My JourneyFrom founder
to founding investor.
2010 – 2014
2014 – 2019
2019 – Now
2024 – Now
Exit · Family Office
#1 in Latin America
- —Founded first company straight out of university — a drive-to-store discovery platform for local retail deals.
- —Relocated to Bogotá and built operations, product, and team from scratch — raising funding from one of the largest family offices on the continent.
- —Grew to market leader across the region and eventually exited to the existing shareholders.
Managing Director · Bonial
Scaling Bonial Across Europe & the U.S.
- —Joined Bonial International Group in Berlin — the European pioneer of drive-to-store, home to kaufDA and MeinProspekt.
- —Led growth as Managing Director across Germany, Europe, and the U.S. for five years.
- —Sold in several transactions to the Axel Springer media group, completing a profitable full exit for the founding team.
Angel Fund · CG Partners
40+ companies backed
- —Co-founded CG Partners with Christian Geiser — founder of kaufDA — as an EIF-backed angel vehicle.
- —Backed 40+ companies at pre-seed and seed with active founding investor and board roles across the portfolio.
- —Now in de-investing phase — no new tickets, focused on supporting portfolio companies through to exit.
Venture Studio · Berlin
MVP Founders
- —Co-founded MVP Founders with Tobias Schüle and Tim Tepass — serial founders with two nine-digit exits.
- —2–3 ventures per year co-founded as active partners, not passive backers — from first hire to first revenue.
- —Strategic partnership with DLF Venture — providing structured follow-on funding of up to €10M per company to back the ventures we build.
How I Look at the WorldAtoms Over Bits.
- —A once-in-a-lifetime window — physical industries like hospitality, real estate, wellness, sports and F&B have run on the same operating models for decades. AI now makes it possible to rebuild them from scratch with a fundamentally different cost structure.
- —AI-native from day one — every company I build runs on a fully tech-enabled backbone designed in from the start. Not software bolted onto an old model — a new operating system for the industry, with structural advantages incumbents cannot replicate in margins, speed, and unit economics.
- —A double moat — physical presence (location, brand, trained people) protects against digital-only competition. Tech superiority protects against traditional players. Together they allow us to outperform any existing operator on both top and bottom line.
Industries I target
01Hospitality & Travel
02Wellness & Beauty
03Sports & Fitness
04Food & Beverage
05Real Estate & Living
06Pet Care
MVP Founders · Venture StudioHow We Build.
Through MVP Founders, we co-found 2–3 companies per year alongside exceptional operators — deploying our own capital from day one and staying deeply involved through every stage of the build.
mvpfounders.com ↗2–3
Ventures / year
6
Active companies
€10M
Max follow-on
3
Founding partners
2024
Founded · Berlin
01
Full operational involvement
We co-develop the product, lead co-founder identification, drive hiring and go-to-market. Hands-on across every stage — we take board seats and stay closely engaged through regular touchpoints, not as observers but as builders.
02
Founders we look for
Commercial acumen and the ability to sell from day one. Athletic tenacity and grit. Resilience — the ability to bounce back. Execution-focused pragmatism and a track record of getting things done.
03
Companies we build
Camels, not unicorns — sustainable revenue from day one, tight cost discipline, built to thrive independently of external funding cycles. Profitable and category-defining over blitzscaled and fragile.
04
How we fund it
We invest our own capital from day one. DLF Venture provides structured follow-on of up to €10M per company. Family offices and strategic partners complete the picture — no LP pressure, no blitzscaling mandate.
My PortfolioTrack Record.
Founding Investments
numa
Tech-operated boutique hotels across Europe. A digital-first alternative to traditional hospitality — seamless, design-led, scalable.
#hospitality#proptech#travel
Founding Investor · 2019
via CG Partners
foodji
Smart automated bistros for offices — fresh meals on demand without a canteen. Hardware meets food-tech.
#foodtech#hardware#b2b
Founding Investor · Board · 2019
via CG Partners
TechMiners
Technology intelligence and procurement platform — helping enterprises scout, compare and source software at scale.
#b2bsaas#procurement#enterprise
Founding Investor · 2019
via CG Partners
MYNE Homes
Fractional co-ownership of premium vacation homes. Real estate meets the sharing economy — own the experience, not the hassle.
#realestate#proptech#lifestyle
Founding Investor · 2021
via CG Partners
MILANO VICE
Authentic Italian food & beverage concept in Berlin — design-led, neighborhood-first, built to scale.
#f&b#consumer#berlin
Founding Investor · Board · 2021
via CG Partners
mika AI
AI-powered accounting platform for German startups and small businesses — automates receipts, VAT filings, and tax compliance at 80% less effort than a traditional tax advisor.
#fintech#ai#accounting
Founding Investor · 2023
via CG Partners
NewSoul
Premium massage and wellness studios scaling across Germany. Employer brand-led, standardised service, rapid rollout.
#wellness#beauty#consumer
Founding Investor · Board · 2023
via CG Partners
Pactos
AI-powered contract intelligence for modern legal and procurement teams — review, extract, and manage agreements at speed.
#legaltech#ai#b2bsaas
Founding Investor · 2024
via CG Partners
Mitte Padel
Building the European leader in padel — the fastest-growing sport in the world, scaled into a category-defining brand.
#sports#wellness#fitness
Founding Investor · Board · 2024
via MVP Founders
AntragsPlus
Grant writing software for the DACH market — helping SMEs and agencies find, write, and submit funding applications faster.
#govtech#b2bsaas#dach
Founding Investor · 2024
via MVP Founders
TEO SKIN
Science-backed premium skincare brand built for performance. Clean formulas, bold identity, direct-to-consumer.
#beauty#skincare#dtc
Founding Investor · 2025
via MVP Founders
Cravin
Curated mystery box commerce for the U.S. market — discovery-driven shopping with a strong community angle.
#ecommerce#consumer#us
Founding Investor · 2024
via MVP Founders
RUDL
Boutique dog daycare for urban pet owners — premium care, trusted staff, designed for busy city life.
#petcare#consumer#urban
Founding Investor · 2024
via MVP Founders
Braun Notes
Specialty coffee in the heart of Paris — craft roasts, warm spaces, community at the core.
#coffee#f&b#paris
Founding Investor · 2025@braunnotescoffee
via MVP Founders
Angel Investments
SPARETECH
Marketplace for industrial spare parts — reducing downtime and procurement costs for manufacturers.
#industrialtech#marketplace#b2b
Angel · 2018
R5
All-in-one vehicle management and insurance super-app for Colombia — insurance, maintenance, and services in one place.
#insurtech#fintech#latam
Angel · 2019
Evernest
Full-service property management for private landlords in Germany — handling everything from tenant relations to maintenance.
#proptech#realestate#germany
Angel · 2020
Sastrify
SaaS procurement and spend management — helping fast-growing companies control and optimise their software stack costs.
#b2bsaas#procurement#saas
Angel · 2020
pliant
Modern corporate credit cards with real-time controls, spend limits, and deep accounting integrations.
#fintech#payments#b2b
Angel · 2021
Bling
Banking and pocket money app for families — teaching kids financial literacy through real money management.
#fintech#consumer#familytech
Angel · 2021
upmin
Rolling up Germany's fragmented residential property management market — professional management at scale.
#proptech#realestate#rollup
Angel · 2021
For Founders
Looking to build from scratch? I co-found alongside exceptional operators — from the very first idea.
- —Pre-idea and want someone to brainstorm with — I want to hear from you.
- —Early concept? Let's work through it together.
- —Ready to build — I co-found 2–3 companies per year, rolling up my sleeves from the first hire through to first revenue.
For Investors & Co-investors
Off-market deal flow in founding-stage companies.
- —Co-investment access — founding-stage deal flow across sectors that rarely reaches traditional VC desks.
- —Deal-by-deal basis — no fund structure, direct access.
- —Select group of angels and family offices, on a relationship basis.