Julian Reik

Co-Founder and CFO @ CarVia | Building Europe’s Highest-Rated Mobility Brand | 100% YoY Growth | Scaling Tech-Driven Fleet Operations | IESE EMBA

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Germany has over 48 million cars. On average, they are used for only 46 minutes (3%!) a day. At CarVia, we are fixing that inefficiency while keeping driving pleasure alive. As Co-Founder and CFO, I’ve helped lead CarVia from a vision to becoming Europe’s highest-rated car rental brand. By combining a 100% digital customer journey with a proprietary software stack, we’ve achieved nearly 100% year-over-year growth while maintaining a premium, customer-centric experience. What we are building: We aren’t just renting and sharing cars; we are building the operational and technological backbone for the future of car-related mobility. Our fleet is expanding, our tech is proprietary, and our team is driven by a "humble but ambitious" culture. Why connect with me: • For Talent: We are hiring. If you want to work at a scale-up that values tech-driven efficiency over legacy processes, let’s talk. • For Partners & Investors: We are proving that mobility can be both capital-efficient and hyper-scalable. I’m always open to discussing growth capital, fleet financing, OEM partnerships, and the future of asset-backed tech companies. • For Innovators: I enjoy exchanging insights on mobility, finance, scale-up stories and my own journey. 📍 Based in Munich | 🚗 CarVia | 🎓 IESE Business School

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CFO at CarVia
    Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Leading the financial strategy and operational scaling for CarVia, now recognized as the highest-rated car rental, sharing and subscription brand in Europe. Key Achievements: • Scalable Growth: Driven nearly 100% YoY growth for consecutive years through data-led financial planning and lean operations, ensuring premium margins and constant profitability. • Tech Transformation: Supported the development of our in-house software and automation solutions, enabling a 100% digital, paperless customer journey that outperforms traditional incumbents. • Financing and Fleet Strategy: Managed complex financing structures with family offices, VCs, banks, leasing partners, and OEMs to scale an ever-growing fleet. • Team Building: Scaled the organization from a founding team to a high-performing group of experts across tech, marketing, and operations. With n-1 members because our philosophy is that we prefer smart talent over organizational complexity.

  • Co-Founder at Detailify GmbH
    Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    Sustainable cleaning and care products for everything that moves

  • Business Development Associate at ABC Venture Gates
    Sep 2016 - Jun 2017 · 10 mos

    Identification of international high-potential startups, acquisitions of clients & partners, long-term management of market entry projects for startups in Germany, development of new revenue streams for the German, Eastern European and US units

  • Co-Founder & Managing Director at Vizoury
    Apr 2014 - May 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Creator, producer and distributor of the world's most uniquely designed dumbbells

  • Operations Intern at Rocket Internet SE
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos

    Project launch of new IT platform, development of growth opportunities, analyses and preparation of financial statements, customer retention and reactivation strategies, support and efficiency improvements in all business units