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Michael Bassler

Founding Partner at Boring Ventures

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview 

Michael Bassler is a Founder and Investor with a strong background in leading startups and making successful investments in companies like Boring Ventures, SpaceX, and OpenAI. He specializes in venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and has a keen interest in sectors such as Web3/Blockchain, AI, and SaaS, making impactful contributions to the startup ecosystem. Michael Bassler has founded and invested in various successful ventures, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic investment decisions, particularly focusing on growth-stage companies and innovative sectors like Web3/Crypto and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC).

Work Experience 

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Boring Ventures

  • Founding Partner

    2023 - Current

    We are a venture studio dedicated to creating cash-flow positive businesses from the ground up or early stage, focusing on maximizing success and building for the long-term. We fill the white space between bootstrapping and venture capital.

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SpaceX

  • Investor | Growth Stage

    2024

    Growth stage investment made after the third Starship launch

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing the costs associated with space travel by using reusable rockets.

Raised $9,770,343,846.00 from Roman Smolevskiy.

spacex.com
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OpenAI

  • Investor | Growth Stage

    2024

    Growth stage investment made after the release of GPT-4

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.

Raised $21,900,120,000.00 from Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, HSBC and Santander.

openai.com
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respond.io

  • Investor | Series A

    2022

    Respond.io is the leading B2C messaging platform.

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Jobflow GmbH

  • Founding Investor | Advisor

    2023

    Building the Job-Platform of the 21th century

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neotherm GmbH

  • Founding Investor | CEO

    2024

    Wir sind lokaler Fachpartner für moderne Energielösungen rund ums Haus. Wir stehen für die perfekte Verbindung von traditionellem Handwerk mit modernen digitalen Prozessen, um fachmännische und zuverlässige Installationen zu gewährleisten. ● Wärmepumpe & Klimaanlage ● Photovoltaik ● Wallbox ● Energiemanagementsystem ● und alles was dazu gehört Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch 👨‍🔧

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5SWAN | Telemedizin | medizinisches Cannabis

  • Investor | Chairman of the Board

    2024

    Wir sind erfahrenen Ärzten für telemedizinische Behandlungen in Deutschland. Unsere Ärzte sind spezialisiert auf die natürliche Behandlung von chronischen Erkrankungen (z.B. Schmerzen, Schlafstörungen, Depressionen).

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Leverest

  • Investor | Seed

    2021

    Leverest is the leading tech-enabled debt advisory platform.

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Heizfix GmbH

  • Founding Investor | Advisory Board

    2021

    Heizfix revolutionises traditional craft business focusing on heatings.

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The Plooshies AG

  • Founding Investor | Advisor

    2023

    Introducing The Plooshies, a digital Brand reviving childhood memories while emphasizing interactive storytelling, community involvement and gaming as its core pillars.

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