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Dr. Mario Lenz

Dr. Mario Lenz

CPTO @ Hygraph | B2B SaaS & AI Strategy | PE-Backed Exits | Product & Technology Leader since 1999

Berlin Metropolitan Area, GermanyComputer Software
Company
Hygraph
Title
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Seniority
C Suite
Department
Master Information Technology
Location
Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany
Industry
Computer Software

About

I've spent more than twenty-five years at the intersection of technology and product — starting as a CTO building complex systems, evolving into product leadership across B2B SaaS, and most recently as CPTO at Hygraph. The through-line across those roles: helping companies figure out where their real value lies, and building the product and technology foundations that make it defensible. That question has become harder and more urgent as AI systematically dismantles the moats — integration complexity, compliance infrastructure, switching costs — that B2B SaaS companies spent a decade constructing. I've done this inside growth-equity-backed companies, including one exit under One Peak Partners and Morgan Stanley. I think and write about AI's structural impact on B2B SaaS — the moats that are eroding, the ones that aren't, and what that means for the companies and investors navigating it.

Experience

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Hygraph · Berlin, Germany

Present

Chief Product Officer

Hygraph · Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg

Angel Investor & Advisor

Genow.ai

Present

Angel Investor & Advisor

Kinetic

Present

Angel Investor & Advisor

Northbound

Present

Angel Investor & Advisor

Acquirepad · Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg

Present

Advisor

Brame

Helped hiring the first product leader.

Angel Investor & Advisor

airfocus · Hamburg, Deutschland

Successful exit.

M&a Advisor

Stealth - a leading global PE advisory firm

Advised a leading global PE advisory firm in the context of M&A activities with a focus on product strategy and product portfolio.

Chief Product Officer

Quentic · Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland

Establishing professional Product Management in fast growing Enterprise B2B SaaS

Founding 200 Member

Product School

Product School Pro is the most exclusive community for Product Leaders. All members are real-world Product Leaders working at top companies including Google, Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb, PayPal, Uber, and Amazon. The community is designed to support the professional development of product professionals at high growth companies, facilitate the sharing of best practices, and serve as a trusted space to discuss business critical issues with the comfort of privacy and confidentiality.

Education

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

PhD, Computer Science

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Diploma, Computer Science

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