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Nic Knapp

Critic · DISC type C
Managing Director at TUM Venture Labs
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Nic Knapp is the Managing Director at TUM Venture Lab Mobility, focusing on advancing Europe’s DeepTech innovation ecosystem. With over 15 years of experience at Porsche, Daimler, and Bosch, he connects founders, corporations, and policymakers to scale mobility ventures. He is a graduate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

He serves as the Project Lead for the Munich Security Conference Startup Hub, bridging the gap between frontier technology founders and global policymakers.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Personality Overview

How Nic shows up

Objective Thinker
ROI Driven
Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Nic cares about

DeepTech Ventures
His core mission is to transform cutting-edge European research into scalable ventures, building a leading startup hub for mobility with over 50 startups.
Future of Mobility
His career at Bosch, Daimler, and TUM is dedicated to driving innovation in autonomous driving, sustainable transport, and new mobility business models.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Managing Director
TUM Venture Labs
8-2021 - 10-2023
Innovation Manager
Bosch
2-2019 - 8-2021
Product Development Coach (Autonomous Driving, Series Development)
Bosch
6-2016 - 1-2019
Innovation Manager - Future Transportation Systems
Daimler AG
7-2014 - 6-2016
Consultant (Enterprise Project Management)
Campana & Schott
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Education
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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