Working on using LLMs to analyse current events and communicate current information effectively.

Advising VC funds on all things finance as a fractional CFO. Many teams don’t need someone full-time in-house but benefit from experience and know-how.I make sure everything around accounting, reporting, tax and regulation is running so that teams can focus on investing and working with companies. I have so far worked with 7 different teams and helped raise 5 first time funds.Past projects include:Served as Interim CFO for Early Stage VC fund that raised €160m (German structure)Served as Interim CFO for US VC Fund that raised $70m in 3 months for a fund and SPVs (US structure)Served as part time CFO for German PE fund with majority holdings in mid cap companiesServed as Interim CFO for European space tech fund raising €300mServed as Interim CFO for Corporate VC with focus on food and sustainabilityServing as fractional CFO for German VC with a focus on sustainable investments.Serving as CFO consultant to a US fund investing globally.

Project trying to connect professional investors with alternative investment funds

Launched FundCFO.co to help new investments teams get quickly up to speed with the finance function. The platform includes articles, templates and a community to discuss all things fund finance – admin, reporting, tax, regulation & more.

Keytrack tried to help investors use portfolio company data better.Investors want to analyze KPIs and financial metrics but managing data is tricky. We built a software and services to handle data in various formats, sources and frequencies.It didn't catch on. Read more about our journey in the article below.

Took time off.Visited 10+ countries and met countless nice people.

Built finance department of VC fund from zero to $1B+ structure.60+ companies, multiple geo's, multiple funds. MD of Berlin office.Lakestar is a Venture Capital firm that invests in outstanding digital technology entrepreneurs worldwide.Early & Growth stage in Europe & USA. On the ground in Berlin, London, Zurich & New York. Investments include: Airbnb, Blockchain, FiveAI, GoEuro, Harry’s, Klarna, King, Marley Spoon, Opendoor, Oscar, Revolut, Shapeshift, Skype, SoFi, Spotify, Taulia, WeLend.

Led reporting, tax and investor relations at public mid-cap private equity fund listed in prime standard of Deutsche Börse.