Rainer Märkle

General Partner at HV Capital

Presenter

With two decades of experience in the venture capital industry, Rainer Märkle is an expert in VC and has been with HV Capital for the past 17 years. Rainer has worked with category-defining companies like Zalando and HelloFresh from seed investments to post-IPO. His strong educational foundation—an MSc in Electrical Engineering from University of Technology, Munich and an MBA from INSEAD, both graduated with highest distinction— and early professional career, including working as an engineer in the high-tech industry and as an investor for 3i, gives him a unique blend of technical and business acumen, essential to building enduring companies. At HV Capital, Rainer pursues investments and currently sits on the boards of companies such as Scalable Capital, FINN, and Alasco. Rainer increasingly focuses on managing the firm and strengthening investor relations, including having led the fundraising for HV Capital Fund IX and leading the firm’s current fundraising for HV Capital Funds X.