Daniel Hinz

Venture Stuff… Prop. & Construction Tech, Energy & Environment | Sports Enthusiast |

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

My passion is to ideate, validate, build and grow new ventures with some of the best humans on the planet. I am an experienced Business Builder and Founder with >15 years of international work experience within various industries, corporates & start-ups I have a track record of building startups, venture labs, accelerator and execution of >100 cross functional business building initiatives to generate new revenue streams. As well as contributing to >20 early and mid-stage start-up investment and M&A activities I am very purpose driven and burn for awesome people, common vision & culture, positive mindset & collaborative approach to drive sustainable impact. My super power is to build global high performance teams that are passionated about their work. I love to solve complex and exciting challenges in the field of Strategy Development, Business Innovation & Startup Co-Creation, Agile Organisation, Venture Building & Investment and Ecosystem Building. I carry a tool set of analytical, methodical, conceptual and operational skills and apply human centered design methods. I think and acts like an entrepreneur, finds hands-on creative solutions and creates a motivating work environment. I am a digital native and technology enthusiast with an wide network of startups, VC and corporate companies I have a wide experiences with leading large, global interdisciplinary, high-performance teams as well as executives, C-levels and external partners in multiple markets. The team tell me that I am a charismatic, authentic, passionated and motivating team-leader.

Experience

  • MD of the Bau Venture at The Bau Ventures
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    MD of The Bau Ventures, an evergreen early-stage VC and Venture Studio dedicated to elevating Europe’s UrbanTech game.

  • Advisory Board Member at aedifion
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Leading software solution for optimizing building operations. At the core of our technology is an AI-based cloud platform that sustainably reduces energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, and operating costs by up to 40%. The plug-and-play solution collects real-time operational data, identifies malfunctions, provides actionable recommendations for optimization, and autonomously manages operations using real-time data such as weather forecasts, user behavior or electricity prices.

  • Venture Lab Niterra Group (Full-time · 3 yrs 3 mos)
    • MD Global Venture Lab
      Apr 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

      The Global Venture Lab is the venture building and investment team of Niterra Group. It’s a global team of more than 100 experts, backed by a $100M fund and tasked with establishing new revenue streams of $1bn in the areas of mobility, food, environment, energy, clean air, wound care, women’s health, and home health. The goal is to provide solutions that improve the quality of life in the world. Our team is transforming the way we approach problems, validate ideas, and develop solutions. We are currently involved in more than 15 venture building initiatives. Externally, the Venture Lab is the doorway for potential partners and startups to engage with us to launch innovation solutions or accelerate their business into the next stage.

    • General Manager & Head of Venture Lab EMEA
      Aug 2021 - Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Managing Partner & Gründer at Digitals by Heart
    Dec 2018 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Network of operators that love to develop, finance and implement new ventures.

  • Head Of Strategy & Business Development at Barclays
    Jan 2013 - Nov 2018 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    British multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in London. I led the Strategy & Business Development team to identify and execute strategic growth opportunities, including digital business models, M&A, and venture activities. Reported directly to the executive board and served as a member of the global strategy and leadership team.