Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jasper is a former entrepreneur and has been actively investing as a venture capital partner since 2015, specialising in B2B software applications, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge technologies. Since 2015, Jasper has invested in more than 20 companies across Europe, US and Israel. Jasper's passion for entrepreneurship and technology has deeper roots. Before his commitment to a full-time investor, he was a solo founder who bootstrapped his global business to several millions of revenue in just a few years, and eventually sold it to a publishing group. During his early days at BCG's corporate finance team, Jasper experienced how to buy and sell global businesses. Jasper supported Professor Malte Brettel setting up the well-regarded Centre for Entrepreneurship at RWTH Aachen University and coached technical founders and researchers. Born into a merchant family in Bremen, Jasper’s academic journey led him to England, Spain, and Latin America. He has earned two degrees in Business Administration from Lancaster University Management School and ESB Business School in Germany. Beyond his company creations, Jasper is known for his extensive Lego collection adorning his desk at home. Driven by an excitement to build new things, this tech aficionado is always keen to engage in discussions about science fiction, video gaming, and the comparative merits of combustion and electric engines.
We are three former founders, unicorn builders, invest as super angels, act brutally honest & fast-moving. Some investments: Deel, Trade Republic, Sumup, Pennylane, Fundamental LTM, Arx Robotics, Flaschenpost, Facio, Navan, NaroIQ, Cortea, Plato, among many others For a decade Discovery Ventures has partnered with the most ambitious founders the same way we built companies ourselves: brutal honesty and speed, hands‑on deep dives, and a long‑term view to win. We believe we must earn our right to join the best companies and, so far, our strategy has generated 8 unicorns, 2 decacorns and strong proceeds to investors. We connect with founders as early as possible and, even before investing, engage in founder‑to‑founder sparring. We back the most aggressive ones who have a reason to win and business models with a right to grow massively. We seek founders who think decades ahead, exhibit relentless ambition, defy conventional wisdom and possess deep domain knowledge—traits fundamental in our own entrepreneurial journeys. We keep our funds small to collaborate and focus on allocations that yield outsized returns; success means maximising LP returns, and carry is our true remuneration.
Lead seed and A round. No. 1 playlearning app for conscious screen time and learning for small children.
Lead seed & pre series A. AI-Powered Offensive Security strengthens posture with automated penetration testing for the entire attack surface.
Lead pre-seed round. telli voice AI agents turn leads into sales opportunities.
Lead seed round. AI Agents that investigate and resolve cloud vulnerabilities.