Awards & Recognition
★German Startup Awards 2021 - Special Award for contribution to startup ecosystem
★Listed in Wirtschaftswoche's 100 most important Internet minds in Germany
★Listed in Handelsblatt's 50 most interesting founders
★Nominated for German Founder Award 2005
Notable Facts
→Co-founder of Delivery Hero (DAX-listed company)
→Founder of Spreadshirt (Europe's leading custom apparel platform)
→Co-founder of StudiVZ (German Facebook equivalent sold for €85M)
→CEO and Founder of Team Global (formerly Team Europe)
→Major investor in aviation startups like Volocopter and Archer
→Invested $100M in AutoFlight eVTOL company
→Chairman of Delivery Hero board
→Portfolio includes brands4friends (sold to eBay for €150M)
→Endowed Team Global Professorship at ESMT Berlin