Klaus H. Wilch Email & Phone Number

Berlin, De

Berlin, Deutschland

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

In the midst of building a modern integrated entertainment, content and media group with a interdisciplinary team of music industry insiders, digital, creative & business talent.We were bootstrapped for a long time and are now funded by great angels. Received on top government funding also from the IBB (Investitionsbank Berlin) and support by the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA).Pivot into Lulaa after Corona.

Korea, Germany

· Diverse and comprehensive experience in management and business consulting for Korean and/or German SMEs/startups (3-12 months projects) but also consulting / coaching for individual entrepreneurs· Key Areas / Expertise: Fundraising, Marketing, Market Research, Business Strategy, Operations, Legal, Digital Transformation· 1st client: IoT hard- and software startup, fundraising and overall business strategy, business plan and financial forecast creation, raised 200K+ in government funds· 2nd client: bio / pharma company in Korea: Europe and US expansion research and strategy, company went to grow fast and exited 1 year later· 3rd client: Korean F&B company, fundraising strategy and assistance in negotiations with German F&B group for crossborder investment & JV establishment incl. valuation (asset value, DCF), legal and due diligence support, support in conference calls· Compensation in form of sweat equity and/or (retainer) fees· 4th client: Amazon Germany - New Service / Market Entry / Business Development Project and running of regular onboarding / training workshops for new service members (ongoing)5th client: Business Development / Strategy Project for established E-Commerce / Digital Products Startup (2018-2020)· Certified Startup / Entrepreneur Coach in coordination with EWU Karrierehaus Leipzig, AVGS consulting (5 clients and counting)

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Teaching 2 times/year a 6 Hour intensive course module in Music Business / NetworkingRated by students "One of the most practical, useful and insightful lectures" :)I can be booked also as a practical lecturer for "Networking / Business Development / Growth Hacking" Topics. Halted due to time constraints.

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Revision is a non-profit organization powered by the impact company builder amatus with the purpose of promoting education in the field of future technologies, advancing an open knowledge culture, supporting public discourse on technological innovation and fostering the participation of citizens in shaping the(ir) technological future.Helping out on the organization and promotion of the Revision Summit 2018 on the 19th and 20th November where more than 1500 leading policy-makers, business executives and thought leaders from all over the world unite in Berlin to showcase, discuss and collaborate on projects that contribute to the advancement of a more a open, human-centric and technology-driven society.

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Richmond View Ventures (RVV) was founded in 2007 by serial entrepreneur Frederik Fleck and has invested and successfully exited numerous start-ups including house-hold names like Instacart, Kitchen Stories, TVSmiles, close.io, test IO, CODE University etc.In addition to our existing early-stage investment activities, we now actively look into more mature / later stage ventures in an active PE (Private Equity) approach.In this we take a long-term partnership approach to operationally bring the company to the next level.Scenarios include primary, secondary investment, buyout of exiting investors and succession. (Had to give up position for going full-time into founding own company.)

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

I was part of a 6 member EIR team consisting of world class business guys, coders and designers that assisted the Managing Director, the executive team and mentors in accelerating 10 teams in the Smart Transportation & Energy sector during the Summer Batch of 2018 for 4 months. We acted as inhouse consultants, human accelerators / pacemakers, business developers and network enablers on demand.Portfolio included e.g. smart driving assistents, smart private jets booking platform, smart delivery boxes, crowdsourced package delivery, drone inspection platform etc. www.startupbootcamp.org

Seoul

· In charge of Korea VC operations: deal sourcing, networking and establishing connections with startups, organisations, VCs and prospective LPs· Conducting pre-screening, early- and full due diligence of prospective companies (+400)· Managed solely cross-border investment process for target company 500V from start till end, aligning HQ, target company, law company, bank etc. (contract drafting, documentation, wiring of funds), fast successful exit of investment through listing at Korean tech small cap stock exchange within 1 year· Building up monitoring database of Korean ventures, VCs and Korean startup ecosystem· Monitoring and researching market, business and technology trends· Fundraising and fund structuring· Reporting to US HQ, putting up companies for investment review if suitable, in charge of all outbound and inbound communications· Led overall realisation of MK Startup Best Event 2015 in June 2015 at COEX (3 day event) in cooperation with biggest economic newspaper MK (+60 startups, +30 VC companies, +200 VIPs, +2000 General Visitors), main MC of pitching sessions and Startup M&I Forum (M&A + Investment) · Traveled to HQ for exchange and reporting of Korea strategy· Creating CEO/Company/Strategy Presentations (Startup Exit Strategy, Business Creativity etc. from scratch), assisting at presentations at Google Campus Seoul, Samsung Creative Development Centre, Samsung Research HQ, universities etc.· New Business Development: Events, Sponsorships, Government Program Cooperation· Consulting and operational support for non- and portfolio companies (additionally pro-bono in free time)· Asia HQ got moved/unified to Jakarta/Indonesia at the beginning of 2016, chose not to transfer because of personal reasons, went into freelance/project consulting (see above)Keywords: Venture Capital, IT, Finance, Negotiation, Research, Consulting, Operations, Business Development, Strategy

Seoul

· Assisted as consultant in short-time intensive German high-tech EPC contractor competitiveness analysis project (Industries: Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductor, Solar)· Assisted and contributed highly to successful completion of in-depth conference call interviews with industry experts from Germany, US, Asia· Main Tasks: General Research, Detail Research, Financial Research, Content/Presentation Structuring· Research languages: German, English, Korean· Report language: KoreanKeywords: Consulting, Research, Business Analysis, Strategy, Financials

Seoul

· In charge of Global Business Development entailing IR, Funding, Business Model and Scenario Planning, marketing/distribution, supply chain and accelerator strategy· Accompanied founders on 2013 K-APP and K-TECH investor relations and pitching trip to USA (New York, Boston, Silicon Valley), 4-week intensive program· Advisor in pitching and business strategy· Prototype was featured on TechinAsia, E27 etc., $150K of government funding raisedKeywords: IT, Tech, Internet of things, Business Development, Strategy, Investor Relations, Funding, Research, Marketing

Seoul (Corporate Headquarters)

Associate, Global Strategy Team, Brand Planning Team· Hyundai Card is deemed to be the American Express of Korea, leading the premium credit card market and cross-offering insurance and car loan products to its customers, Hyundai Card is famous for its superb and unconventional brand and marketing activities.· Received full time offer after 6 week internship in Global Strategy team, created market entry feasibility study and strategy for credit card and car loan products into South America· Got dispatched to Brand Planning Team as foreign expert afterwards, only "foreigner" in 200+ people department· As part of Brand Planning team (CEO direct reporting team), continually developed and conceptualised unconventional branding and marketing idea proposals to enlarge long term brand value considering impact, differentiation factor, business validity, costs and brand strategy fit· After pitching to executives, worked with colleagues to initiate chosen new branding activities/projects by contacting collaboration partners/agencies/third parties while planning, executing and monitoring project realization and results (e.g. YG Entertainment, Lego, RedBull)· First assisted, then supervised Capital Brand Management for 10 months, worked closely with Design Lab in developing Hyundai Capital/Kia/Hyundai Motors BI Guideline Book for distribution to all global subsidiaries· Acted as first contact point for brand related requests from US, Germany subsidiaries, developed brand monitoring process in cooperation with Design Lab and Capital Brand Team· Conducted yearly brand index tracking of 2012 for Hyundai Card/Capital in cooperation with research firm TNS· Assisted in planning and preparation of CEO Brand Insight Trips to Europe and Japan· Assisted in operational work, preparing CEO reports/meetings, preparing weekly team reports and meetingsKeywords: Global Strategy, Branding, Ideation, Research, Business Development, General Management, Project Management, Think Tank

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration & Economics

Activities and Societies: AIESECCoursework: - Management - Marketing - Economics - Statistics - Finance - MIS - Introduction to Private.

Business Administration And Management, General, Gpa (4.25/4.5)

Activities and Societies: KUBA: Korea University Buddy AssociationCoursework: - Operations - Negotiation - Entrepreneurship - Trade.