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Dirk Kanngiesser is the principal founder and a Partner of PolyTechnos. He has almost 20 years
of Venture Capital experience, mostly in Partner roles. Dirk brings a very solid
expertise in Investor Relations and General Investment Strategies. He
previously held a Partner position at Baring Private Equity Partners which gave
him access to one of the most privileged networks in the investment industry.
Prior to that, he worked at Procter & Gamble and Siemens, where he was an
operative in brand management, product development, and project engineering.
Dirk is currently a board member of Cappella (Ireland, U.S.), Varioptic
(France), and Ondeego (U.S.). He was a board member of Remos and he invested
and/or has also served on the board of a number of European success stories such
as Danionics (IPO Copenhagen) and Gemplus (IPO France/Netherlands). He has
served on the boards of Venture Capital firms such as Capricorn Venture Partners
and the EuroMerchant Balkan Fund. He also served as a member of the EVCA High
Tech Committee. In addition he was a member of the German Stock exchange task force
in the creation of Neuer Markt.
Dirk has studied in the U.S. and Europe and holds a dual citizenship (U.S.
and Germany). He received his degree (Dipl. Ing./M.S.) in electrical engineering
from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, and his MBA from the
University of Michigan. He served at the German Airforce Headquarters and holds
a U.S. commercial pilot license.
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