About
Venture capital professional investing in proptech, construction tech and manufacturing 4.0 start-ups across Europe and the US. Passionate about change and innovation.
Experience
Partner
KOMPAS VC · Berlin, Germany
Present
Kompas is an early-stage investor in prop tech, construction tech, cllimate tech, industry 4.0 and enterprise software. Fund I ($160m) backs late Seed and Series A technology companies in Europe, Israel and the US. I cover the German speaking region, CEE, Italy and the US.
Managing Director
smartworks innovation · Vienna, Austria
Managing Director for smartworks - the strategic corporate investment fund of Wien Energy and Wiener Stadtwerke, focussing on Energy, Smart City, Blockchain, Mobility, and Decarbonisation. Closed investments in • Ubiq - Demand optimisation for shared fleets • Enerthing - Solar-powered IoT sensors • Easelink - Automated conductive charging for electric vehicles.
Investment Director
Volvo Cars Tech Fund · Berlin Area, Germany
Co-led setup of Volvo Cars Technology Fund. Responsible for venture capital investments and portfolio management in EMEA. Closed investments in • Forciot - Printable, stretchable pressure sensors for automotive and logistics • UVeye - Vehicle inspection systems with fast and accurate anomaly detection to identify mechanical issues or threats • MDGo - realtime, connected crash analysis that improves health outcomes • Varjo - human-eye-resolution AR/VR headset and software solutions • Circulor - Tracking of global supply chains to make them sustainable and ethical • Exmet - 3D printing of amorphous and nanocrystalline metal alloys
Head of Research- and Automotive Strategy
Volvo Car Group · Göteburg, Schweden
• Management of global integrated competitive intelligence team • Responsible for global consumer research strategy • Consulting on automotive, innovation (CASE areas) and model strategy • Tech and startup scouting • Management of strategic projects • Development and roll-out of new company-wide education program on economic, customer and industry trends • Development and roll-out of new reports, methodologies and research projects • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends
Strategy and Change Manager
Volvo Car Group · Gothenburg
Manager for competitive intelligence and broader market intelligence strategy • Re-development of competitive intelligence function with market intelligence • Development and roll-out of new market intelligence strategy • Development and roll-out of new communication strategy • Running of workshops, company-wide presentations, creation of video reports • Development and roll-out of new reports, methodologies and research projects • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends
Market Intelligence Consultant
Consultant and adviser to internal stakeholders in all areas of market intelligence • Coordination of market research activities across stakeholder areas • Design and execution of large-scale international research projects • Development and maintenance of IT tools • Supplier relationship management • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends
Freelance Project Manager
Freelance
Project manager and analyst for market research studies in the automotive sector • Conception, execution and analysis of international quantitative and qualitative research studies • Independent conception and creation of research reports • Independent organization and execution of field work • Coaching and supervision of interviewers, conduct of qualitative interviews • Contact and coordination with clients
Economic Researcher
Freelance
Development and maintenance of a central database server for economic data. Research, evaluation, acquisition and analysis of economic data; Implementation of statistical analysis; Programming in PHP, R and MySQL; Research project: Evaluation of existing welfare indicators and development of a new and comprehensive indicator
Research Analyst
Maritz Research GmbH
Analyst for international market research studies in the automotive sector • Conception and creation of research reports • Development and implementation of new analysis methods • Evaluation of field data • Consulting on statistical methods • Programming of specialized tools for the analysis of large data sets • Programming of tools for Office automation and process optimization
Assistant/Tutor
University of Hamburg · Hamburg
Assistant and tutor for economics, market theory, empirical economic research and empirical finance
Education
University of Hamburg
Master of International Business Administration
East China University of Science and Technology
MBA, MBA
University of Hamburg
Diplom-Volkswirt, Economics, Market theory, Econometrics
Macquarie University
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business Law & Marketing
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