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Events & Connect

MEET. CONNECT.

Events

Date Event Place Participant
June 08 - 12, 2026 SuperReturn International Berlin, Germany
August 26 -27, 2026 TechBBQ Copenhagen, Denmark
October 8, 2026 ARRtist AI Summit 2026 Berlin, Germany
September 28 - 30, 2026 Bits & Pretzels Munich, Germany
October 5 - 7, 2026 SuperReturn CFO/COO Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 11 - 13, 2026 The Drawdown Operational Leaders' Summit 2026 The Algarve, Portugal
November 18 - 19, 2026 Slush Helsinki, Finland

Diana Meyel

Diana is a Managing Partner and the company’s COO as well as a Manager to our Luxembourg entities. She is located in Munich and leads our funds’ operations and investor relations. Diana also oversees transaction structuring and the ESG team in addition to representing Cipio Partners on the board of selected portfolio companies. Furthermore, she fulfils the role of Vice-Chair of the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee. Prior to joining Cipio Partners in 2004, Diana was a Finance Manager at Wellington Partners, the pan-European venture capital firm and worked as a Senior Risk Analyst for Dresdner Bank Group nka Commerzbank in Germany and Bogotá, Colombia. Diana holds a degree in Banking Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Thomas Lenz

Thomas is a Principal. He is based in our Munich office and is responsible for both new investments and portfolio management. Before joining Cipio Partners in 2022, Thomas worked as Investment Manager at Bayern Kapital focusing on early-stage VC deals and as Assistant Manager at KPMG Strategy Group/ Deal Advisory. Thomas holds a Master of Science in International Business from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark and a dual Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration of University Augsburg in Germany.

Dr. Ansgar Kirchheim

Ansgar is a Partner. He is based in our Munich office and is responsible for both new investments and portfolio management. Before joining Cipio Partners in 2021, Ansgar was a Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). Previously, he was a founder and CEO of a German deep-tech start-up. He started his career at ERGO Group. Ansgar holds an economics Ph.D. from WHU – Otto-Beisheim-School of Management, Germany, and a Diploma in Physics from Humboldt University, Germany.

Nils Matthies

Nils is a Principal. He is based in our Munich office and is responsible for both new investments and portfolio management. Before joining Cipio Partners in 2024, he served as Associate Director at AEQUITA - Private Equity. Before that, Nils founded and led the Voith Innovation Lab, a joint venture between The Boston Consulting Group and Voith incubating SaaS products in industrial markets. Earlier in his career, Nils was a Project Manager at Siemens Management Consulting working on assignments in Siemens’ various software businesses and was a founding team member of Next 47, Siemens’ corporate venture fund. Nils holds a Master in Strategy and International Management (SIM) from the University of St. Gallen.

Diana Meyel

Diana is a Managing Partner and the company’s COO as well as a Manager to our Luxembourg entities. She is located in Munich and leads our funds’ operations and investor relations. Diana also oversees transaction structuring and the ESG team in addition to representing Cipio Partners on the board of selected portfolio companies. Furthermore, she fulfils the role of Vice-Chair of the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee. Prior to joining Cipio Partners in 2004, Diana was a Finance Manager at Wellington Partners, the pan-European venture capital firm and worked as a Senior Risk Analyst for Dresdner Bank Group nka Commerzbank in Germany and Bogotá, Colombia. Diana holds a degree in Banking Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Diana Meyel

Diana is a Managing Partner and the company’s COO as well as a Manager to our Luxembourg entities. She is located in Munich and leads our funds’ operations and investor relations. Diana also oversees transaction structuring and the ESG team in addition to representing Cipio Partners on the board of selected portfolio companies. Furthermore, she fulfils the role of Vice-Chair of the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee. Prior to joining Cipio Partners in 2004, Diana was a Finance Manager at Wellington Partners, the pan-European venture capital firm and worked as a Senior Risk Analyst for Dresdner Bank Group nka Commerzbank in Germany and Bogotá, Colombia. Diana holds a degree in Banking Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Dr. Ansgar Kirchheim

Ansgar is a Partner. He is based in our Munich office and is responsible for both new investments and portfolio management. Before joining Cipio Partners in 2021, Ansgar was a Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). Previously, he was a founder and CEO of a German deep-tech start-up. He started his career at ERGO Group. Ansgar holds an economics Ph.D. from WHU – Otto-Beisheim-School of Management, Germany, and a Diploma in Physics from Humboldt University, Germany.

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Cipio Partners GmbH

Palais am Lenbachplatz
Ottostrasse 8
80333 Munich
Germany

Tel +49 89 55 06 96 0
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Cipio Partners S.à r.l.

12E, rue Guillaume Kroll
1882 Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Tel +352 26 20 10 54
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