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Managing Partner at @HeadlineVC

Berlin, Germany
Joined March 2009
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Turbulenzen im #Startup-Ökosystem aufgrund unterbrochener Lieferketten, Inflation und steigender Zinsen? Gute Firmen werden auch weiterhin gute Finanzierungen erhalten – aber der Fokus von VCs ändert sich. Mehr @handelsblatt. cc @miele handelsblatt.com/technik/it-…
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Great startups come from anywhere! Chemnitz-based Staffbase raises $115M on a $1.1B valuation, serves 13M workers from >2000 customers: tcrn.ch/3Jig1M7
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In today's episode of @VCBrags, @handelsblatt has named our @miele investor of the year. Congrats Christian! Story here: bit.ly/30Cxiib (Trigger-warning: German language and not a single🚀🚀🚀 emoji in sight)
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Many of you saw the huge @SorareHQ announcement yesterday about the largest ever recorded Series B in Europe. In this 20min video I spoke with the man behind this exceptional fundraise! Please meet @ni2las, Founder and CEO of Sorare 🚀🚀 headline.com/blog/post/sorar…
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Super interesting discussion on sustainability and the effect of COVID on the retail industry with Julie, CEO of our portfolio company @therealreal and Marco, CEO of @gucci during the @eventuresVC Annual General Meeting 2020 just now!
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Der liebe @Gieselmann ist von der ruhigen Sorte und würde sich niemals selbst feiern... daher mache ich das für ihn: Tom, mega Outcome und mehr als verdient! 💥 Segment ist nach Farfetch, TRR und NGINX übrigens der vierte Fundmaker in Fund IV. Auf die nächsten Vintages 🥂
Berliner VC: US-Exit spült Eventures Hunderte Millionen in die Kasse gruenderszene.de/business/se…
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Unsere Geschichte hinter der $3,2 Milliarden Übernahme von @segment durch @twilio morgen im @handelsblatt... aber online schon jetzt zum Nachlesen ✊🏼 Wir stellen in der Background-Story unsere Technologien vor, mit denen wir die Investments finden 🧨 app.handelsblatt.com/technik…
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Together, @Twilio and @Segment have an incredible opportunity to build the customer engagement platform of the future. I'm so proud of everything the Segment team has built and incredibly excited for what’s yet to come! segment.com/blog/segment-and…
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Die Geschichte hinter dem Deal: Risikokapitalgeber ⁦@eventuresVC⁩ macht bei Milliardenübernahme von ⁦@twilio⁩ an ⁦@segment⁩ Kasse – dank einer erstaunlichen Spezialsoftware @Handelsblatt hbapp.handelsblatt.com/cmsid…
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Ever wondered why we have a no-asshole policy? Our managing partner @leybold gave an interview on his very own learning curve in 18 years of #VentureCapital in Silicon Valley and Europe: build.buildersnetwork.co/chr… (via @builders_co)
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Introducing Klima — the nextgen app fight to climate change. Get a first peek today and sign up for early access @ getklima.com
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Today at 9pm CET/ 12pm PT, we're having a virtual fireside chat with our host @SarahMSyed from @technology, serial founder @christiangaiser, and our partner @leybold. Join us to discover insights on how to manage the Corona crisis as a founder: bit.ly/3aC79jm
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We are looking for a Legal Counsel (m/f/d) based out of Berlin. Interested? Apply to join our awesome team, or help us spread the word! 🙏 eventures.vc/legal-counsel/ #jobs #career #hiring #berlin #vc
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Pretty amazing funding rounds happening throughout Europe at the moment + many freshly raised funds from existing and new VCs. Positive momentum throughout major hubs and many newcomers. „Go Europe, Go Europe, Go Europe 🇪🇺“
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Congratulations on the €20m round, @StaffbaseHQ! Proud that we are part of the journey bringing the intranet on smartphones. Via @handelsblatt: bit.ly/2XBTOF1 #EmployeeApp #InternalCommunication Want to join this great team? Staffbase is hiring: jobs.staffbase.com/
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Guter Start in den Tag: @insightpartners führt die €20M Series C bei unserem Portfoliounternehmen @StaffbaseHQ aus Chemnitz an. Great companies can come from everywhere. We ❤️ SaaS und kudos @JonathanBecker. Danke @handelsblatt für die Berichterstattung: app.handelsblatt.com/unterne…
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NTT is a great initiative launched by @singareddynm - the main takeaway you’ll get from my interview is probably on the importance of watching Friends...🖖🏽 but I’m excited to contribute to this great project putting the light on females in the industry! negotiatingtheterms.com/blog… – at Paris, France
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I have learned that good marketing (acquisition + branding) make or break consumer businesses... So I've spent some time learning about the strategies of ca. 10 successful B2C businesses. Here are my learnings 👇 link.medium.com/hiuv9j8khU
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Oh yes - the new Futrli Platform is dropping real soon and is tailor made for small business! Find out how it can help you make better business decisions 🚀 hubs.ly/H0gB4sm0 #SmallBusinesses
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Looking back at a productive off-site with the whole team at @eventuresVC . Once again it became clear that in a real team individual members put the communal effort first and it makes me incredibly proud to be working with such amazing people - on to a great 2019!
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