I am a startup expert with >10 years experience in high-growth companies & some time at a VC.
While my main area of expertise is finance, I have acquired a broad skillset during my role as Chief of Staff to a founder CEO and I have overseen a substantial part of the company´s strategy and operations in addition to responsibility for the finance function.
Besides this experience, I am a Chamber of Commerce certified Change Management Expert.
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
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.
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.
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).
In 2017, I joined a lab automation SaaS startup as a freelancer to replace their CFO.
In the following 6 years, I built up a finance team that was able to facilitate growth from 10 to 100 employees.
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 preparing & executing the acquisition of a German SaaS startup in the life science industry by a complementary company.
After the merger, I also helped with post-merger integration.
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.