Partner
Karl Gemperli
Co-Founder Managing Director General Partner, Leawood Venture Capital
- Firm
- Leawood Venture Capital
- Title
- Co-Founder Managing Director General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Experienced public company CEO and Board Member who has generated significant long-term shareholder value through technical leadership, strategic business development, and disciplined operations management. Founder and CEO of Elecsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ESYS), a pioneer of industrial wireless, IoT, and cloud data management solutions. Elecsys was named 3 times to Fortune’s “Small Business 100” list of fastest growing public companies and to Forbes “America’s Best Small Companies.” Previously President of DCI, Inc., Vice President of Operations at Airport Systems International, and Director of Manufacturing at Goodrich Aerospace. A native of New York and member of the Investment Committee at Castor Ventures, the VC Funds for MIT alumni.
Background
- Education
- BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MEng, Boston UniversitySource (opens in a new tab)
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