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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