Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Tech M&A & Fundraising for software and tech-enabled services. ICP: founder-led companies. Clients: €5–150m revenue | €20–250m EV | 30–200 FTE. Mandates: sell-side M&A and fundraising (growth equity and debt), including buy-and-build platforms and add-ons; cross-country (cross-border). Focus: valuation maximisation, execution certainty, clean closings. Delivery • Senior end-to-end execution (narrative, materials, access, diligence, negotiation) • Targeted buyer/investor maps to create competitive tension (strategics, PE, VC, international family offices, lenders) • Board-ready communication and tight process governance Sectors • Enterprise Software & AI, MarTech/AdTech & Digital Media, Tech-Enabled Services, Digital Health, Climate Tech & Privacy Tech Considering a raise or exit in 6–18 months? DM me to pressure-test timing, valuation, and process.
Tech M&A & Fundraising Advisory Senior, hands-on execution from first outreach to closing. • Lead sell-side mandates end-to-end (story, IM/teaser, data room, timetable); selective buy-side support • Capital raises: growth equity (minority/majority) & debt (venture/structured); optimize terms (governance, prefs, covenants) • Build targeted buyer/investor maps (strategics, PE/VC, lenders); run outreach, NDAs, mgmt meetings • Run diligence & Q&A; coordinate advisors (legal, tax, tech); drive TS/SPA to signing/closing • Scope: €25-250m EV | €10-150m revenue | 30-200 FTE; founder-led & PE-backed • Sectors: Software & AI, Tech-Enabled Services, Digital Health, MarTech/AdTech, Climate Tech • Outcomes: higher certainty of close; cleaner SPAs; better structures (earn-outs, rollover, vendor loans, W&I)
Mentor to early-stage startups in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Climate streams at #Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Paris). I work directly with science-based founders through CDL’s objective-based mentoring process, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founders building scalable, research-driven companies in AI or Climate are welcome to connect. Creative Destruction Lab is a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based ventures and is particularly suited to early-stage companies with links to university research labs.
- Heroes of Data & Privacy 2023 - 5 YEARS OF GDPR: CHALLENGES, RISKS, AND STRATEGIES IN A PRIVACY-CENTRIC WORLD together with Natalie Ségur-Cabanac, Head of Regulatory & Compliance, Datenschutzbeauftragte, DREI Österreich & Rainer Knyrym, Owner Knyrim Trieb Rechtsanwälte OG - DMEXCO 2022 “Versteht noch jemand die Signale? – Zukunftssichere Consentlösungen für das digitale Ökosystem”, Masterclass with Julia Blaes, Head of Data Privacy, Axel Springer; Anna Schenk, Director Growth, Virtual Minds GmbH; Christoph Zippel, Senior Legal Counsel RTL Group; Tobias Wegmann, CTO Mediaplus Realtime GmbH & Co KG - Business Breakfast of the Austrian Economic Chambers & DMVÖ (Dialogue Marketing Association Austria) „Consent mit dem Cookie Consent?“ with Max Schrems, panel, 2022 - eTail Germany 2022 “How can you achieve integration between channels, systems and apps to offer a seamless shopping experience that stands out from the crowd?”, moderator - Bitkom Germany “Das neue TTDSG & das Ende der 3rd Party Cookies: Was macht Digital Analytics zukunftsfähig?" with Google Germany, lecture, 2022 - Digital Bash, Programmatic by d3con & onlinemarketing.de “Was haben Privacy und Doping in 2022 gemeinsam und wie kann ich daraus Profit schlagen?”, keynote, 2022 - IAB Austria Digi Talks “Weckruf für die Digitalbranche: Tracking & Consent-Management nach der Google Analytics Entscheidung”, panel, 2022 - Institute for Internal Auditing (IIA Austria) “Rechtliche Vorgaben und IT-Unterstützung zur Einhaltung der Vorgaben”, lecture, 2021 - DMEXCO 2021 “Primetime for Programmatic CTV: Data, Content and Targeting”, Masterclass - Werben & Verkaufen (W&V) “Kann das sperrige Telekommunikation-Telemedien-Datenschutz-Gesetz wirklich zum Wettbewerbsvorteil werden, und wenn ja, wie?” keynote, 2021 - German Newspaper Publishers and Digitalpublishers Association (BDZV) ”ePrivacy & Planet49 - Hat sich 2020 für regelkonforme Einwilligungen was geändert?”, lecture, 2020
• Series A € 5m & Series B € 34m • Led DACH team, achieving €1M+ ARR • Managed +4 team members • Established DACH and Slovakian markets from scratch • Won top tier companies: Deutsche Telekom, United Internet Media, Engel & Völkers, ORF, Mediaprint • Fostered relationships with industry associations: BVDW DE, Bitkom DE, IAB AT • Significantly contributed to Didomi's total growth: expanded team from 20 to 130+ employees, increased ARR from €1M to €10M+
• Industry Advocacy: Leading public affairs initiatives and drafting policy papers, and contributing to 10+ journal publications. Delivered speeches at 25+ industry events, including renowned events like DMEXCO and eTail • Collaborative Leadership: Leading a working group representing 200+ member companies, co-organizing industry leading events with top speakers such as the State Secretary for Digitalisation • Networking: Organized an industry leading c-level event with +100 participants "Digital Fairness Dialog" https://www.iab-austria.at/event/20-november-digital-fairness-dialog/
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