Volker Gruhn

Active Investor

Landessprecher at Bitkom

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia

Volker Gruhn, Landessprecher at Bitkom is an active investor based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. This profile covers what Volker Gruhn backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Volker Gruhn is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairperson of the Supervisory Board at Adesso. He is a Co-Founder of TamedAI. He is the Head of the Software Engineering Department at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where his main research focuses on mobile applications. Prof. Dr. Gruhn is the author and co-author of approximately 270 national and international publications and conference contributions. Also, he is a member of the BIPRO e.V. advisory board. The BIPRO initiative is an association of finance companies that aims to optimize cross-company processes by developing functional and technical standards. He holds a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Computer Science from Universität Dortmund.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Artificial IntelligenceFintechHealthcare & BiotechDigital Health & HealthTechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CClimate & Energy
Location: Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

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