Pawel S. - Senior Venture Capitalist | Operator Business Angel and Advisor | FRATCH

en
de

Frankfurt, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Venture Capitalist | Operator Business Angel and Advisor

Payve Ventures

Investing as an Angel Investor through my own limited company (UG)
Advising startups with fundraising and business strategy
Venture scout and advisor for investors

Feb 2017 - Jun 2023

6 years 5 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Partner, from 2022 Venture Partner

TA Ventures

Focused on early-stage investments in Mobility, Digital Health, and Enterprise software
Full investment cycle: from sourcing to portfolio management
Evaluated 2500+ companies, sourced and closed 21 investments, which raised 430m$ in following rounds
4 acquisitions, 1 IPO
Vay: Full-stack teleoperated mobility service, raised 95m$
Bipi: Car subscription service, acquired by a Renault subsidiary
Shift: AI-enabled manufacturing marketplace, acquired by Xometry, later IPO at NASDAQ
Aurora Labs: AI-enabled connected vehicle software, raised 97m$
AccessOwl: Access management automation, one of few German YC companies (S22)
Spearheaded strategic initiatives such as the introduction of new software tools (Affinity, Airtable, Slack, Tracxn, etc.), setting up portfolio valuation tracking, and the hiring of key team members

Sep 2014 - Dec 2016

2 years 4 months

Bad Homburg, Germany

Investment Manager

Creathor Ventures

Responsible for the full investment cycle from sourcing to portfolio management for startups in DACH and the Nordics
Evaluated 500+ potential deals, closed 2 investments (both acquired later), held 4 board positions
Led strategic initiatives such as introducing Pitchbook, a portfolio job board (Ventureloop), and setting up the technical infrastructure for the Creathor Newsletter

Apr 2014 - Jan 2017

2 years 10 months

Consulting & Interim Management

Freelance

Consulted startups with business development, online marketing, merchandise planning, and process optimization
Pippa & Jean (2014): set up performance marketing campaigns, optimized merchandise planning and price management
Niuland (2014): set up Facebook marketing campaigns, landing pages, creatives and tested customer acquisition strategies
COBI (2016/2017): tested a marketing push through Facebook and Google Ads as interim Head of Performance Marketing

Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

2 years 2 months

Global Venture Development Manager

Rocket Internet

Head of Online Marketing at Lamudi/Carmudi (B2C classifieds marketplaces)
Head of strategic projects at Lamoda (Fashion e-commerce)
Consulted and built up operational departments at different Rocket companies

Summary

Senior VC leader with a proven track record and an Operator background.

VC for 9 years | 3,000 evaluated deals | 23 startup investments | 6 trade sales | 1 IPO

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Russian

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2009 - Jan 2012

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

M.A. · Media Management · Mainz, Germany · German GPA: 2.0

Oct 2005 - Oct 2008

University of Duisburg-Essen

B.Sc. · Applied Communication and Media Science · Essen, Germany · German GPA: 1.6

Oct 1996 - Jun 2005

Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium

General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (High School Diploma) · Oberhausen, Germany · German GPA: 1.9

Need a freelancer? Find your match in seconds.

Similar Freelancers

Discover other experts with similar qualifications and experience

Co-Founder

Interim Head of Group Controlling / Interim Corporate Vice President Group Controlling

Embedded Finance Advisor

Interim Management Consultant

Business & Tech Consultant

Founder and Managing Director

Co-Founder, CMO & Chief Product Officer

Generalist | Advisor | Angel Investor

Blockchain, AI & Digital Transformation

Interim Business Analyst

Interim Management and Consulting

Business Analyst/Contractor

Investor, Shareholder, Member of the Board of Directors

Empowering Impact Driven Teams | Quattra One | Interim COO & CFO

Management Consultant

Member of the Board of Advisors

Head of Group Performance and Strategy

Operating Partner

Advisor

Operations Consultant and Management Coach

Freelance Consultant: Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain as well as Contract Negotiation/Design, Interim Management, Due

Interim Head of Transformation

Independent Management Consultant

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Interim Director of Finance

Entrepreneur in Residence

Founding Shareholder

Executive Director / Board Member

CEO