Kushagra Goel (M.Sc.)

Education:

• 10/2021 – 03/2025: Master’s Programme in Management (M.Sc.) at the Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, with a focus on entrepreneurship. Master’s Thesis: Investors and Their Role in Early-Stage Ventures, a qualitative study on the influence of investors on the organizational culture creation process of new ventures and the rationale behind it.
• 08/2017 – 07/2021: Bachelor’s Programme in Mechanical Engineering (B.E.) at the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India. Bachelor’s Final Year Project: Parachute Landing Injury Prevention Airbag, designing an airbag integrated into a belt mechanism to prevent injuries caused during parachute landing.

Professional experience:

• Since 01/2026: Research Associate in Technology and Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (TIME) at the University of Kassel, Germany.
• 05/2025 – 12/2025: Research Associate at the Global Center for Family Enterprise (GCFE), TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Heilbronn Campus, Germany.
• 06/2022 – 03/2025: Working Student at Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany.
• 01/2020 – 06/2020: Launch Management Intern at Tata Motors Limited, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
• 06/2019 – 12/2019: Analyst at Quickpick Express, Patiala, Punjab, India.
• 02/2019 – 07/2019: Junior Analyst at PlaceHolder Digital Solutions, Patiala, Punjab, India.