My background is a mixture of C-Level positions, Venture Capital and some Consulting. So far, I've: - Successfully built Finance, Operations, Legal and investment departments, all from the ground up. - Led the expansion of operations into the U.S., European Union and Switzerland. - Led the purchase and management of distressed assets, turned them into profitable investments for our group. - Built successful startup investment programs from the ground up, with a record time between design and full implementation of 4 weeks. - Smoothly and rapidly wound down entire non-performing business units, spanning multiple jurisdictions. - Set up an investment management team to support and grow the 80+ investments we conducted within 16 months. - Successfully set up and ran the first Corporate Accelerator in the retail space for German retail giant METRO. -Successfully managed the Techstars Berlin program, investing in 30+ portfolio companies over 2.5 years. -Consulted for a large corporate (Axel Springer), where I created and launched a new product line targeting 10k+ Mittelstand companies in Germany within 2 months. I mentor early stage startups on a regular basis, so if this applies to you, feel free to reach out!