Jörg Sperling

WHEB Ventures

Partner

Jörg or “George” joined WHEB in 2008 as it’s 5th partner when he opened the new WHEB office in Munich. Before that he has been active in the clean technology investment area for almost two years as a Venture Partner with Munich based VC firm Target Partners. Prior to that he was one of four partners at the US-based power and energy fund Ridgewood Capital. George has also been active in operational roles for semiconductor companies in Europe and the US, his most recent role being Global VP Sales for Dresden-based ZMD. ZMD provides silicon components for sensor systems in automotive, industrial and medical markets.

George’s VC track record includes 22 investments with 15 board positions and successful exits via NASDAQ IPOs and LSE listings plus numerous trade sales.

He is an electrical engineer with a Masters in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen, Germany. George has also conducted research on epitaxial growth (wafers to be used for laser and solar applications for example) at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He has been an advisor to the Fraunhofer Institute on Spin-Offs and is an active judge and coach for Munich, Swiss and Saxony Business Plan Competitions.