About
Investor and entrepreneur in seed, growth and turnaround situations focused on WorkTech and Roll-Ups Owner Menden Ventures Founder HR Angels Club Entrepreneurial Partner Aven Capital Advisory Board Staufenbiel Institut Board member Bayswater Education Board member TAM Akademie Board member PrepLounge Board member Consultingheads former Board Member Arsipa (Exit to Warburg Pincus) YPO Berlin LP at Liberta Partners, Flex Capital, Acadian Ventures, Seedcamp, Aven Capital Partners 2022-today Work Tech and Roll-Up Investor 2021-2022: Managing Director XING (Interim), Hamburg 2014-2019: Managing Director for Secret Escapes DACH, BeNeLux & Scandinavia, Berlin 2011-2013: Founder of JustBook (Exit to Secret Escapes in 2014), Berlin 2007-2010: VC Associate Straub Ventures, London 2004-2007: Consultant Oliver Wyman, Munich, Dubai 2000: Founder SQUEAKER, Cologne (Exit to F.A.Z. in 2023) 2004: Master in Business Management at University of Cologne & NHH Bergen, CEMS
Experience
Owner
Menden Ventures Consulting GmbH · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Present
Investing, building and turning around companies in HR & Talent Tech, education, travel and other online business models. Investments include Secret Escapes, Campstar, SQUEAKER, Staufenbiel Institut, PrepLounge, Consultingheads, HYRE Talents, bonrepublic, Penzilla, ARSIPA, Bayswater Education, TAM Akademie, Beducated, miBaby, Berliner Berg, Wandel, CareerOS, PeopleIX
Entrepreneurial Partner
Aven Capital Partners · Berlin, Germany
Present
Investor and supporter of fund for Roll-Up investments
Angel Investor
superangels 😇 · Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Present
Selected as one of the business angels that have been chosen by the superangels, which is an early stage angel fund, that co-invests with its angel partners.
Co-Founder, Board Member
consultingheads · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Present
Spin-out and turnaround to leading recruitment and temp-staffing agency for consultants in DACH-region.
Advisory Board Member
HYRE – #1 Recruiting-Plattform für Sales-Talente · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Present
Investor and advisor to HR-Tech focused on sales recruiting in Germany
Advisory Board Member
TAM Akademie GmbH · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Present
Investor and advisor to leadership training academy
Education
University of Cologne
Master's, Business Management
TAM Akademie GmbH
Master of Modern Leadership, Organizational Leadership
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
CEMS Master of intl. Management
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