Yannick Harkner

Experience

1. Cusp CapitalSenior Associate | Venture Capitalcurrent2026 — presentEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2. Cusp CapitalInvestment Analyst | Venture Capital2025Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
3. 2501.aiInvestor | Seedcurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
4. E.ON Inhouse Consulting GmbHConsultant | Strategy Consulting2024 — 2025Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5. Cusp CapitalIntern | Venture Capital2024Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6. Siemens Advanta ConsultingIntern | Strategy Consulting2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
7. E.ON Inhouse Consulting GmbHIntern | Strategy Consulting2023Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8. HHL DIGITAL SPACE - The Digital Transformation PlatformEiR | Incubation Program2023Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
9. Simon-KucherIntern | Management Consulting2022Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
10. MerytsIntern | Management Consulting2022Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11. Porsche AGStudent Consultant | Business Development & Digitalization2022Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
12. Otto GroupStudent Consultant | Business Development2022Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
13. UniNow GmbHWorking Student | Sales Development2021Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
14. regiocom SEIntern | Human Resources2018Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Education

1. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementMaster of Science - MSc, Master in Management2021 — 2023
2. Alba Graduate Business SchoolExchange Semester2023
3. Otto-von-Guericke University MagdeburgBachelor of Science - BSc, Internationales Management2018 — 2021
4. Bert-Brecht GymnasiumAbitur2010 — 2018

Skills & more

• TOEFL iBT 107-Points — ETS

From Yannick's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management36

GMGiovanni MascanzoniFinancial Controller at P101 VenturesMWMaxime WalterInvestment Director at CapagroCGChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia CapitalJMJan MiczaikaInvestor at HV CapitalBVBinh VuInvestment Manager at Brandenburg KapitalPKPaul KlemmGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital

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Also attended Alba Graduate Business School3

DADespoina ArgyrouInvestment Manager at Big Pi VenturesPAPanos ArdagelouInvestment Manager at Halcyon Equity Advisors SARLKKKonstantinos KaralivanosVP | Venture Builder at Evio VC

Also attended Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg6

TAThomas AltVenture Partner at Atlantic Bridge VenturesALAlexander LangguthFounding Partner at Übermorgen VenturesTHTom HaakeJunior Investment Analyst at bmp VenturesJTJacqueline TerzievaManager People Excellence & Recruiting at Hannover Finanz GmbHARAlexey RatnerPartner at Raw VenturesLSLéon SchullerStartup Scout at Innovationsstarter

Shared employers

Also worked at E.ON Inhouse Consulting GmbH3

TSTill StenzelPartner at SET VenturesIBInes Bergmann-NoltingManaging Partner at Greencode VenturesTWTill WyszynskiInvestment Director at Eneco Ventures

Also worked at Siemens Advanta Consulting5

AVAlex von FrankenbergAdvisor (CV VC) at CV LabsJLJessica LieberInvestment Team at 10x FoundersMSMatthias SchanzeGeneral Partner at Rethink VenturesRARomina AfféOperations & Comms at Rethink VenturesNMNils MatthiesPrincipal at Cipio Partners

Also worked at Porsche AG10

DKDarius KahlertInvestor at PICUS CAPITALNSNico SchoenenbergerInvestment Team at 10x FoundersPKPaul KlemmGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalJPJana PetryInvestment Manager at UVC PartnersMMMaurice MaschmeyerInvestor at BAM VenturesRLRobert LacherFounding Partner at Visionaries Club

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Also worked at Otto Group2

PSPhilipp SchaafCOO at re:capJUJonathan Uthe-SpenckerSenior Associate at FoodLabs