IONIQ – Shaping Europe’s digital future

IONIQ is an internationally leading platform builder. Since 2011, the group has established platforms in three industries: adtech & data, fintech, and healthcare. In 2019, IONIQ also started the Asset Manager BIT Capital.

12 members

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ioniq.com

Members

Dirk Freytag

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3rd+

President of the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW), which is the central body for the representation of interests of companies that operate digital business models and whose value creation is based on the implementation of digital technologies. As the driving force, guide and accelerator of digital business models, the BVDW represents the interests of the digital economy towards politics & society and campaigns for the creation of market transparency and framework conditions that encourage innovation. Besides DMEXCO and the German Digital Award (DDA), the BVDW organizes a multitude of professional events. Delivery focussed and results-oriented Leader and passionate Entrepreneur who enjoys success by exploring converging industries like Advertising, Mobile Communication and Internet in Europe and the US. Pioneering technology and pushing innovation introducing effective marketing methodologies and planning executable and scalable strategy while championing and leading business development in challenging – and sometimes stressful – settings and dynamic fast growing markets. Calls upon familiarisation with the commercial challenges faced by senior leaders, coupled with exposure to: technological evolution, business transformation and development and performance improvement, underpinned by an academic background in economics and substantial experience as business angel. Performed results oriented leadership of cross-cultural and cross-functional teams, analysed and implemented state of the art technologies resulting in new markets and scalable businesses. Acquainted with supervisory roles. Proven in due diligence processes and critical path analysis with agendas in integration and joint operations.

Chin Man Yeung

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3rd+

A Berlin/Tallinn-based software engineer with a background in HCI and Intelligent Systems and years of experience in the startup industry working with different technologies such as JS, RoR, React, Vue, Python and Go. I recently co-founded Psychedelics Integration, a community for psychedelic coaches, a safety net for psychonauts. The aid we provided to our users during our proof of concept already made everything worth it.

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Hi! I'm Philip, I am a technologist and entrepreneur. I am passionate about GenAI, Blockchain, and self-development. I love exploring how these technologies can solve real-world problems and enhance our lives.

Philipp C. Gérard

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3rd+

Experienced Product Leader with over 10 years in Fintech, Health, and SaaS. Proven track record in leading remote teams, strategic product development, and organizational transformation.

Peter Grosskopf

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3rd+

Peter Grosskopf is CTO/COO at AllUnity, a joint venture of DWS, Flow Traders and Galaxy Digital that is building an E-Money institute in Germany to issue a MiCAR-compliant EUR-denominated stablecoin in the future to enhance liquidity and efficiency in tokenized markets. He is responsible for technology and for setting up the organization. Before, he was co-founder and CTO of Unstoppable Finance GmbH, a Berlin-based company with the mission of bringing decentralized finance applications (DeFi) to the masses. With Iron they planned building the first on-chain bank, which is based on a proprietary blockchain technology called "Iron Chain." Iron Chain addresses the three key issues that regulated companies, in particular, face with public, permissionless blockchains: privacy of account data, compliance, and governance. Previously, Unstoppable developed the self-hosted wallet app Ultimate (https://ultimate.app), which was acquired by the decentralized exchange Jupiter in April 2024. Before that, Peter was CTO and Managing Director of Börse Stuttgart Digital Exchange, the first regulated exchange for digital assets (MTF) in Germany. Prior to that, he was CTO and co-founder of Solarisbank, a fullbank with technology platform to enable Fintechs to go to market. Peter has a background in technology and entrepreneurship. In 2008, he founded a software engineering consulting company focused on digitization projects and grew it to 30 employees profitably. In 2014, he moved to Berlin to join the company builder Hitfoxgroup and Finleap as CTO, with a focus on fintech. He has been fascinated by blockchain and decentralization since the end of 2016, and since then, he has pursued the vision of making decentralized banking a reality. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Peter is a speaker at various industry events, a member of the Digital Advisory Board of the German Ministry of Finance ("Digital Finance Forum"), a contributor in shaping regulation (Crypto Taxation in Germany, TFR, MiCAR, MiCAR Level 2, AMLR, BCBS Standards) in Germany (via Ministry of Finance, Bitkom, private initiatives) and EU (via Blockchain for Europe), a lecturer at IKF Lucerne on Blockchain Technology (CAS), and was a lecturer for two years at FH Münster, teaching subjects such as web engineering, as well as at the Data Science Summer School at Saarland University. As a supervisory board member of 21x, he supports the development of the first marketplace for digital assets under the European DLT Pilot Regime.

Nicole DeMeo

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3rd+

Hi! I’m Nicole DeMeo, a strategic advisor, CMO/CSO, growth partner for founders who don’t have time to waste and thought partner to CEOs. Over the last two decades, I’ve helped raise nearly $500M, led global go-to-market strategies, and sat on both sides of the table — as a VC, fund advisor, M&A lead as well as operator, and brand builder. I’ve worked under legends like Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt and Chris Foster, launched industry-defining technologies, and guided startups from stealth to scale across five continents. I’ve also helped companies like Apple, Accenture, Redfin, and Omnicom and countless start-ups navigate growth, repositioning, and expansion in competitive markets. But what drives me is simple: helping visionary leaders align brand, go-to-market, growth and valuation clarity — so their next move is their biggest one yet. Whether you’re entering the U.S. market, prepping for a raise, exploring how to use need AI strategy your business, or repositioning post-Series B or for the public markets, I bring a business strategist’s lens to everything I do — blending brand with business outcomes and a deep understanding of personal leadership. I believe in growth with purpose. Traction that’s felt inside the team and in the market. And a story that opens doors to capital, customers, and category leadership. If your narrative, GTM and your results are not matching your ambition, I can help. Specialties: Business & Marketing Strategy, Executive/Personal Branding, Go-to-Market Strategies, BD, Strategic Partnerships, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Leadership Coaching, Wine & Cartwheels.

Kirill So

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3rd+

I am a hands-on product & growth executive with 13+ years of experience. My track record ranges from private equity funds, seed-stage startups to post-IPO companies in B2B & B2C segments. It includes various verticals such as eCommerce, SaaS, AdTech, Marketplaces, DevTools, Gaming and more, with international exposure to US, EMEA & APAC markets. Previously, I also ran a profitable agency and co-founded a startup. During nights & weekends, I am a part-time writer, teacher and indie dev. Tech stack: - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript - Databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, Supabase - Frameworks: Svelte, SvelteKit, Astro - Design: Figma, TailwindCSS Projects: - www.KirillSo.com - Logseq Panic Theme - https://github.com/sokirill/logseq-panic-theme - Google Clone - https://www.kirillso.com/blog/google-clone-project - A web3 dApp on Solana - https://schwiftyverse.vercel.app/

Lukas Hermanns

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PhD Candidate at TU Berlin | Trust in AI | Strategy Consultant at Strategy&