About Karl

Growth Companion for technology companies since 2015
In addition to supporting 6- and 7-digit financing rounds and funding (very important for expensive plant technology), I have facilitated team, brand, organizational (culture), infrastructure, pilot customer and strategy development, as well as organized the finances, partly on an interim basis.
My journey into the start-up, technology transfer and entrepreneurial scenes began in 2015, after I realized that the world is not shaped for the better within large corporations, as in my case Mercedes-Benz Cars. In search of the true origin of novelty and the confusing path that the new must take to improve the lives of millions of people, I dedicated myself fully to the successful transfer of innovation.
In 2017, I was invited to co-create a progressive crowdfunding platform for organic farming. For two and a half years, I was a board member and experienced my own rollercoaster ride as a founder. We were unable to fulfill our initial vision, but after realignment and refinancing, the company was placed in new hands.
The co-creation of companies as shareholders began as early as 2013, first in a shirtless way, later more and more professionally.
As a graduate engineer for lightweight construction and plastics design and a patent engineer, my path is not straightforward, but it is rich in experience and connects across disciplines.
Vita
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19'89
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Dipl.-Ing.
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First start-up investment 20'13
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First interim function 20'15 (controlling, strategy)
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First funding acquisition 20'15
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First financing round 20'16
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First founding management (business development, PM, controlling, finance) 20'17
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First swarm funding 20'17
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First supervisory board function in a start-up 20'19
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Accredited consultant at BAFA 20'20