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Michael Bassler

Founding Partner at Boring Ventures

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview 

Michael Bassler is a Founder and Investor with a strong background in leading startups and making successful investments in companies like Boring Ventures, SpaceX, and OpenAI. He specializes in venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and has a keen interest in sectors such as Web3/Blockchain, AI, and SaaS, making impactful contributions to the startup ecosystem. Michael Bassler has founded and invested in various successful ventures, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic investment decisions, particularly focusing on growth-stage companies and innovative sectors like Web3/Crypto and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC).

Work Experience 

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Boring Ventures

  • Founding Partner

    2023 - Current

    We’re a venture studio building cash-flow positive businesses, bridging the gap between bootstrapping and venture capital.

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SpaceX

  • Investor | Growth Stage

    2024

    Growth stage investment made after the third Starship launch

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing the costs associated with space travel by using reusable rockets.

Raised $9,770,343,846.00 from Roman Smolevskiy.

spacex.com
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OpenAI

  • Investor | Growth Stage

    2024

    Growth stage investment made after the release of GPT-4

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.

Raised $21,900,120,000.00 from Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, HSBC and Santander.

openai.com
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xAI

  • Investor | Growth Stage

    2025

    Growth stage investment made after the acquisition of social media platform X

XAI is an AI company that develops a platform to accelerate human scientific discovery.

Raised $12,384,679,312.00 from Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Qatar Investment Authority and CoreNest Capital.

x.ai
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respond.io

  • Investor | Series A

    2022

    Respond.io is the global #1 B2C messaging platform.

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Jobflow GmbH

  • Founding Investor | Advisor

    2023

    Building the Job-Platform of the 21th century

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neotherm GmbH

  • Founding Investor | CEO

    2024

    Dein lokaler Partner für moderne Energielösungen - Wärmepumpen, PV und alles was dazugehört 👨‍🔧

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move2health | Physiotherapie | Leverkusen

  • Founding Investor | CEO

    2025

    Deine funktionale und evidenzbasierte Physiotherapie ⚕️

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5SWAN | Telemedizin | medizinisches Cannabis

  • Investor | Chairman of the Board

    2024

    Deine Ärzte für telemedizinische Behandlungen, spezialisiert auf die natürliche Behandlung von chronischen Erkrankungen durch medizinisches Cannabis 👨‍⚕️

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Leverest

  • Investor | Seed

    2021

    Leverest is the leading tech-enabled debt advisory platform.

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