Yann Risz
Corporate Officer/Principal at The Indus Entrepreneurs
Profile
Mr. Yann Risz is Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Siderian Ventures LLC since 2007.
Prior to co-founding Siderian, Mr. Risz was a Managing Director at Tendris US (San Francisco), a cleantech holding firm where he rapidly grew its portfolio companies.
He was a Vice President at Quios (San Francisco, London), a DFJ funded wireless data company where he led Business Development and co-founded eWingz (sold to German company BOA).
Before joining Quios, Mr. Risz was with McKinsey.
From 1991 to 1995 he worked for Volkswagen in Germany.
Mr. Risz received an MBA from Harvard Business School with a focus on Business and the Environment, and completed his undergraduate degree from the Ecole De Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France (Valedictorian).
Mr. Risz lives with his wife and two children in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys biking, windsurfing, history and current affairs.
Yann Risz active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
The Indus Entrepreneurs
 The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Yann Risz
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| VOLKSWAGEN AG | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
Enviance, Inc.
 Enviance, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Enviance, Inc. engages in the provision of environmental enterprise resource planning software. It offers cloud-based environmental; and health and safety software leveraging cloud computing technology to deliver its platform online in real-time. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Goldenhersh in 1999 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2011-07-25 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Siderian Ventures LLC
 Siderian Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Siderian Ventures LLC (Siderian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Alex Nigg, Warner Philips and Yann Risz. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | - |
Training of Yann Risz
| École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| VOLKSWAGEN AG | Consumer Durables |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Siderian Ventures LLC
Siderian Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Siderian Ventures LLC (Siderian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Alex Nigg, Warner Philips and Yann Risz. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Enviance, Inc.
Enviance, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Enviance, Inc. engages in the provision of environmental enterprise resource planning software. It offers cloud-based environmental; and health and safety software leveraging cloud computing technology to deliver its platform online in real-time. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Goldenhersh in 1999 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Technology Services |
The Indus Entrepreneurs
The Indus Entrepreneurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
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