Kurt Keilhacker

Kurt A. Keilhacker is the founder of Industrial Defender, Inc. (founded in 1996) where the titles held included Board Director & Chair and Founding CEO from 1996 to 2001.
Mr. Keilhacker was the founder of TechFund Europe Management SAS (founded in 2001) with the title of Managing Partner from 2013 to 2019.
Mr. Keilhacker was the founder of TechFund Capital (founded in 1997) serving as Managing Partner from 2011 to 2015.
Mr. Keilhacker is the founder of Elementum Ventures LLC (founded in 2015) holding the title of General Partner starting in 2015.
Current jobs include Director at Metricstory, Inc. since 2017; Board Director at Mekonos, Inc. since 2018; Director at Cortex Fusion Systems, Inc. since 2022; Board Director at Ampded since 2018; Board Director at AMG Pantheon Fund, LLC since 2014; Independent Director at Amg Bbh Asset-Backed Credit Fund LLC starting in 2026; Trustee at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) since 2018; Managing Member at Clapham Partners I, LLC since 2013; and Trustee at The Trustees of Wheaton College.
Former jobs include Board Director, CFO, and CEO at Cobalt Networks, Inc. from 1996 to 1999; Chief Executive Officer at NetMind Technologies, Inc. from 1996 to 2000; Chief Executive Officer at Summit Systems, Inc.; Chairman at Embrace Networks, Inc. from 1998 to 2003; Director-International Development at Chips & Technologies, Inc. from 1992 to 1995; Director at Synchronoss Technologies France SAS from 2006 to 2012; Board Director at 6Wind SA from 2002 to 2019; and Trustee at Gordon College from 2001 to 2016.
Education includes graduate degrees from Harvard University and Stanford University, an MBA from The University of Chicago, and an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College (Illinois).