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Willi Mannheims

Investor

Managing Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Germany

Writes $1.5M – $4M checks · typically $2M

About

Willi Mannheims is an entrepreneur focused on data security. He studied aerospace engineering at RWTH Aachen and Queens College UK, and earned an MBA from Henley Management College UK and the University of Houston. His career includes management roles at Daimler Chrysler and the VC fund DASA, head of business development at CUBIS AG, and founder & CEO of Secunet AG, as well as CEO positions at escrypt GmbH, ISITS AG, and Eracom AG. He has been involved in four IPOs and holds several supervisory board positions.

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Invests in

Cybersecurity

Experience

  1. eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AGManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentMünster
  2. European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)Member of the ECSO Cybersecurity VC funding Working Groupcurrent2020 — present
  3. VMRayBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  4. XignSys GmbHBusiness Angelcurrent2016 — present
  5. PHYSEC GmbHBusiness Angelcurrent2016 — present
  6. isits AG International School of IT SecurityBusiness Angelcurrent2003 — present
  7. isits AG International School of IT SecurityCEO2003 — 2006
  8. videantisBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentHannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Region
  9. saperatecBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  10. SweepaticBoard Member2019 — 2023Belgium
  11. Beirat Digitale Wirtschaft NRWMember of the digital advisory council of North Rhine-Westphalia2018 — 2023
  12. BrandMakerBoard Member2016 — 2021Greater Karlsruhe Area
  13. UltraSoCBoard Member2019 — 2020Greater Cambridge Area
  14. RIPS TechnologiesBoard Member2017 — 2020Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  15. Paris Fonds VertMember of the Strategy council of the Paris Funds Vert2018 — 2020
  16. Rhebo GmbHBoard Member2016 — 2018
  17. ESCRYPT GmbH - Embedded SecurityCo-Founder2004 — 2007
  18. secunet Security Networks AGCEO1996 — 2001

Education

  1. Henley Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1992 — 1994
  2. RWTH Aachen UniversityGraduate Engineer, Aerospace Engineering1981 — 1987

Skills & more

Venture Capital23Entrepreneurship20Start-ups19Investments6Growth Capital6Seed Capital5Business Strategy7Corporate Development5Mergers & Acquisitions6IPOs5Private Equity4Fundraising5
+4 moreHigh-TechSoftwareIndustry 4.0Consulting

Languages Deutsch · Englisch

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Also attended RWTH Aachen University38

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Shared employers

Also worked at eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG15

Svenja NentwigSenior Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSYanick RosenbaumInvestment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSHannes SchillManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSKatharina FriePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSDirk SeewaldManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSLucas MerlePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

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Also worked at European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)2

Carlos Alberto SilvaManaging Partner at 33NPierre LahbabiFrench Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures

Also worked at Sweepatic2

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Colleagues at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Aileen Tebbe
Executive Assistant at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Ann-Christin Kortenbrede
Investor at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Antonia Knuth
CFO at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Barbara Kaup
Financial & Investment Controlling at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Bernd Arkenau
Managing Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Bettina Schäfer
Executive Assistant at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Christoph Ostermann
Venture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Constantin Sanders
Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS