Philip Schroepel

Self-Employed

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Self-Employed

Freelancer

  • Focus 1: Chief of Staff with a focus on fundraising support and financial modelling for start-ups and scale-ups.
  • Focus 2: Management Consulting to SMEs in finance operations to automate and streamline financial workflows with a focus on digital transformation and process automation.
Sep 2022 - Jan 2024
1 year 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Founder's Associate – FinTech | Series A

Kadmos

  • Built and led strategic finance initiatives, including financial modeling, investor reporting, EMI license application.
  • Led several strategic projects in sales, GTM, finance, expansion, operations, business development, and companywide OKR setup including data analysis and respective process improvements.
  • Structured go-to-market (GTM) efforts for the B2B2C approach, increasing conversion rates and the sales pipeline by 20%.
  • Strategic sparring partner to CEO and leadership team for roadmap planning and management of company performance.
Feb 2022 - Present
3 years 4 months
Milan, Italy

Associate

Bocconi Students Private Equity Club

  • Conducted thorough analyses of market and industry trends in Private Equity and Venture Capital.
  • Collaborated on the establishment of an international student network of Private Equity & Venture Capital student clubs.
Jan 2021 - May 2022
5 months
Berlin, Germany

Working Student – Venture Capital Platform Management

Cavalry Ventures

  • Performed business development activities for 15+ portfolio companies to increase sales growth.
  • Developed a proprietary founder community with 80+ members to facilitate bi-directional knowledge exchange.
  • Conducted internal workshops and directed developments toward productized VC platform offerings.
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Internship – Consulting (Strategy & Digitization)

Etribes

  • Advised an international consumer goods manufacturer on digitization and direct-to-consumer strategy.
  • Supported the definition of a new digital vision, unique selling proposition, and product strategy.
  • Conducted digital due diligence, analyzed e-commerce initiatives, and validated new activities for implementation.
Sep 2020 - Present
4 years 9 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Venture Capital Club Católica Lisbon

  • Establishment of the club structure and formation of 10+ partnerships with international VCs (e.g., Mustard Seed Maze).
  • Realization of student projects with VCs on industry analysis, dealflow and market research (e.g., Web3 dealflow support).
Jan 2020 - May 2020
5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Internship – Consulting (Data & Digitization)

Ginkgo Management Consulting

  • Consulted a digital innovation unit in the mobility sector on data strategy and data monetization.
  • Developed a business case to secure $2 million in funding for the MVP go-live phase of a digital business model.
  • Created a holistic marketing and sales concept to grow the business from 0 to 10 B2B customers during the MVP launch.

Summary

- Focus 1: Chief of Staff with a focus on fundraising support and financial modelling for start-ups and scale-ups - Focus 2: Management Consulting to SMEs in finance operations to automate and streamline financial workflows with a focus on digital transformation and process automation

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

Bocconi University

Exchange Semester · Finance and Entrepreneurship · Milan, Italy

Sep 2020 - Jul 2022

Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics

M.Sc. · Management (Strategy and Entrepreneurship) · Lisbon, Portugal · 17/20

Mar 2015 - Mar 2019

Nuertingen-Geislingen University

B.A. · Business Administration - Focus ‘Automotive Business’ · Geislingen, Germany