Paul Kippes
Senior Corporate Partnerships Associate
Plug and Play Tech Center
Paul is part of the Corporate Partnerships Team at Plug and Play Austria, part of the world’s leading corporate innovation platform and early-stage investor network. He holds an academic background in economics, tourism management, and innovation management, with studies in Spain and Austria.
Paul’s professional experience spans startups and scale-ups including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies as well as consulting with Fjord, part of Accenture Song, across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. His work has covered sectors such as health and public services, real estate, heavy industry, and finance. At Plug and Play, Paul drives ROI-oriented innovation in industries including aviation, energy, heavy industry, manufacturing, and intralogistics, with a strong focus on change management, cross-business unit collaboration, and leveraging the Plug and Play network to connect partners with relevant startups and ecosystem players.
