Felix Holzapfel

Managing Partner | Morgen & Stern | Quovabiz

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

As Managing Partner of Morgen & Stern, I bring together a long-standing passion for art, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. Rooted in a second-generation family office, we focus on originating and executing high-value private sales for leading collectors worldwide, combining privileged access to top-tier works, deep market intelligence, and institutional-grade transaction structuring. Beyond Morgen & Stern, I bundle my investments and side ventures under Quovabiz GmbH. This includes selectively advising executives and teams on business strategy, digital transformation, and emerging technology trends, serving on boards, and participating in speaking engagements. >> BACKGROUND << In 2002, I co-founded conceptbakery, a digital marketing agency that worked with Fortune 500 and DAX 30 companies. After establishing an international agency alliance, our business became part of Zone, where I joined as a shareholder and senior management team member. In late 2017, Zone was acquired by Cognizant (NASDAQ-listed, Fortune 500). Today, I focus on ventures that drive innovation, efficiency, and meaningful impact in the fields I know best and care most about.

Experience

  • Managing Partner at Morgen & Stern
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Rooted in a second-generation family office, Morgen & Stern originates and executes blue-chip private sales for leading art collectors worldwide, combining privileged access, deep market intelligence, and institutional-grade transaction structuring.

  • Founder & CEO at Quovabiz
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

    At Quovabiz GmbH, I consolidate my investments and side activities, including advising executives and teams on digital transformation and technology trends, serving on boards, and engaging in speaking opportunities.

  • Investor & Member Advisory Board at agriBORA
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    agriBORA is an agri-fintech company that merges the benefits of satellite technology and an SaaS platform with AI and blockchain technology to disrupt the biggest sector in one of the fastest-growing regions of the world — farmers in Africa. agriBORA has a strong partner and supporter network, including The European Space Agency (ESA), European Union (EU), The World Bank, and Global Open Data (GODAN).

  • Co-Founder & Investor (Non-Executive) at Continuum Housing LLC
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Continuum Housing builds zero-emission smart townhomes to bring smart cities to life via a bottom-up approach. Powered by the sun, fully electrified, and full of clean air. Learn more at: netzeronow.net

  • Member of the Board of Advisors at dataMatters GmbH
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    dataMatters develops the leading platform for AI models and AI apps for the real-world economy.