About
International startups: solving problems at scale, affecting other people's lives positively and growing a profitable company while doing so is what truly drives me. Committed to making this world a better place while being on a mission to scale businesses. You too? Then let's get in touch!
Experience
Senior Portfoliomanager
Isartal Ventures · Metropolregion München
▸ Managing a portfolio of digital health startups, acting as a sparring partner for founders on strategy, product, and growth ▸ Leading follow-on investments, including negotiation and deal structuring ▸ Playing a key role in M&A transactions, including due diligence, shaping deal terms, negotiation support and contract design ▸ Optimizing investment theses and deal sourcing in line with group strategy ▸ Supporting exit scenarios and strategic partnerships with portfolio companies ▸ Representing Isartal Ventures in investor networks and industry events
Personal Executive to the Ceo
Wort & Bild Verlag · München, Bayern, Deutschland
▸ Acting as a strategic and operational "right hand" to the CEO, supporting high-level decision-making across the entire publishing group ▸ Participating in the development of corporate strategy, investments and new business models ▸ Preparing and attending executive board and shareholder meetings ▸ Supporting internal and external projects across all departments, including digital innovation and organizational development ▸ Establishing partnerships and representing the company in external networks and industry events ▸ Personally mentored by CEO Andreas Arntzen, gaining deep insight into top-level leadership
Founder
▸ Building an AI-powered tool that enables investors to efficiently screen and prioritize their startup pipeline by analyzing pitch decks and matching them to their investment thesis and criteria
Startup-Manager
Rock B(r)and GmbH
▸ Mentoring various portfolio companies both strategically and operationally ▸ Supporting startups to find their product-market-fit ▸ Developing and executing go to market strategies ▸ Guiding startups through the pivoting process utilizing rapid hypothesis testing ▸ Offering financial advise and helping to make difficult cost-cutting decisions if needed ▸ Acquiring prestigeous strategic partners for portfolio startups ▸ Supporting the fundraising process and presenting cases/pitchecks to other investors
Venture Capital Associate
▸ Developing investment theses and portfolio sparring ▸ Establishing new processes and optimizing existing ones ▸ Attending startup events, scouting potential investment opportunities ▸ Building and maintaining relationships to fellow startup investors ▸ Performing due diligences to assist in the decision-making process
Business Strategy Consultant
▸ Venture building as a service ▸ Analyzing and evaluating potential business opportunities ▸ Researching and implementing AI tools to automate lead-generation ▸ Engaging in personal coaching and personality development ▸ Being personally mentored by Vera Knauer (responsible for Orthomol's strategy and investments)
Co-Founder
AERVIDEO · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
▸ Strategy, business development, process optimization & systemization ▸ E-Mail & performance marketing, brand & community building ▸ Scaling an eCommerce brand to sell in >100 countries worldwide
Founder & Ceo
Minimal Mount · Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
▸ Strategy, business development, strategic marketing, product development, team building ▸ Government-funded development of a fully sustainable product ▸ Winner of phase one of AC² business plan contest
Working Student
ADVIGO - Winkler Steuerberater · Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
▸ Tax Accounting ▸ Software Solutions
Education
FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
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