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What I offer

Fractional CFO

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

Fundraising Support

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

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

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

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

10x growth with lab automation startup

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.

$10m financing round during COVID

$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

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.

Teaching & tutoring

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

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.

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  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Finance Director
  • Operations Director
  • Head Of Finance
  • Head Of Operations
  • Chief Of Staff
  • CFO
  • COO
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • SaaS
  • Software
  • Startups
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Career experience

10-20 years

Regions
  • Europe, 
  • Africa, 
  • Middle East, 
  • Australia & Oceania, 
  • Caribbean, 
  • Central & South America, 
  • Central & South Asia, 
  • Southeastern Asia, 
  • Northeastern Asia, 
  • North America (west coast), 
  • North America (east coast)
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Startup Advisor
  • Venture Capital
  • Fundraising
  • Financial Modeling
  • Business Process Improvement
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Change Management
  • Fundraising
  • London
  • venture capital
  • Chief of Staff
  • finance
  • Germany
  • CFO
  • Startups/Scaleups
  • Grants
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