Awards & Recognition
★Forbes Midas List Europe 2025 - first time recognition
★Business Insider Best German VC award (for Project A) in 2020
Notable Facts
→Founding Partner at Project A Ventures managing ~€1B in assets
→Former Managing Director at Rocket Internet (2007-2012)
→Co-founded multiple successful startups including JustBooks (sold to Amazon)
→Angel investor in 80+ startups including Trivago, Zalando, Trade Republic
→PhD in Innovation Management/Entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen
→Board positions at major companies including Körber AG and About You
→Regular conference speaker and podcast guest on VC topics
→Published research in international journals
→500+ LinkedIn connections