Awards & Recognition
★Chairman of International Venture Club (elected 2012)
★Chair of British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (past role)
Notable Facts
→Co-founded Earlybird Venture Capital in 1997, one of Europe's largest VCs with €2+ billion under management
→Led two successful IPOs as Chairman: Tipp24 AG and Interhyp AG (both returning 50x+ original investment)
→Board member of major fintech N26 (multi-billion dollar neobank)
→PhD in Management from University of St. Gallen, former McKinsey engagement manager
→27+ years of investment experience focusing on FinTech, InsureTech, and FoodTech
→Currently serves on 10+ company boards including major European startups
→Regular TechCrunch contributor and conference speaker