# Oliver Hanisch

> Oliver Hanisch is the CEO of Campus Founders in Heilbronn, an entrepreneur, business angel and mentor. After fourteen years in Silicon Valley, where he helped co-initiate German Accelerator and represented North Rhine-Westphalia, he returned to Germany in 2019 to connect founders with education, customers, capital and an international community.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Campus Founders
- **Organizations:** Campus Founders, Campus Founders Ventures, German Accelerator, German Silicon Valley Innovators, One49Labs, German American Business Association, NRW.INVEST, SnipClip
- **From:** Böblingen, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Pforzheim University, Master’s degree in Service Management, Karlstad University
- **Known for:** Co-initiated German Accelerator., Built and sold businesses, as described in his official biography., Led Campus Founders from 2019 through the opening of GRAVITY in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **After high school** — Started a T-shirt business after arranging shirts for his graduating class.
- **2005** — Moved to Silicon Valley.
- **2008-2010** — Co-founder and CMO at SnipClip (November 2008 to December 2010).
- **During 2005-2019** — Helped co-initiate German Accelerator and represented North Rhine-Westphalia in Silicon Valley.
- **2019** — Returned to Germany and became CEO of Campus Founders.
- **2025** — Campus Founders officially opened GRAVITY in December.

## Achievements

- Co-initiated German Accelerator.
- Built and sold businesses, as described in his official biography.
- Led Campus Founders from 2019 through the opening of GRAVITY in 2025.
- Serves on the Campus Founders Venture Studio investment committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Regional reporting described 70 startups at GRAVITY and coworking occupancy of around 70 percent.
- **2026-03** — Campus Founders announced its TECH by Handelsblatt partnership and House of Startups, alongside the worldwide discontinuation of Slush’D.
- **2025-12** — GRAVITY officially opened on December 3; Hanisch participated in the opening.

## Links

- Website: https://campusfounders.de
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohanisch
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ohanisch

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Last updated: 2026-10-09