Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Together with my partners I build and invest in innovative technology companies all around the world, and I host Munich's Bits & Pretzels conference. Notable investments include companies like Revolut, GetYourGuide, Quantum Systems, Enpal, Egym, Upvest, Roadsurfer, Isar Aerospace, HomeToGo, Zepto, Proxima Fusion and many more. I initially spent time in the gaming industry (Command & Conquer Tiberium Sun), then co-founded and served as CEO of our event ticketing startup amiando, which we sold to public-listed XING back in 2010. After a short break we did it again by founding IDnow, which we sold to private equity firm Corsair in 2025. In 2014, I teamed up with two other partners to build Bits & Pretzels as our "hobby that spiraled out of control", now Germany’s leading startup founders conference. Also in 2014, I teamed up with my other partners to form 10x Group, a startup investing group, which in the meantime also has sparked FLEX Capital, a small-cap software PE firm, and 10x Founders, an early-stage startup venture firm. Before, I studied electrical engineering in Munich, Zurich and Stanford – and did a lot of own coding ranging from good old Assembler and C++ up into modern frameworks like C# and all the web and mobile stuff like Swift. And at least I can grasp the very basics of Tensorflow and OpenAI APIs. If I can be of any help, feel free to write me by means of an introduction. Because of the high volume of messages I can't promise to answer but I try to read most messages and help where I can. Upwards and onwards!
Germany's leading Founders Festival taking place during Munich's Oktoberfest each September. Inspiring speakers, intense networking and a unique finish at the Oktoberfest for 5.000 founders are the ingredients for this unique founders event!
IDnow is the Identity Verification Platform for the Now Economy used by hundreds of financial institutions and challenger fintechs. We aim to make the world a safer place by being the leader for identity technologies and products.
We invest in technology entrepreneurs globally and are excited early backers of over 250 startups.
10x Founders is a network-driven investor backed with 160m€ by over 200 entrepreneurs and angels. We focus on Pre-seed, Seed and Series A rounds of the best & most ambitious tech founders and back them to build global tech leaders out of Europe.
FLEX Capital is a private equity fund with 420m€ AUM that invests into high-growth and profitable tech pioneers in the German Mittelstand. #MitTechstand www.flex.capital