Peyman Pouryekta
CEO & Co-Founder
Experience
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years Berlin, Germany
CEO & Co-Founder
House of Creative Entrepreneurship
- Built and launched spin-offs while establishing core company departments with a partner.
- Planned a future design/IT lab to function as a company builder.
- Focused on IT, product development, and research to drive innovation.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years Berlin, Germany
CEO & Co-Founder
Neural Jam
- Developed an interactive e-learning solution from scratch.
- Grew the team to 13 employees in six months.
- Led IT and operational development across all company areas.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years Berlin, Germany
Chief Technology Officer
Spectrm
- Led and scaled the engineering team, aligning the tech vision with product goals.
- Managed the product roadmap from a technical perspective and controlled the full engineering budget.
- Positioned Spectrm as a prominent employer brand in the Berlin tech scene.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year Berlin, Germany
Cohort Member - BE3
Entrepreneur First
- Participated in ideation, customer development, market analysis, business modeling, team building, and startup pitching.
Jan 2018 - Present
7 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
CEO & Founder
Pouryekta UG
- Advising and supporting startups and corporates, acting as an advisor or interim manager (e.g., Interim CTO).
- Expertise in IT strategy, scalable architectures, HR processes, and cross-functional team building with a focus on sustainable company culture.
- Helping clients identify weaknesses, design solutions, and drive growth.
- Clients include acatech (Mission KI), sevdesk, Bechtle (GAIA-X), Moody’s (realXdata), KUGU Home, Concular, and others.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years Berlin, Germany
Chief Technology Officer
Hum Systems GmbH
- Defined company vision and IT strategy with the CEO.
- Built and scaled cross-functional squads, inspired by Spotify's model.
- Launched big data and data mining projects while optimizing the tech stack (Java, AWS, Spring, vert.x, MongoDB).
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
4 years Berlin, Germany
Director of Engineering
MRI Software (Leverton GmbH, spin-off from DFKI)
- Directed IT strategy, resource planning, and process optimization while managing 26 engineers.
- Scaled the company from 10 to 90 employees, opening offices in London and New York.
- Transitioned teams from waterfall to agile and upgraded the tech stack (Java, AWS, React, Kubernetes).
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year Berlin, Germany
Software Engineer/Deputy CTO
MassineBoecker GmbH
- Coordinated international teams (India and USA) and established a local team.
- Assumed all responsibilities of the former CTO.
- Technology stack: Java, Scala, AWS, Spring, Play, Akka, Angular, PostgreSQL.
Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years Berlin, Germany
RemoteAssistant to the CTO/Deputy CTO
MassineScheffer GmbH
- Managed a remote development team and worked on psychographic systems, encryption, and scaling.
- Technology stack: Java, Scala, AWS, Hadoop, MongoDB.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2014
5 years Essen, Germany
Consultant/Developer
FHCon GmbH
- Designed, developed, and maintained software systems for digital asset management.
- Technology stack: Java, Spring, ElasticSearch.
Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
4 years Essen, Germany
Digital Media Design/Software Developer
Mark5 GmbH
- Developed software for media production and designed websites and digital media.
Advisory Board Member
Center for Middle East & Global Order (CMEG)
Essen, Germany
Startup Expert
Essener Wirtschaftsförderung (EWG)
Coach
Science & Startups (Humboldt-Innovation GmbH)
Mentor
The Mentoring Club GUG
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Latin
Advanced
Persian
Advanced
Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
FOM - Fachhochschule für Ökonomie & Management
Master of Arts, Management (IT-Management) · Essen, Germany
Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
FOM - Fachhochschule für Ökonomie & Management
Bachelor of Science · Media and Web Computer Science · Essen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Mentor
The Mentoring Club
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