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Willi Mannheims

Managing Partner at ecapital

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview 

Willi Mannheims is the Managing Partner at eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG, where he specializes in venture capital investments in high-tech sectors like Generative Tech/AI and Cybersecurity. With a background in business strategy and corporate development, he has successfully invested in companies like VMRay and Sweepatic, contributing to their growth and success in Series B and Series A funding rounds. Mannheims is a respected figure in the industry, serving on various boards and councils such as UltraSoC and Beirat Digitale Wirtschaft NRW, showcasing his expertise in guiding companies towards successful outcomes and strategic decision-making.

Work Experience 

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eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG

  • Managing Partner

    2016 - Current

    eCAPITAL is a venture capital firm that provides early and growth stage funding to technology companies in the fields of software & information technology, cybersecurity, industry 4.0, new materials and cleantech.

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European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

  • Member of the ECSO Cybersecurity VC funding Working Group

    2020

    Member of the ECSO (European Cyber Security organization) working group for getting EU money for Cyber start-ups.

Jury

  • Jury Member

    2016

    Manifold jury memberships as an expert to assess technology start-ups e.g.; Tech Tour EUROPE https://techtour.com/ , Wayra ( Telefonica) https://www.wayra.de/, Alibaba https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/Startupnight/events/253875622/ , Command Control https://messe-muenchen.de/de/digital/messen-digital/command-control/, Cube 5 Cyber Pitch https://cube-five.de/termine/pitch-day

EXIST Gründerstipendium, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie

  • Member of the Jury EXIST to lift Potentials

    2019

    Head Peter Altmaier Minister of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, BMWI

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UltraSoC

  • Board Member

    2019

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Sweepatic

  • Board Member

    2019

Beirat Digitale Wirtschaft NRW

  • Member of the digital advisory council of North Rhine-Westphalia

    2018

    (Head Prof. Dr. Pinkwart Minister of Economics, innovation, Digitalization in NRW)

Paris Fonds Vert

  • Member of the Strategy council of the Paris Funds Vert

    2018

    Head Anne Hidalgo Major of Paris), Screening of Technologies, Entrepreneurship, Smart City und Energy Transition

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videantis

  • Board Member

    2017

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RIPS Technologies

  • Board Member

    2017

Education 

Investments 

VMRay

Series A

Total funding: $53M

Sweepatic

Series A

Total funding: $3M

brighter AI

Series Unknown

Total funding amount not yet available

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