Walter Grassl
InvestorFounder & Partner at Munich Venture Partners · Board director at relayr · Board director at Proximetry
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
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About
IT veteran and MIT scholar with a PhD in Informatics and over 30 years of management and industry experience; founded MVP and has multiple exits including relayr, Proximetry, Communology, Right Hemisphere and Visapix.
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Board director at relayr
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Board director at Proximetry
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Experience
- asgoodasnew electronics GmbHBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentFrankfurt/Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
- GreenCom NetworksBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Fahrenheit GmbHBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentHalle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Munich Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2004 — present
- relayrBoard Member2015 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- ProximetryBoard Member2007 — 2016San Diego, California, United States
- Vis-à-pix GmbHBoard Member2006 — 2014Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Communology GmbHBoard Member2008 — 2012Cologne Bonn Region
- Carmel VenturesPartner2001 — 2004
- Siemens IT ServiceDirector Corporate Strategy1998 — 2000
- Siemens IT ServiceManager Business Development and IT Outsourcing1995 — 1998
- Siemens IT ServiceVP Database Systems Development1989 — 1994
Skills & more
Business DevelopmentSystems AnalysisBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalStart-ups
Languages English · France · German · Italian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Walter Grassl?
- IT veteran and MIT scholar with a PhD in Informatics and over 30 years of management and industry experience; founded MVP and has multiple exits including relayr, Proximetry, Communology, Right Hemisphere and Visapix.
- Where does Walter Grassl work?
- Walter Grassl is Founder & Partner at Munich Venture Partners and Board director at relayr and Board director at Proximetry.
- Where did Walter Grassl go to school?
- Walter Grassl studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (SM, MOT Management of Technology); Technical University of Munich (M.S., Computer Science); Bundeswehr University Munich (Ph.D., Computer Science).
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