Dennis Kirpensteijn

Voltaire Group - Advisory Boutique für Responsible AI (Philosopher - Founder - Advisor)

📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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15
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7
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4
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2
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13y
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Advisory Board Member and Investor
2025
DECAID is Europes first-of-its-kind AI-native company network, dedicated to transforming how mid-sized businesses harness the power of artificial intelligence. As a GenAI powerhouse with offices in Leipzig, Munich, Berlin, and Amsterdam, were architecting the future of conscious AI adoption. Our portfolio of specialized service providers creates a comprehensive journey from education to adoption to implementation - pioneering a new era of sustainable value creation. Currently, through DECAID Academy, Studio, and Systems, we deliver highly focused GenAI solutions that turn transformation challenges into competitive advantages. With our DECAID Labs unit, we emphasize an AI native approach and collaborate with research institutions and academia. As a community-based organisation of Original Thinkers, we connect Europes most innovative minds, building bridges between cutting-edge technology and practical business applications. Each success story we craft adds to a growing movement of conscious AI adoption. We stand by European SMBs in their quest to survive and thrive in the decade of AI, by enabling them to adopt generative AI for sustainable value creation.
Angel Investor
May 2023
Nuestra misión: ¡Desarrollar el máximo potencial de la próxima generación de creadores! En WowPlay celebramos la curiosidad en los niños y niñas mientras generamos momentos para compartir, explorar y crear junto a ellos. Queremos ayudarles a pensar en grandes soluciones y que adquieran habilidades para resolver problemas y conservar su creatividad innata para así atajar los retos que les depara un futuro en constante cambio. Creado por educadores, ingenieros y expertos STEAM, WoWplay es un espacio dedicado a despertar el interés de niños y niñas en áreas STEAM mientras desarrollan las soft skills necesarias para el futuro a través del aprendizaje manipulativo y el uso responsable de pantallas.
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
Reading and writing made magical for kids, ages 5+
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
Erase All Kittens is a multi-award-winning game designed to teach young children professional coding skills and effectively inspires girls to code. Solely through word-of-mouth, the game has 150,000 players in over 170 countries, and 55% of them are girls (as opposed to an average of 18% for other tools/clubs). Awards: MIT Solve Women and Tech​, Arts and Culture​ Awards, 2017 World Summit Award for Young Innovators, 2017 Overall winner of European Youth Award, 2017 Regional winner of Talent Unleashed, judged by Richard Branson, 2017 Crowd Favourite, G7 Youth Challenge, 2018 Finalist of Games For Change Awards, 2018 (Winners TBC) Featured in Newsweek, The Economic Times, The Telegraph, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Daily Genius, The Guardian
Investor (former Board Observer)
Oct 2021
Tucan.ai is a Berlin-based tech startup developing AI software that automatically transcribes and summarises verbal communication and stores the information in an organization-wide database. It thereby creates a smart knowledge archive for spoken communication that can be connected to any other essential data (e.g. contracts, CRMs, CMS, etc.) and supports strategic decisions, and helps break down data-silos.
Investor (former Board Observer)
Oct 2021
MERSOR | giftlyst.io is redefining the world of personalized corporate gifting. As an All-in-One Solution we take the entire process from idea to gift delivery from our customers hands. With our Gifting-as-a Service approach we make gifting as easy as possible. In doing so we strike a balance between high quality, budget compliance and CI-compliant personalization. About MERSOR | giftlyst.io: • Woman-owned company • Berlin based • Specialized in individual gifting solutions & product personalization • Founded in 2017 and expanded in 2023
mid stageManufacturing
Angel Investor
Aug 2021
Smartvel offers a complete suite of solutions to solve different needs along the customer journey, where the right content makes de difference. Our technology gathers, categorizes, translates, enriches and validates both destination content and requirements to travel (health requirements, travel documentation, visa). From museums, restaurants, city councils to official sources like IATA, government agencies and official bodies. ✔️ Up-to-date information ✔️ Automatic checks process every hour ✔️ Alert if any change ✔️ Content updates ✔️ Manual quality checks Our destination content solution helps companies inspire their customers on what to do and see on the exact dates they are going to travel to that city. Travel guides, travel planners, calendars...the choice is yours! Smartvels EntryDocs Solution helps take the stress out of travel by providing a one-stop information centre with everything the traveler needs: necessary documentation, visa information and application, health requirements (covid, other vaccinations, insurances...) Our content can be used in many ways across the customers journey: on your website, digital boarding passes, booking confirmation and pre-departure or pre-stay emails, app or to reduce your call centers inquiries. ✔️ 2-day implementation with limited internal resources ✔️ Adapted to your companys corporate image Visit us at www.smartvel.com
Investor (former Board Observer)
Mar 2021
Unsere Vision ist es, die Welt des Ausgehens und Feierns nachhaltig zu revolutionieren, in dem wir zeigen, das alkoholfrei auch in geil geht. Laori steht für alkoholfreie Alternativen zu Spirituosen wie Gin, Rum und co. als Basis für genussvolle alkoholfreie Drinks ohne Zucker, Zusätze und Kater.
Shareholder and Advisor
Jan 2021
BASE Coworking is the entrepreneurial workplace of the future: open communication, free flow of information and co-creation amongst driven and skilled people. Those are our core principles. We want young and driven entrepreneurs who love what they do, strive to improve one percent every day and go the extra mile to shape the future. We want to put the brightest minds into one office and create a surrounding of mutual trust and respect, where cooperation comes natural and work seems like play. ARE YOU READY? GET IN ON BOARD!
Investor (former Board Observer)
Sep 2020
GrapeAlliance is the one and only wine platform and a space for wine lovers and winemakers. Data is the key to our success. In the form of big-data and AI applications, we focus on B2B services for the wine world. The Wine Market Monitor of our brand GrapeManager, with its vast data base, helps winemakers to get easy access to all their product prices and product availabilites on the internet. Therewith, it serves as a valuable control tool over real-time distribution.
Angel Investor
Jun 2017
Supertech is a SaaS one-stop-shop solution that empowers retailers to jump the same day delivery ship and lead the transformation of today’s retail landscape. The SuperTech plug and play technology automates order dispatching, picking and delivery operations, improving operation costs and making same-day deliveries profitable. And this is possible harnessing the power of behavioural data and using it both to improve the user shopping experience and the operations efficiency. SuperTech es la solución tecnológica para que retailers puedan ofrecer a sus clientes la entrega same day de forma rentable.
Angel Investor
Jun 2017
DelSúper is a Spanish Company, delivering your groceries from brick and mortar supermarkets to your home in 1 hour. We provide our customers with an amazing user experience through our web facilitating them the choice of their favourite supermarket and time spot and we take care of the rest doing the shopping for them and delivering it to their front door. Our superbuyers are specifically selected and trained to be picky and sensitive with fresh products.
Angel Investor
Aug 2016
𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝗵𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗳𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. Mit der Integration des Jobufo Recruiting Assistant in Ihre Stellenanzeigen, 𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁*𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻. Mit der 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, erhalten Sie mit dem Recruiting Assistant 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗽𝗿ü𝗳𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻. Diese enthalten neben einem Lebenslauf und Anhängen auch eine 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀ö𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿*𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁. Die Bewerbungen erhalten Sie 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗸𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗵𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿-𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 - ohne Umwege und ohne Administrationsaufwand. 𝟲𝟬% 𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 vom Klick auf den Bewerbungsbutton zur eingegangen qualifizierten Bewerbung - das bietet nur der Recruiting Assistant. Wir sind bereits auf ü𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻 integriert. Gerne zeigen wir Ihnen 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼.. 𝗪𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗳, 𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘇𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻! Diese 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 haben unseren Recruiting Assistant bereits auf Ihren Stellen integriert: BMW, Brillux, CodeWrights, Diva-e, EDEKA, Fröbel, Gegenbauer, LAT, ProSiebenSat.1, Remondis - u.v.m. (insgesamt über 200.000 Stellen)
early stageHuman Resources
Founder and Board Member (deine-hundeversicherung.de acquired by Allianz SE)
2013
The Allianz Group is one of the worlds leading insurers and asset managers with more than 100 million private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. We are proud to be the Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic & Paralympic Movements from 2021 until 2032 and to be recognized as one of the industry leaders in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. Join us and together, let’s care for tomorrow. Credits: https://www.allianz.com/en_GB/credits-allianz-se.html Follow us on: Twitter: twitter.com/Allianz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamallianz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllianzCareers Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.de/%C3%9Cberblick/Arbeit-bei-Allianz-EI_IE3062.11,18.htm Allianz Data Privacy Statement for Social Media: https://www.allianz.com/en/privacy-statement.html#social-media Allianz Careers Data Privacy Statement: https://careers.allianz.com/en_EN/footer/data-privacy.html LinkedIn Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy LinkedIn General Terms: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
Founder and Board Member
2013
This is the leading network to adopt pets from animal shelters in Germany. It partners with the federal association for animal welfare and is used by more than 50% of german animal shelters.
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Board (4)
2025
General Partner
Jul 2025
ZOHO.VC co-invests 200k checks in the next generation of early stage B2B tech founders in building the unbuilt.
 Born from ZOLLHOF-Tech Incubator, we invest in the next wave of mission critical deeptech founders in hard- and software, from our programs and beyond. Our roots: incubation
 Our backers: industry experts
 Our mission: materialize the missing
Advisory Board Member and Investor
2025
DECAID is Europes first-of-its-kind AI-native company network, dedicated to transforming how mid-sized businesses harness the power of artificial intelligence. As a GenAI powerhouse with offices in Leipzig, Munich, Berlin, and Amsterdam, were architecting the future of conscious AI adoption. Our portfolio of specialized service providers creates a comprehensive journey from education to adoption to implementation - pioneering a new era of sustainable value creation. Currently, through DECAID Academy, Studio, and Systems, we deliver highly focused GenAI solutions that turn transformation challenges into competitive advantages. With our DECAID Labs unit, we emphasize an AI native approach and collaborate with research institutions and academia. As a community-based organisation of Original Thinkers, we connect Europes most innovative minds, building bridges between cutting-edge technology and practical business applications. Each success story we craft adds to a growing movement of conscious AI adoption. We stand by European SMBs in their quest to survive and thrive in the decade of AI, by enabling them to adopt generative AI for sustainable value creation.
2023
Angel Investor
May 2023
Nuestra misión: ¡Desarrollar el máximo potencial de la próxima generación de creadores! En WowPlay celebramos la curiosidad en los niños y niñas mientras generamos momentos para compartir, explorar y crear junto a ellos. Queremos ayudarles a pensar en grandes soluciones y que adquieran habilidades para resolver problemas y conservar su creatividad innata para así atajar los retos que les depara un futuro en constante cambio. Creado por educadores, ingenieros y expertos STEAM, WoWplay es un espacio dedicado a despertar el interés de niños y niñas en áreas STEAM mientras desarrollan las soft skills necesarias para el futuro a través del aprendizaje manipulativo y el uso responsable de pantallas.
2022
Venture Partner - Operations
Jul 2022
NCA invests in startups, offering 6 months of tailored support and access to a network of over 21 corporate investors for growth and collaboration.
Venture Partner
Jul 2022
We make entrepreneurship happen – for ambitious startups who want to successfully market their idea, for corporate innovators looking to future-proof their business and for talents eager to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Since 2017 weve supported more than 100 startups with a completely personalized 6 month program, 70% of whom are still successful on the market. At the same time weve helped corporate innovators in 120 projects to validate new business models that give them a true competitive edge. We are all about sparking the excitement for entrepreneurship with fellow curious minds from different backgrounds and are honored that Financial Times named us one of "Europes Leading Start-up Hubs 2024".
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