17+ years of experience building and growing internet marketplaces / e-commerce and classifieds sites globally.I have been responsible for managing small start-up like teams as well as large organizations of 600-1000 people. I have been running & launching new products for leading websites and advertising businesses with full P&L and product & technology ownership around the world in 16 countries on 5 continents and have lived on 3 of those continents.I have developed expertise in all forms of revenue models: direct sales & programmatic advertising, transaction fees, listing fees, feature fees, B2B sales of subscription fees, sale of goods (eg fashion flash sales), as well as donations / fundraising in the non-profit industry.Previous experience in top tier strategy consulting, finance, investments, & M&A. Educational experience includes a top tier degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA.Specialties: building and managing teams; leading domestic and international business operations; sales & marketing; finance & strategy; product & technology development; monetization, advertising & pricing (CRO); investing and M&A; building business partnerships; brand development; primarily in internet (e-commerce, marketplaces, classifieds) & technology industries
Prosus Ventures (Fka Naspers Ventures)
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CeoProsus Ventures (Fka Naspers Ventures) Nov 2020 - Present
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CooProsus Ventures (Fka Naspers Ventures) Apr 2017 - Nov 2020
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CeoKiva.Org May 2015 - Feb 2017San Francisco, Ca, Us -
Vp & Gm Ebay AdvertisingEbay Inc Oct 2014 - Apr 2015San Jose, Ca, UsLeading eBay's advertising business in North America and the global shopping.com business. Full P&L ownership of online advertising on ebay.com desktop site & mobile aps: direct and programmatic display sales as well as text advertising. Full P&L and product & technology ownership of product listing ads business (eBay Commerce Network), and audience targeting business leveraging eBay commerce data (eBay Audience Platform). -
Vp Ebay GermanyEbay Inc Apr 2012 - Jan 2014San Jose, Ca, UsGeneral manager role with increasing scope over time: eventually leading all of eBay’s marketplaces businesses in Germany (full P&L ownership of organization with 600+ people across portfolio of 4 unique businesses): eBay, eBay Kleinanzeigen (largest general classifieds site in Germany), brands4friends (fashion flash sales) and mobile.de (largest automotive classifieds site in Germany). Initial responsibilities included the development of buyers and professional sellers on ebay.de -
Gm Mobile.De & Ebay Classifieds Central EuropeEbay Inc Dec 2009 - Mar 2012San Jose, Ca, UsAs General Manager of an organization of 200+ people, I was responsible for all domestic and international business operations, ranging from pricing, sales & marketing, brand development, product & technology, customer support, to finance & strategy of mobile.international GmbH. This company owns and operates automotive classifieds sites in 9 languages in Germany (mobile.de), France (automobile.fr), Italy (automobile.it), Poland (mobile.eu), and Romania (mobile.ro). mobile.de is Germany’s leading automotive classifieds site with more than 35,000 registered car dealers, 1.4 million available listings, and 64 million monthly website visits. mobile.de was acquired by eBay in 2004 for €121M and is now part of the eBay Classifieds Group, the global leader in online classifieds. In year 2, the scope increased and I was additionally responsible for eBay Kleinanzeigen (largest general classifieds site in Germany) and eBay annunci (#2 general classifieds site in Italy). -
Gm Local ClassifiedsEbay Inc Jul 2007 - Nov 2009San Jose, Ca, UsIn this general management role based out of Sydney (Australia) and San Jose (California), I was initially responsible for a start-up like team of approx. 5 people and eventually for an organization of 60+ people in monetization, sales & marketing, product & technology and customer support for eBay’s local classifieds (Kijiji & Gumtree brands) initially for 7 and eventually for 12 countries globally (US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan; India & China until spin-off to local partners). -
Strategy DirectorEbay Inc Jan 2006 - Jul 2007San Jose, Ca, UsLed various corporate, marketplaces, classifieds, & Skype strategy projects including a pricing project delivering $30M in additional revenue. Reported to eBay’s chief strategy officer. Managed 2 direct reports. -
PartnerGraf & Tschopp Ag Aug 2005 - Nov 2005I was a founding partner of this Zurich, Switzerland based private equity firm dedicated to investing in small to midsize companies.
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Head Of FinanceEbay Switzerland / Austria Mar 2005 - Jul 2005San Jose, Ca, UsI was responsible for all finance aspects from pricing, forecasting, budgeting, accruals and monthly reports, etc. to strategy and analysis. -
Strategy Manager EuropeEbay Switzerland / Austria Jun 2003 - Mar 2005San Jose, Ca, UsMy focus in this post was pricing, new business (e.g., online classifieds), country strategies, and motors strategy. -
Manager Corporate Development / M&ADhl Sep 2002 - May 2003Bonn, DeIn this position I was involved in due diligence & post-merger planning / integration during acquisitions of Airborne Express (US) and Maine Logistics Loomis (Canada). -
ConsultantBain & Company San Francisco Mar 2000 - Aug 2002Boston, Ma, UsMy specialist area as a consultant for Bain & Company in San Francisco was private equity / VC (due diligence, screening & analysis of potential deal targets) in high tech, biotech, & internet space; consumer goods (retail & sourcing strategy), and insurance (corporate strategy) -
AssociateMckinsey & Company Apr 1997 - Oct 1998UsPromoted from Junior Associate after one year, my area of focus was business unit strategy in the specialty chemicals industry.
Martin Tschopp Education Details
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InseadMba -
Eth ZürichMechanical Engineering
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Martin Tschopp works for Prosus Ventures (Fka Naspers Ventures)
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Martin Tschopp's current role is CEO at Prosus Ventures (fka Naspers Ventures).
What schools did Martin Tschopp attend?
Martin Tschopp attended Insead, Eth Zürich.
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