Notable Facts
→Co-founded Headline (formerly e.ventures/BV Capital) in 1998, one of the early European founders to become long-term Silicon Valley GP
→Built proprietary database system that tracks 8 million startups worldwide, filtering to 100,000 investment criteria matches
→Led firm through multiple rebrandings: BV Capital → e.ventures → Headline
→Manages global VC firm with offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, London, Tokyo, Taipei, São Paulo
→Previously worked at AOL in Cologne, Germany in Product Management role
→Has 26+ years experience in venture capital since 1998
→Partner in firm that recently raised $865M growth fund
→Investment range $500K-$30M with sweet spot at $15.3M