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Zied Bahrouni

Observer · DISC type ci
Founder & CEO at eigenblue
📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany

Zied Bahrouni is a founder and CEO at the intersection of deep tech R&D and venture capital, leading eigenblue, Motius, and Spacewalk VC. With a background in mechatronics and systemic neuroscience from the Technical University of Munich, he focuses on developing and funding breakthrough technologies. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful, respected, and critical thinker.

Zied is passionate about the evolution of technology and business, showing a deep fascination for the history and future of the German "Mittelstand" (small and medium-sized enterprises). He actively participates in conferences and discussions about the future of AI, space tech, and tech sovereignty, bridging dialogues between different generations of entrepreneurs.

He uniquely combines the roles of an R&D leader building new technologies and a venture capitalist funding them, creating a powerful synergy between innovation and market application.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany
Personality Overview

How Zied shows up

Example Seeker
Curious
Value Driven

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Zied cares about

Deep Tech Investing
As the Founder of Spacewalk VC, he invests in early-stage deep tech startups, leveraging insights from his R&D company, Motius, to identify promising technologies and teams.
German Mittelstand
He has a stated fascination with the German Mittelstand, believing the future of deep tech can learn valuable lessons from its history of innovation and resilience.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Founder & CEO
eigenblue
8-2022
Founder
Spacewalk VC
7-2012 - 5-2025
CEO & Co-Founder
Motius GmbH
10-2016 - 1-2020
External board member of the Innogy Digital Transformation Board
innogy SE
4-2012 - 1-2020
Research Associate - Systemic Neuroscience & AI
Technische Universität München
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Technical University of Munich
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Technical University of Munich
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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