About
I am a european business founder with strong focus on innovative technologies. I studied Business Administration at the University of Mannheim, Germany and Qingdao, China till 2001. The same year my career started in software technologies at SAP SE. After 5 years of professional development, in 2006 I bootstrapped with two colleagues the first of two startups in the area of cloud computing and enterprise mobility. Both grew to international's scale with a team of 100 people each and had successful exits to US-based technology leaders, who still keep them alive and have scaled them to global reach. Since 2018 I am active in a more widespread role, engaging in the seed-phase of technology startups as an active investor.
Experience
Partner
Novaterra · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Present
VC Fund - https://novaterra.io/ Our investment theses focus on four key areas, reflecting our commitment to fostering a more equitable, developed, and sustainable society. Our mission is to invest in companies tackling the most pressing needs of our time.
Adviroy Board Member
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Venture Building and Transformation for a new era of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. At Zukunft.Gründen (Future.Founding), we empower entrepreneurs, leaders, and organizations to embrace this journey with boldness, creativity, and a clear sense of purpose. Whether you're launching a startup or shaping a lasting legacy, we are your trusted partner in driving sustainable growth and groundbreaking innovation.
Mentor
PoliHub - Polytechnic University of Milan · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Engaged with Polihub's DeepTechAccelerator.
Angel Investor
· Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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Supporting passionate teams with first tickets and advice.
Studio Operations (Precursor to Novaterra)
Startupgym Studio · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Setting up a Venture Studio in Milan. Seeing the need to to step up on investments, we create on top of it Novaterra, an impact Fund, which I co-found as Partner.
Speaker & Mentor
Up2B Accelerator · Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mentor in the Up2B Accelerator for selected Tech Startups and Corporates on Open Innovation. Speaker on Startup Leadership.
Entrepreneur in Residence
LUISS EnLabs · Rome Area, Italy
LUISS EnLabs is one of the leading startup accelerators in Europe, born from a joint venture between Luiss University of Rome and the L-Venture Group, a stock-listed venture capital operator investing in digital startups. I performed a project of research to broaden the access to deal flow, and base investment decision by integrating human insight with machine-learning-based models.
Managing Director
Honeywell · Mannheim Area, Germany
Post acquisition by Honeywell I supported the integration into the corporate structure moving Movilizer to global reach. - Successful integration of a plus 100 people company into a 130.000 people company - Transforming business synergies into results within the first 12 months after acquisition - Managing the clash of business cultures of a startup venture and a global corporate - Ensuring minimal employee turnover during integration phase - Leaving Movilizer on a high note once the integration was executed to pursue new ventures
Co-Founder & Managing Director (Acquired By Honeywell in 02/2016)
Movilizer · Mannheim Area, Germany
B2B Cloud Platform providing End-to-End Mobile Business Solutions to Enterprise Customers - Transitioning the business from Startup Phase to Growth&Development Phase - Closing of a multi million venture investment - Recruitment of a world class team, especially in Product Development - Recognition by Gartner as Cool Vendor - Successful exit to one of the largest tech oriented enterprises: Honeywell - Scaling team to size of 125
Co-Founder & Managing Director (Acquired By Peak Technologies in 05/2013)
Movilitas · Mannheim Area, Germany
A bootstrapped professional services business, focused around the vision of facilitating faster and more effective transition of enterprises to the mobility era. - successful bootstrapping to profitable business - From 3 to 75 team members - Successful project execution at more the 100 customers - Claiming worldwide thought leadership in implementing global SAP track & trace templates. Movilitas became a significant go-to partner for global enterprises in the following industries: pharmaceuticals (10 our of top 30 big Pharma companies did engage us around Track & Trace), Tobacco (2 out of the 4 main Tobacco companies) and Chemicals. - Establishing a global network with offices in Zurich (Switzerland), London (UK), Minsk (Belarus), Madrid (Spain) , Lisbon (Portugal) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). - Successful exit selling the business to a US-based Tech Group
Education
University of Mannheim
Diplom Betriebswirt, Business Administration
Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Chinese Business Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Artificial Intelligence
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