About Me
How did you become a venture capitalist, and why?
I started my career at InterFund Solutionsin an innovation office, analyzing technology fields such as blockchain and biometrics. After some time, I was asked to work on InterFund Solutions's biometrics strategy and to do a market analysis. I realized that not only established companies offer great solutions, but startups often offer much more. After talking to my future colleagues at InterFund Solutions Ventures and my first startups, the topic fascinated me so much that I decided to join InterFund Solutions Ventures...to find the next big thing!
How can you help founders and startup teams succeed?
The team is a startup’s biggest asset. As a VC, I see it as my duty to support the team wherever I can. To give an example: being a tech savvy person but also understanding both corporate and investor “needs”, I can help a startup formulate its value propositions in the right way.
Which technologies and sectors are you mostly interested in?
From day one, I was fascinated by Web3 and the so-called distributed ledger technologies. In my opinion, these technologies will revolutionize the world in a similar way as the Internet did. I am also heavily involved in payment related TrustTech topics such as fraud prevention and anti-money laundering. You can also talk to me about biometrics anytime.
What do you do in your free time?
I love to try new things! In general, I like almost any outdoor sport, eating good food and spending time with my loved ones. For many years I was a table tennis player and coach - sometimes I still enjoy hitting the little plastic ball (yes, it's plastic now).