Pawel Schapiro
Senior Venture Capitalist | Operator Business Angel and Advisor
Experience
Jan 2021 - Present
3 years 6 months Frankfurt, Germany
Senior Venture Capitalist | Operator Business Angel and Advisor
Pawel Schapiro 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 the following rounds. 4 acquisitions, 1 IPO (detailed track record available).
- 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.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
2 yearsInterim Head of Performance Marketing
COBI
- Consumer Product for electric bicycles. Tested a Marketing push through Facebook and Google Ads for COBI.
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 monthsConsulting & Interim Management
Freelance
- Consulted startups with Business Development, Online Marketing, Merchandise Planning, and process optimization.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
1 yearConsultant
Niuland
- D2C Fashion E-Commerce. Set up Facebook Marketing campaigns, landing pages, creatives and tested customer acquisition strategies.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
1 yearConsultant
Pippa & Jean
- Social Selling Community. Set up Performance Marketing campaigns, optimized Merchandise Planning and Price Management.
Feb 2012 - Mar 2014
2 years 2 months Berlin, Germany
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.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Russian
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2009 - Jan 2012
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
M.A. · Media Management · Mainz, Germany · 2.0
Oct 2005 - Oct 2008
University of Duisburg-Essen
B.Sc. · Applied Communication and Media Science · Germany · 1.6
Oct 1996 - Jun 2005
Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium
Allgemeine Hochschulreife · Oberhausen, Germany · 1.9
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