Antler

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow. Every year, Antler invests in the top 1-1.5% entrepreneurs and ideas out of more than 80,000+ applications.

Founder in Residence, Spring '24

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Strategy Advisor

valente x ventures

Orchestrated the ascent of personal consulting boutique "Valente Ventures" from inception to exceeding 150k€/year.
• Collaborated with 20+ enterprises to enhance marketing, expansion, and e-commerce by deploying strategic frameworks, financial planning, and sales optimization.
• Pioneered the launch and integration of a new venture as co-founder and CEO, culminating in a remarkable 2.5M€ valuation within 16 months (funding failed due to early lock-down dynamics).
• Worked with 4 venture studios (DDG AG, Ampolon Ventures, PANDO Ventures, and D12S Ventures) to optimize their launch and commercialization program and conducted several venture case studies as an Entrepreneur in Residence in Proptech, AI and Consumer Tech.

Venture Building & Digital Transformation

Next Big Thing AG

Led the enhancement of the intake funnel and growth strategy for the Visionaries Program, ensuring a strong talent pool.
• Strategically planned and executed campaigns to attract high-caliber candidates for the incubator.
• Reviewed and assessed 400 applications within a 10-week timeframe to select the best candidates for the Visionaries Program.
• Offered strategic advice to portfolio companies on improving their customer engagement and funnel performance.
• Successfully lowered acquisition costs by 24% while optimizing funnel analytics for greater efficiency.

Head of Growth

In addition to the Lead Company-Building role, also assumed the Interim Lead Sales position and implemented a CRM system to track all sales activity built up the sales team, and drove operational excellence.
• System to find product market fit for ventures by creating a specialized growth unit to reach milestones per venture of 50k ARR within 12 months.
• Implemented a metrics-based growth architecture at a B2B SaaS company to meet their targets.

Lead Company Building + Interim Lead Sales

We have built scalable structures for serial venture building by developing a playbook for operationalizing business analytics and decision-making.
• Created a company-building playbook, which standardized the process and reduced the time to launch MVP and reach commercial milestons from 12 months to 6 months.
• Led a team of three company builders in creating multiple companies by providing design thinking and building the business and technical infrastructure.
• Provide strategic guidance to Internet of Things companies, foster innovation, and drive growth for long-term sustainability through hands-on workshops and lectures.

Lead Company Building

Helping early-stage startups to grow: consulted Founders and MDs of multiple ventures, created value propositions and MVP, resulting in market launch.
• Coaching and turnaround management for ventures with a very short runway, to generate upwind and prepare for further fundraising rounds.
• Stakeholder management: consulted with the board on milestones, processed how to proceed with ventures, and delivered the metrics to support the decision process.

Senior Venture Developer

AXO Track GmbH

Modeled a financial plan and a pitch deck to raise 2M€ seed funding.
• Supported the CEO in developing the go-to-market strategy.
• Strategic advice in stakeholder and investor relations.

Ampolon Ventures

Running a venture case validation in areas of prop-tech and facility service companies.
• Analyzing the value chain and market size metrics of commercial real estate services globally.
• Working closely with a design team to create initial visuals and product specifications for the
MVP.

Entrepreneur in Residence / PropTech Co-Founder Program

DDG AG

Creating a launch and commercialization strategy for the DDG venture studio to build 18 AI powered ventures within 3 years.
• Coached and supported entrepreneurs and MDs to product-market-fit with their initial prototypes/MVPs.
• Consulted German SMEs on innovation strategy and co-creation concepts with a venture studio.

Entrepreneur in Residence / Launch + Commercialization Strategy

sphira.

Bootstrapped the whole mission from ideation to a functional SaaS platform for facility service companies and acquired seed funding at a valuation of 2,5M€ after 16 months (funding failed due to early lock-down dynamics).
• Acquired 4 high-level corporate customers for proof of concept scenarios to co-develop the product.
• Partnered and joined accelerator programs such as Facebook Accelerator hosted by APX, ESA
Incubator, Telekom TechBoost, Deutsche Bahn Mindbox, WeWork Labs Accelerator, hubitation by NHW, and many more.

Co-Founder | CEO

Hoppenworth & Ploch GbR

Revitalized e-commerce strategy from inception at Hoppenworth & Ploch, Germany's distinguished third-wave coffee roastery, twice awarded as the nation's finest. Achieved a remarkable 140% revenue escalation within 12 months, showcasing adeptness in driving growth and innovation.
• Built b2b distribution channels with a new product for gastronomy, started with 2 clients, and acquired 25 new accounts within 6 months by calling clients, traveling to client locations, and conducting product demos.
• Created financial and growth planning for 2 new branches and one production center.

Director Business Development

Pando Ventures GmbH

Pioneered the development and launch of Carmingo.de and MachDeinenLappen.de, beginning with comprehensive business model design and rigorous market analysis.
• Formulated impactful brand and sales strategies, while driving online lead generation and orchestrating effective PR approaches.
• Delivered compelling investor pitches and conducted rigorous online A/B testing to ensure optimal platform performance.

Entrepreneur in Residence (Pioneer Batch)

Writing daily 🚢 | Building meaningful ventures @Next Big Thing AG | IoT, AI, Venture Building

I am a Lead Company Builder and Interim Director of Sales at Next Big Thing AG, a leading platform for venture building and IoT innovation in Europe. I have over six years of experience in supporting early-stage founders, developing scalable structures, and fostering growth for serial venture building.

My mission is to help entrepreneurs create purpose-driven and self-determined businesses that challenge the conservative economy and shape a new one built for humanity. I specialize in the IoT space, where I provide strategic guidance, enable innovation, and drive growth for long-term sustainability. I lead a team of Venture Developers and Growth Architects to achieve venture success and find product-market fit. I also support the founding team and CEO of AXO Track GmbH, a smart logistics startup, in their go-to-market and fundraising strategy.

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