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David Hajizadeh

David Hajizadeh

Entrepreneur | Ecosystem Builder | Connector | Venture & Program Manager | Corporate Innovation | Corporate–Startup Coll…

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, GermanyComputer Software
Company
staffboard
Title
Co-Founder
Seniority
Founder
Department
Master Information Technology
Location
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany
Industry
Computer Software

About

Ecosystem Builder operating at the intersection of startups, ventures, and corporates with own experience as tech founder and a dedicated venture & advisory mindset for long-term value creation for all stakeholders. About me in more detail: I’m a founder and entrepreneur, venture manager, manager of multiple international startup acceleration programs, and startup mentor with 20+ years of experience in the startup and innovation ecosystem — focusing on SaaS, digital business models, and technology-driven innovation across various industries. Over the years, I’ve co-founded and led several tech ventures (including sensor & software and B2B SaaS), participated in international accelerator programs such as Techstars Seattle, and supported founders hands-on from early validation to scaling. Alongside my entrepreneurial background, I work as Venture & Program Manager at Start2, where I design and run venture and acceleration programs, empower founders in building and scaling new ventures, a…

Experience

Co-Founder

staffboard · Munich Area, Germany

Present

We strive to empower start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises in becoming even more successful. We are convinced that people are THE core success factor in any organization! For this reason we have developed a software that covers all relevant HR processes across the employee lifecycle. We take over various parts of the laborious, recurring and time consuming administrative HR work, giving the leadership team, HR and employees more time to focus on their core topics.

Venture Manager & Program Manager

Start2 Group GmbH · Metropolregion München

Present

Role & Responsibility (inter alia): - Supporting, consulting and mentoring (Deep) Tech Startups & Scaleups from various Geographies (Germany, Austria, Serbia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, etc.), Traction Levels and Funding Stages (Early Stage, Seed, Series A , Series B) - Designing and executing Accelerator Programs for various Tech Startups & Scaleups for Governmental Clients - Designing, developing, compiling and conducting Workshops and Trainings for Tech Startups & Scaleups - Designing, developing, compiling and conducting Matchmaking Formats and Events for all Stakeholders - Identifying and onboarding Innovation Partners for our Startup and Accelerator Programs - Consulting Corporate Partners from various Tech-related Industries (Automotive, Semiconductor, Material Sciences etc.) in tailored formats alongside their innovation funnel - Building and driving an Ecosystem for Japanese-German-Relationships --- About Start2 Group: Start2 is a leading Innovation Platform operating glob…

Co-Founder

munichvalley.org · München und Umgebung, Deutschland

munichvalley.org is a curated calendar for events in the Greater Munich Area about topics such as Entrepreneurship, Startups, Innovation, Digital Business, Design and everything that is relevant and interesting for Entrepreneurs, Investors, Founders and people who strive for it or dream about it...

Project Manager & Entrepreneur in Residence

German Entrepreneurship GmbH · Munich, Germany

The German Entrepreneurship GmbH connects corporations, talents, startups and science. Our services include the development of new business modells, the building of incubators, the matching of corporations with talents and start-ups... to name just a few. The German Entrepreneurship GmbH also runs the German Accelerator which supports German start-ups in their first steps to becoming internationally recognized and successful companies.

Co-Founder

ubi interactive, inc. · Seattle, WA and Munich, Germany

ubi interactive provides a plug-and-play gesture-control solution that turns any surface and display into a 3D multitouch screen. This enables customers to use a low-cost, highly scalable and even portable 2 meter/80 inch multitouch screen.

Entrepreneur in Residence / Research Assistant in the Field of E-Mobility

Fortiss GmbH · München und Umgebung, Deutschland

Innovation hotspot for software-intensive systems at the Technical University of Munich.

Manager New Ventures Emea

3M Company · München und Umgebung, Deutschland

3M New Ventures identifies and invests in highly innovative companies and disruptive new technologies with strategic relevance for 3M The focus areas encompass energy, sustainability and water; health; electronics, IT and media; architecture, light and living; mobility and transportation; and safety and security - with linkages to 3M Company. 3M New Ventures recently received the ‘Best Innovator’ award in Germany for its best-in-class innovation management and corporate venturing.

Member of Advisory Board

Bundesverband deutscher studentischer Unternehmensberatungen e. V. (BDSU) · Germany

BDSU e.V. (German Confederation of Junior Entreprises) - Umbrella organization of German student consultancies: Advisory, consulting and controlling of the members of the executive board in an umbrella organization of 30 private student-run consultancies with more than 2.500 student consultants with diverse academic backgrounds. (http://www.bdsu.de/der-verband/beirat/)

Member of Advisory Board

Academy Consult München e.V. · München und Umgebung, Deutschland

Academy Consult is Munichs leading student consultancy: Advisory, consulting and controlling of the members of the executive board in an private consultancy run by 80 student consultants with diverse academic backgrounds. (http://www.academyconsult.de/academy-consult/organisation/)

Investment Associate Business Angel Network

Munich Network · München und Umgebung, Deutschland

Munich Network is an association of technology companies as well as an ecosystem of scientific research institutions, equity investors, financial service providers, consultancies and entrepreneurial personalities. The Munich Business Angel Network connects ambitious technology start-ups with early-stage investors and provides access to industry partners and innovation experts.

Education

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

diploma geographer, Wirtschaftsgeographie

Techstars, class 2012, Seattle/WA

Microsoft Accelerator for Kinect, powered by Techstars, class 2012, Seattle/WA

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