaled LababidiPartner at Arbor Ventures
+ 7 more
Also worked at BMW AG, Munich, Germany87
Eva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsGonzalo Sánchez-ArjonaInvestment Director at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris CapitalJanice SaPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENU
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