What I offer
Fractional CFO
With >10 years of experience in high-growth companies, raising >$10m, and facilitating 10x growth, I can add substantial value to early-stage companies.
I can build up finance teams & processes from scratch that allow companies to grow and free up founders to focus on their
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Fundraising Support
With experience from multiple financing rounds from $0.5m to >$10m, I can provide guidance for your fundraising efforts.
I can help refine your business plan & pitch deck, prepare you for investor pitches, and act as a sounding board during contract negotiations.
Change Management
Do you feel your company is not living up to its full potential?
As Chamber of Commerce certified Change Management Expert, I can help you identify bottlenecks and restructure processes so your business can live up to your expectations.
Fractional Chief of Staff
I act as force multiplier for entrepreneurs, allowing them to focus on their highest-value tasks.
This role can be tailored to your needs and either be more operational (you hand over tasks to me) or more strategic (we improve processes to optimize your workload).
Finance Leadership Mentoring
Bring your finance team to the next level with dedicated mentoring.
I can bring models & best practices from >10 years in SME finance into your team and help them adapt their learnings to your business needs.
This can be done either in person or remotely.
Experiences
10x growth with lab automation startup
In 2017, I joined a lab automation SaaS startup as fractional finance leader to replace their CFO.
In the following 7 years, I joined full-time and built up a finance team that was able to facilitate growth from 10 to 130 employees.
>$10m financing round during COVID
In my role managing the finance function and assisting the CEO in special projects, I built the financial models and pitch deck slides to convince investors to participate in the company´s >$10m series B financing round.
Acquisition of cubuslab GmbH & integration into labfolder GmbH
I was part of the team that prepared and executed the acquisition of a German SaaS startup in the life science industry by a complementary company.
After the merger, I coordinated post-merger integration.
Teaching & tutoring
In addition to my work with startups, I have been teaching maths & economics for 10 years.
Mostly as private tutor but also in a classroom environment.
Fire department squad leader & member of the board
I have spent several years with my local volunteer fire brigade.
While most of my contribution was in administrative tasks as a member of the board, I also acted as squad leader during actual firefighting.
