Reiner Braun is the Chair of Entrepreneurial Finance 2 at Technische Universität München. He primarily conducts research in the fields of innovation funding, venture capital and private equity as well funding and management. Previously, Reiner held a professorship position in entrepreneurial finance at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Reiner studied economics in Utrecht and Wuppertal. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Wuppertal.