Vincent Zimmer

Founder and CEO @ Kiron Open Higher Education / Neurodiversity / Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneur , Investor and Trusted Advisor

Germany

About

I work at the intersection of entrepreneurship education, venture building and organisational development. Over the past years, I have built and supported mission-driven organisations across education, health and technology — from founding ventures to supporting fundraising and growth phases. Most recently, I worked as Team Coach in the entrepreneurship programme “Gründung, Innovation & Führung (GIF)” at Hochschule Bremerhaven, within a chair focused on family business and teampreneurship. In this role, I accompanied and supported more than 100 students in developing real ventures from idea to execution. My background combines experience as a founder, operator and advisor. Having been on both sides — building organisations and supporting others through growth — I have learned that ventures rarely struggle because of ideas, but because structures, focus and capital strategy do not evolve fast enough. Currently, I am available for selected interim engagements supporting early-stage ventures in: • Fundraising & investor readiness • Business model and capital structure refinement • Strategic stabilisation during growth phases I enjoy working closely with founders and teams where learning, execution and long-term thinking come together.

Experience

  • Responsible Leader at BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
    Apr 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 3 mos

  • Lecturer & Entrepreneurship Coach (Family Business & Teampreneurship) at Hochschule Bremerhaven
    Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Lecturer & Entrepreneurship Coach within the entrepreneurship programme “Gründung, Innovation & Führung (GIF)” at Hochschule Bremerhaven. • Accompanied 100+ students building real ventures from idea to execution • Focus on family business, teampreneurship and action-learning formats • Coaching teams in business model development, funding readiness and organisational learning • Bridging entrepreneurship education with real-world venture building

  • Founder and CEO at Kiron
    Mar 2015 - May 2025 · 10 yrs 3 mos

    Founder & CEO of Kiron Open Higher Education, a digital education organisation providing access to higher education for displaced learners. • Built and scaled the organisation from idea to international operations • Supported 60k+ learners and raised significant philanthropic and impact capital • Established partnerships with universities, institutions and public actors worldwide • Led strategy, fundraising and organisational development over 10 years

  • Founder at Venture Studio Hypt Health
    Feb 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Founder of a digital health venture focused on improving support structures around neurodiversity. • Built partnerships across healthcare, research and investor ecosystems • Developed product and organisational foundations for scalable patient support • Focus on strategic development and ecosystem building

  • Strategic Partner at Calm/Storm
    Apr 2024 - Oct 2024 · 7 mos

    Venture Capital as a tool to support founders building the future of healthcare