Awards & Recognition
★Forbes Midas List European Top Tech Investors (multiple years)
★Named Europe's most successful entrepreneurial private investor by IESE, INSEAD, University of St. Gallen (2006)
★Forbes Midas Touch List - ranked 3rd (2017)
★Multiple appearances on Global and European Forbes Midas Lists
Notable Facts
→Founded Lakestar VC in 2012, managing over €2bn across multiple funds
→Early investor in Facebook, Skype, Spotify, Airbnb, Revolut, Klarna, Zoom
→Former Chair of NATO Innovation Fund (2023-2025), now Chairman of NIF's Geopolitical Advisory Council
→Former Chair of Invest Europe (world's largest private capital association) 2022-2023
→PhD in Finance from University of Fribourg, former AOL Germany board member
→Board member at Munich Security Conference Innovation Board
→Founded Internet Economy Foundation and European Center for Digital Competitiveness