Dirk Muench
Founder at Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Profile
Dirk Muench is a Co-founder of Persistent and a Strategy Advisor.
For 8 years he has led many of the firm's key initiatives.
Dirk is also the Director of Climate Investments and Ventures at South Pole, serves on the board of Uebermorgen Ventures - one of Europe's leading climate VC firms - and he sits on the Investment Committee of Clima Now Foundation.
Prior to Persistent, Dirk worked for pioneer impact investment firm E+CO and for 8 years in global capital markets with JPMorgan and DRKW in London and New York.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and studied climate science at Columbia University in New York.
Dirk Muench active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
 Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2012-10-31 |
| Uebermorgen Ventures AG | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
| Clima Now | Consultant / Advisor | 2021-04-30 |
Former positions of Dirk Muench
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Enable Digital AG
 Enable Digital AG Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Enable Digital AG engages in the provisions of information technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Founder | 2019-02-01 |
JPMorgan Securities Plc
 JPMorgan Securities Plc Financial ConglomeratesFinance JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets. | Analyst-Fixed Income | 2009-08-26 |
Training of Dirk Muench
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Graduate Degree |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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JPMorgan Securities Plc
JPMorgan Securities Plc Financial ConglomeratesFinance JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets. | Finance |
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
| Uebermorgen Ventures AG | Finance |
Enable Digital AG
Enable Digital AG Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Enable Digital AG engages in the provisions of information technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Technology Services |
| Clima Now |
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