After getting introduced to the blockchain technology early 2015 in Silicon Valley, Daniel co-founded nexussquared, a blockchain business platform with the focus on accelerating blockchain ideas through ‚nexuslab’ – a virtual blockchain acceleration programme. Daniel designed the programme and managed its first cohort with 10 European blockchain start-ups from April – July, 2016. In January 2017 Daniel Grassinger joined UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s biggest entrepreneurship and innovation center. He designed, developed and manages XPRENEURS, an incubation for early-stage high-tech StartUps. As of today, XPRENEURS supported 80+ StartUps in successfully entering the market. Holding degrees in civil engineering and business administration, Daniel Grassinger has worked in real estate consulting for more than ten years prior to co-founding nexussquared. Besides building up and managing AECOM’s Swiss branch from January 2013 till September 2015 Daniel designed various innovation processes for corporate clients.