Axel Springer Digital Conference Day 1 Sessions & Speakers

Company Start - End Sessions & Speakers Speaker Title Company
7:30 - 8:20 Breakfast
8:20 - 8:40 Welcome Note
Marco Rodzynek Founder & CEO NOAH Advisors
Dr. Jens Müffelmann CEO Axel Springer Digital Ventures
8:40 - 9:00 Axel Springer Opening Keynote
Dr. Mathias Döpfner CEO Axel Springer
Insurance & Finance
9:00 - 9:20 Champions in Insurance & Finance
9:00 - 9:10 Dr. Christian Ricken COO of Private & Business Clients Deutsche Bank
9:10 - 9:20 Stefan Tirtey Managing Director CommerzVentures
9:20 - 11:10 Challengers in Insurance & Finance
9:20 - 9:30 Dr. Henrich Blase CEO CHECK24
9:30 - 9:40 Sebastian Diemer CEO Kreditech
9:40 - 9:50 Michiel Goris CEO Interhyp
9:50 - 10:00 Dror Efrat Founder & CEO Investing.com
10:00 - 10:10 Robert Henker Founder & CEO Cashboard
10:10 - 10:20 Ismail Ahmed CEO WorldRemit
10:20 - 10:30 Valentin Stalf Co-Founder & CEO Number26
10:30 - 10:40 Tony Gallippi Co-Founder & Executive Chairman BitPay
10:40 - 10:50 Raffael Johnen Co-Founder & CEO auxmoney
10:50 - 11:00 Michael Schmidt Chairman & Co-Founder Algomi
11:00 - 11:10 Jan Beckers Founder & CEO HitFox Group
Lake Star Keynote
11:10 - 11:30 Keynote
Dr. Klaus Hommels Founder & CEO Lake Star
Media, Telecom & Gaming
11:30 - 12:00 Champions in Media, Telecom & Gaming Sector
11:30 - 11:40 Arianna Huffington Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief The Huffington Post
11:40 - 11:50 Dr. Christian Wegner Member of Executive Board ProSiebenSat.1
11:50 - 12:00 Donata Hopfen Publishing Director and Head of Management Bild Group
12:00 - 12:10 Facebook Keynote
Martin Ott Regional Director for NE & CEE Facebook
12:10 - 13:00 Challengers in Media, Telecom & Gaming Sector
12:10 - 12:20 Martin Varsavsky CEO FON
12:20 - 12:30 Cristina Riesen General Manager, EMEA Evernote
12:30 - 12:40 Matthias Henze Co-Founder Jimdo
12:40 - 12:50 Or Offer Founder & CEO SimilarWeb
12:50 - 13:00 Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon CEO auFeminin
Günther H. Oettinger Keynote
13:00 - 13:20 Keynote
Günther Oettinger CommissionerDigital Economy & Society EU Parliament
Gaming
13:20 - 13:40 Gaming Panel
Branko Milutinovic Founder & CEO Nordeus
Khaled Helioui CEO Bigpoint
Jens Begemann Founder & CEO Wooga
Divinia Knowles President & CEO Mind Candy
Education
13:40 - 14:00 Champions in Education
13:40 - 13:50 Michael Hüther Director IWKöln
13:50 - 14:00 Barry O’Callaghan CEO RiseGlobal
14:00 - 14:50 Challengers in Education
14:00 - 14:10 Stefan Wisbauer CFO Lecturio
14:10 - 14:20 Johan Brand Co-Founder & CEO Kahoot!
14:20 - 14:30 Charlie Harrington Co-Head of Knewton UK Knewton
14:30 - 14:40 Markus Witte CEO Babbel
14:40 - 14:50 Arndt Kwiatkowski Co-Founder & CEO Bettermarks
14:50 - 15:00 Jonathan Satchell CEO Learning Technologies Group
Travel & Tourism
15:00 - 15:20 Champions in Travel & Tourism
15:00 - 15:10 Glenn Fogel Head of Worldwide Strategy Priceline Group
15:10 - 15:20 Karl Ulrich Garnadt CEO Lufthansa German Airlines
15:20 - 15:30 Challengers in Travel & Tourism
15:20 - 15:30 Johannes Reck Founder & CEO GetYourGuide
15:30 - 15:40 Jasmin Taylor Founder & CEO JT Touristik
Healthcare & Science
15:40 - 16:00 Champions in Healthcare & Science
15:40 - 15:50 Jessica Federer Chief Digital Officer Bayer
15:50 - 16:00 Dr. Rudolf Freytag CEO Siemens Innovative Ventures
16:00 - 16:40 Challengers in Healthcare & Science
16:00 - 16:10 Mariusz Gralewski Founder & CEO DocPlanner
16:10 - 16:20 Simon Bolz Co-Founder & MD Klara
16:20 - 16:30 Jörg Land Managing Director Tinnitracks
16:30 - 16:40 Thomas Serval CEO Kolibree
16:40 - 17:00 Digital Disruption in Healthcare – Where is the Google of Healthcare and Why Haven’t We Seen One Yet?
Ulli Jendrik Koop Founder & CEO XLHealth
Daniel Nathrath Co-Founder & CEO medx
Juliane Zielonka Founder & CEO LARA Companion
Frank Neumann Partner Roman Rittweger Advisors in Healthcare
Dr. Med. Roman Rittweger Managing Partner Roman Rittweger Advisors in Healthcare
Home Automation
17:00 - 17:10 Keynote – Champion
Christian Arnold Managing Director enera
17:10 - 17:50 Challengers in Home Automation
17:10 - 17:15 Mark Dare Schmiedel Founder & CEO Lofts to Go
17:15 - 17:20 Torben Friehe CEO 1aim
17:20 - 17:30 Christopher Schläffer Founder & CEO Yetu
17:30 - 17:40 Christian Deilmann Co-Founder & CEO Tado
17:40 - 17:50 Fred Potter CEO Netatmo
17:50 - 18:00 Stefan Goetz Managing Director Hellman & Friedman
18:00 - 18:20 Media in the Digital World
Henry Blodget Co-Founder & CEO Business Insider
Advertising
18:20 - 18:35 Keynote
Sir Martin Sorrell CEO WPP
Retail
18:35 - 19:00 Interview
Oliver Samwer Co-Founder Rocket Internet
22:00 - 2:00 NOAH Party with DJ Sven Väth at Spindler & Klatt
Main Stage – Day 1 (9 June 2015)

Company Start - End Sessions & Speakers Speaker Title Company
Advertising
9:00 - 9:40 Challengers in Advertising
9:00 - 9:10 Scott Button Co-Founder & CEO Unruly
9:10 - 9:20 Ragnar Kruse CEO Smaato
9:20 - 9:30 Amiad Solomon Chairman & Co-Founder Komoona
9:30 - 9:40 Michael Altendorf Founder & CEO ADTELLIGENCE
9:40 - 10:00 Champions in Advertising
9:40 - 9:50 Dirk Fromm CEO Omnicom Media Group
9:50 - 10:00 Philipp Justus VP DACH & CEE Google
Keynote Speeches
10:00 - 10:10 AXA
Thomas Buberl CEO Germany AXA
10:10 - 10:20 Transform @ Scale: How Old Economy Gets Ready for New Economy
Karel Dörner Partner McKinsey&Company
10:20 - 10:30 European Billion $ Internet Club
Mattias Ljungman Partner Atomico
10:30 - 10:40 Morgan Stanley
Ed Hill Wood Head of European Internet Morgan Stanley
10:40 - 10:50 HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Dr. Christian Saller General Partner HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
10:50 - 11:00 Disruption Through Hardware
Benjamin Joffe General Partner HAXLR8R
Sigmar Gabriel Keynot
11:00 - 11:20 German Parliament
Sigmar Gabriel Vice Chancellor Germany German Parliament
Retail
11:20 - 12:50 Challengers in Retail
11:20 - 11:30 Klaus-Peter Schulenberg CEO CTS Eventim
11:30 - 11:40 Michael Lahyani Founder & CEO Propertyfinder.ae
11:40 - 11:50 Dominik Richter Founder & CEO HelloFresh
11:50 - 12:00 Chris Öhlund CEO Verivox
12:00 - 12:10 Konstantin Urban Co-Founder & Managing Director Windeln.de
12:10 - 12:20 Thierry Petit Co-Founder & CEO Showroomprive.com
12:20 - 12:30 Pieter Van Der Does Co-Founder & CEO Adyen
12:30 - 12:40 Christian Bubenheim SVP AutoScout24
Blake Kleinman Managing Director Hellman & Friedman
12:40 - 12:50 Niklas Östberg Co-Founder & CEO Delivery Hero
Artificial Intelligence Panel
12:50 - 13:05 Artificial Intelligence Panel
Chris Boos CEO arago
Oleg Tscheltzoff Founder & CEO Fotolia
Philipp Freise Partner KKR
Mobility
13:05 - 14:45 Challengers in Mobility
13:05 - 13:15 Nicolas Brusson Co-Founder BlaBlaCar
13:15 - 13:25 Shahar Waiser Co-Founder & CEO GetTaxi
13:25 - 14:20 Jochen Engert Co-Founder & CEO FlixBus
13:35 - 14:45 Gero Graf Managing Director Drivy
13:45 - 13:55 Keynote – Champion
Christoph Hartung Head of Connected Car Daimler
13:55 - 14:20 Connected Car Panel
Dieter May SVP Digital Business Models BMW
Bo Ilsoe Partner Nokia Growth Partners
Scott Lyons Business & Partner Development Ford
Philipp von Hagen Member of Executive Board Porsche SE
Holger Weiss CEO AUPEO!
14:20 - 14:50 Keynote
Eric Schmidt Executive Chairman Google
SevenVentures Pitch Day
14:50 - 15:50 SevenVentures Pitch Day
Finalists
Fitness, Wearables & Sport
15:50 - 16:30 Challengers in Fitness, Wearables & Sport
15:50 - 16:00 Florian Gschwandtner Co-Founder & CEO Runtastic
16:00 - 16:10 Lucas von Cranach Founder & CEO Onefootball
16:10 - 16:20 Cedric Hutchings CEO Withings
16:20 - 16:30 Mike Lee Co-Founder & CEO MyFitnessPal
Martin Schulz Keynote
16:30 - 16:50 Europe’s Digital Future in the 21st
Century
Martin Schulz President EU Parliament
Venture Capital
16:50 - 17:35 Venture Capital Panel
Sonali De Rycker Partner Accel
Dom Vidal Partner Index Ventures
Dr. Hendrik Brandis Co-Founder & Partner Earlybird
Manu Gupta General Partner Lake Star
Frank Thelen Managing Director e42
Nenad Marovac Managing Partner DN Capital
Reshma Sohoni Partner Seedcamp
Tomasz Czechowicz Managing Partner MCI Management
17:35 - 18:30 Networking Drinks Party
Main Stage – Day 2 (10 June 2015)

Time Company Speaker Session
10:25 - 11:10
• Martin Reck
• Managing Director
• Deutsche Börse
• Deutsche Börse Venture Network
11:20 - 12:05
• Christoph von Bülow
• Country Manager
• Adyen Germany
• How Omni-Channel Approach to Payments Brings Huge Benefits to
Retailers and How it Fits in with the Overall Omni-Channel Trend
12:15 - 13:00
• Olya Klueppel
• Partner
• ESO Capital
• Growth Without Equity – Why Entrepreneurs Choose Debt
CMO Event
14:00 - 14:45
• Jin Choi
• Industry Lead FMCG & Retail DACH
• Facebook
• Massive Reach with Video on Mobile
14:50 - 15:35
• Dr. Philipp Meixner
• Director Investments
• SevenVentures
• Converting Pan-European Reach into Value – the Case of Media
Investments
15:40 - 16:25
• Toby Roberts
• Global Head of Strategy
• PHD Worldwide
• Media, Technology and the Future of Marketing
16:30 - 17:00
• Arne Bergmann
• Managing Director Marketing & Sales
• ASMI
• Digital Disruption – Using the Power of Multichannel
17:05 - 17:50
• Scott Button
• Co-Founder & CEO
• Unruly
• What is the Content Stack & Why Is It the Next Big Thing in Ad Land?
17:55 - 18:10
• Stefan Längin
• Vice President Europe
• ADTELLIGENCE
• Higher Revenues with Personalisation & Big Data
22:00 - 2:00 NOAH Party with DJ Sven Väth at Spindler & Klatt
Workshop Stage – Day 1 & 2
Day 1 (9 June 2015)
Time Company Speaker Session
10:25 - 11:10
• Dr. Karsten von Diemar
• VP Product Management
• ConCardis
• ConCardis – Payments Made in Germany`
11:20 12:05
• Owen Tyzack
• Senior Sales Director
• SimilarWeb
• TBA
12:15 - 13:00
• Michael Buck & Dr. Klemens Skibicki
• Co-CEOs
• Convidera
• Enabling Digital Transformation
14:50 - 15:35
• Markus Berger-de León & Mark Bothorn
• Digital VP & Senior Manager Design
• McKinsey Digital Labs
• Big Digital – How Incumbents Leverage Data & Design to Win
15:45 - 16:30
• Ole Mensching
• CEO
• CAREERTEAM
• Aggressive Recruiting and Unbreakable Retention. What Rocket
Internet Does Right and What DAX Corporates Do Better.
17:30 - 18:30 Departing Drinks & Networking Snacks
Day 2 (10 June 2015)

Attendees Key Contact
5
David Kuczek
Barbod Namini
Christian Saller
Sven Achter
Christoph Jung
(david.kuczek@holtzbrinck.net)
(barbod.namini@holtzbrinck.net)
(christian.saller@holtzbrinck.net)
(sven.achter@holtzbrinck.net)
(christoph.jung@holtzbrinck.net)
4
Tomasz Czechowijlcz
Sylwester Janik
Tomasz Danis
Maciej Bogaczyk
(czechowicz@mci.eu)
(janik@mci.eu)
Danis@mci.eu
bogaczyk@mci.eu
4
Bastian Weske
Franziska Schaefermeyer
Jan Sessenhausen
David Dann
(bweske@tev.de)
(fschaefermeyer@tev.de)
(jan.sessenhausen@gmail.com)
(ddann@tev.de)
4
Stefan Tirtey
Heiko Schwender
Marina Vukovic
Paul Morgenthaler
(stefan.tirtey@commerzventures.com)
(heiko.schwender@commerzventures.com)
(marina.vukovic@commerzventures.com)
(paul.morgenthaler@commerzventures.com)
4
Dominique Vidal
Theresa Kosminski
Timm Schipporeit
Jan Hammer
(dominique@indexventures.com)
(theresa@indexventures.com)
(timm@indexventures.com)
(jan@indexventures.com)
3
Sonali de Rycker
Luciana Lixandru
Michael Treskow
(sdr@accel.com)
(llixandru@accel.com)
(mtreskow@accel.com)
3
Dominik Alvermann
Fritz Oidtmann
Harald Ebrecht
(da@actoncapital.com)
(fo@actoncapital.de)
(harald.ebrecht@actoncapital.de)
3
Jens-Philipp Klein
Marc-Olivier Luecke
Christophe Maire
(jensphilipp@atlanticlabs.de)
(marc@atlanticinternet.de)
(christophe@atlanticlabs.de)
3
Cedric Köhler
Pawel Schapiro
Gert Köhler
(cedric.koehler@creathor.ch)
(pawel.schapiro@creathor.com)
(dr.gert.koehler@creathor.com)
3
Bernd Grosse Lordemann
Jochen Koenig
Dario Suter
(bernd.grosse.lordemann@dcmteam.com)
(jochen.koenig@dcmteam.com)
(d@dcmteam.com)
3
Bruno Cremel
André Francois-Poncet
Philippe Collombel
(contact@partechventures.com)
(elapupina@partechventures.com)
(pcollombel@partechventures.com)
3
Edgar Hardless
Gil Prashker
Pui Yan Leung
(ehardless@singtel.com)
(gprashker@singtel.com)
(puiyan@singtel.com)
2
Pekka Maki
Zbigniew Lapinski
(pmaki@3tscapital.com)
(zlapinski@3tscapital.com)
2
Mattias Ljungman
Yann De Vries
(mattias@atomico.com)
(yann@atomico.com)
2
Zoé Fabian
Marc Flamme
(zoe.fabian@axelspringer.de)
(marc.flamme@axelspringer.de)
2
Iskender Dirik
Thomas Preuss
(dirik@bauerventurepartners.vc)
(preuss@bauerventurepartners.vc)
2
Marti Escursell
Juan Teijeiro
(marti@cubeinvestments.com)
(juan@cubeinvestments.com)
2
Alexander Pichler
Klaus Gummerer
(alexander.pichler@delmo.it)
(klaus.gummerer@delmo.it)
2
Hendrik Brandis
Christian Nagel
(brandis@earlybird.com)
(nagel@earlybird.com)
2
Chloé Giard
Guillaume Durao
(cgi@idinvest.com)
(gd@idinvest.com)
2
Gregory Shirin
Konstantin Kardyshev
(natiya@klever.com)
(kkardyshev@klever-am.com)
2
Walter Masalin
Bo Ilsoe
(walter.masalin@nokiagrowthpartners.com)
(bo.ilsoe@nokiagrowthpartners.com)
2
Sake Bosch
Roel de Hoop
(sake@ptv.com)
(roel@primeventures.com)
2
Jens Pippig
Sebastian Pregardien
(jens.pippig@prosiebensat1.com)
(Sebastian.Pregardien@7Commerce.de)
2
Jochen Gutbrod
Aljoscha Kaplan
(jochen.gutbrod@raffay.com)
(ak@gmpvc.com)
2
Michael Brehm
Thomas Baum
(sylvana.melcher@rebatenetworks.com)
(thomas_m_baum@yahoo.com)
2
Tobias Johann
Philipp Hartmann
(tobias.johann@rheingau-founders.com)
(ph@rheingau-founders.com)
2
Alexander Buchberger
Frederick Mallinckrodt
(alexander.buchberger@senovo.de)
(frederick.mallinckrodt@senovo.de)
2
Oliver Holle
Daniel Keiper-Knorr
(oliver.holle@speedinvest.com)
(daniel.keiper-knorr@speedinvest.com)
2
Marc Gumpinger
Olaf Jacobi
(marc@targetpartners.de)
(olaf@targetpartners.de)
2
Michael Boshammer
Thomas Grota
(michael.boshammer@telekom.de)
(thomas.grota@telekom.de)
2
Martijn Hamann
Christoph Neuhaus
(martijn@endeit.com)
(christoph@endeit.de)
2
Stephan Wirries
Christian Claussen
(stephan.wirries@ventechvc.com)
(christian.claussen@ventechvc.com)
2
Min-Sung Kim
Ulli Jendrik Koop
(min-sung.kim@xlhealth.de)
(ullijendrik.koop@xlhealth.de)
Investor Contact Sheet
Premium Partners - Event Sponsors
2
Curt Gunsenheimer
Erkan Kilicaslan
(c.gunsenheimer@iriscapital.com)
(e.kilicaslan@iriscapital.com)
2
Tero Ojanperä
Jari Tuovinen
(tero.ojanpera@visionplus.fi)
(jari@visionplus.fi)
2
Floris van Alkemade
Herman Hintzen
(floris@henq.nl)
(herman@henq.nl)
1 Marco Buhlmann (mbuhlmann@3cubed.vc)
1 Andreas Burwick (andreas.burwick@nfund.com)
1 Vladislav Poshmorga (v.poshmorga@sdventures.com)
1 Jason Pinto (jpinto@amadeuscapital.com)
1 Javier Cebrian (sarai.dominguez@berepublic.es)
1 Daniel Aegerter (aegerter@armada.com)
1 Bernd Schruefer (b.schruefer@astutia.de)
1 Joern-Carlos Kuntze (jck@berlinholding.com)
1 Jens Düing (jens.dueing@frogcapital.com)
1 Jan Alberti (jalberti@bmp.com)
1 Sebastian Koch (sebastian.koch@burda.com)
1 Snezhana Sukhoroslova (Ss@bvugroup.com)
1 Joerg Binnenbruecker (kp@capnamic.de)
1 Lars Hinrichs (jvd@cinco-capital.com)
1 Denis Shafranik (denis@ermakgroup.com)
1 Victor Belogub (vbelogub@directgroup.org)
1 Peter Richarz (richarz@dvhventures.de)
1 Bernd Hardes (bernd.hardes@econa.com)
1 Sebastian Kuss (sk@europeanmedia.com)
1 Tomas Obrtac (tomas.obrtac@enern.eu)
1 Gizem Koc (gizem@etohum.com)
1 Malcolm Myers (malcolm.myers@gmail.com)
1 Jonathan Becker (jonathan@eventures.vc)
1 Alexander Frolov (afrolov@targetventures.vc)
1 Christoph Gerlinger (christoph@german-startups.com)
1 Alexander Samwer (alexander.samwer@globalfounders.com)
1 Jochen Klueppel (j.klueppel@grazia.com)
1 Ihor Stefurak (is@growthup.com)
1 Alexander Eulenburg (alexander.eulenburg@hanseventures.com)
1 Pawel Ciesielski (p.ciesielski@neostrada.pl)
1 Benjamin Joffe (ben@hax.co)
1 Simon Schneider (s.schneider@htgf.de)
1 Stefan Peters (stefan.peters@holtzbrinck.com)
1 Daniel Gutenberg (daniel@vipartners.ch)
1 Zach Tan (zach.tan@infocomminvestments.com)
1 Cornelis Jansen (cornejansen@inkefcapital.com)
1 Christophe Raynaud (raynaud@isai.fr)
1 Udo Schloemer (udo@jmes-investments.com)
1 Matthias Hornberger (mho@kizoo.com)
1 Manu Gupta (manu@lakestar.com)
1 Tatiana Kim (tkim@simileventure.com)
1 Benjamin Rohe (br@angelfund.vc)
1 Hans-Juergen Schmitz (hans-juergen@mangrove.vc)
1 Sergey Azatyan (sa@ivprs.com)
1 Jessica Nilsson (jessica@northzone.com)
1 Raphael Strauch (raphael@novafounders.com)
1 Pawel Chudzinski (pawel@pointninecap.com)
1 Thies Sander (tsander@project-a.com)
1 Harald Nieder (harald.nieder@redalpine.com)
1 Samuli Siren (samuli@redstonedigital.de)
1 Alexander Pavlov (apavlov@ru-net.ru)
1 Lars Andersen (la@seedcapital.dk)
1 Reshma Sohoni (reshma@seedcamp.com)
1 Max Niederhofer (max@sunstone.eu)
1 Felix Artmann (artmann@tiburon.de)
1 Lorenz Hartung (lenz@techfounders.com)
1 Nils Reimelt (nils@reimelt.org)
1 Goran Strandberg (goran@verdanecapital.com)
1 Abe Finkelstein (abef@vintage-ip.com)
1 Bjoern Rentzsch (bjoern.rentzsch@vorwerk.de)
1 Christian Hernandez (christian@whitestarvc.com)
1 Bernhard Schmid (bernhard.schmid@xange.fr)
1 Frederic Halley (frederic@nextworldcap.com)
1 Julie Curran (julie.curran@sep.co.uk)
Venture Capital (€0-50m)

Investor Contact Sheet
Growth Capital (€50-250m)
6
Nathalie Bruls
Chris Caulkin
Gabriel Caillaux
Paul Odefey
Joern Nikolay
Christian Figge
(nbruls@generalatlantic.com)
(ccaulkin@generalatlantic.com)
(gcaillaux@generalatlantic.com)
(podefey@generalatlantic.com)
(jnikolay@generalatlantic.com)
(cfigge@generalatlantic.com)
3
Leonard Clemens
Torsten Winkler
Jussi Wuoristo
(leonard.clemens@vitruvianpartners.com)
(torsten.winkler@vitruvianpartners.com)
(jussi.wuoristo@vitruvianpartners.com)
2
Onur Turna
Yomi Kastro
(onur.turna@inventures.com.tr)
(yomi.kastro@inventures.com.tr)
2
Scott Collins
Johan Olsson
(scollins@summitpartners.com)
(jolsson@summitpartners.com)
2
Morgan Seigler
Stefan Dandl
(mseigler@ta.com)
(sdandl@ta.com)
2
Johan Kampe
David Bateman
(jkampe@harbert.net)
(dbateman@harbert.net)
1 Mark Joseph (mark.joseph@oakleycapital.com)
1 Christian Resch (christian.resch@gs.com)
1 Martina Barabasova (mbarabasova@hpegrowthcapital.com)
1 Harley Miller (hmiller@insightpartners.com)
1 Stina Andersson (stina.andersson@kinnevik.se)
1 Jean Schmitt (jean.schmitt@jolt-capital.com)
1 Michael Farrell (mfarrell@spectrumequity.com)
1 Uwe Andreas Kraemer (ukraemer@zouk.com)
Private Equity (€250-1,000+m)
1 Thomas Klews (thomas.klews@eqt.de)
1 Christoph Braks (christoph.braks@bridgepoint.eu)
1 Ulf Pagenkopf (kylie.clark@silverlake.com)
1 Helge Luetzen (hl@maryland-gmbh.de)
1 Ranjan Singh (ransin@gmail.com)
1 Aloysius von Mitschke-Collande (avmc@blackfincp.com)
1 Louise Green (louise.green@axeljohnson.se)
Debt
2
Natalia Nowak
Olya Klueppel
(nn@esocapital.com)
(ok@esocapital.com)
2
Fatou Diagne
Stephanie Heller Galantine
(fatou@bootstrap-europe.com)
(stephanie@bootstrap-europe.com)
1 Marten Vading (marten@kreoscapital.com)
5
Philipp Thun-Hohenstein
Stefan Goetz
Johannes Korp
Blake Kleinman
Zita Saurel
(Philipp@hf.com)
(stefan@hf.com)
(johannes@hf.com)
(Blake@hf.com)
(zita@hf.com)
2
Lucian Schoenefelder
Philipp Freise
(lucian.schoenefelder@kkr.com)
(philipp.freise@kkr.com)
2
John Hahn
Roderik Schlosser
(camilla@provequity.co.uk)
(roderik.schlosser@provequity.co.uk)
2
Malte Janzarik
Scott Myers
(mjanzarik@tpg.com)
(mthorburn@tpg.com)
Strategic Partners - Event Sponsors

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COMPANY OVERVIEWKEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs
SPEAKER BIO
MARCO RODZYNEK | NOAH ADVISORS
Founder & CEO
In 2009, Marco Rodzynek founded NOAH Advisors, a Pan-European Internet-focused
corporate finance boutique. Marco has over 16 years of investment banking experience
covering the Internet and media space, having started his career at Lehman Brothers where
he was the Head of European Internet Investment Banking. Since early 1998, he has been
involved in 50 announced M&A deals with a total transaction value of over $100 billion and
worked on 10 capital market transactions which raised $16 billion
NOAH Advisors is a leading corporate finance boutique focused on sizable European Internet
companies. The NOAH team advises on secondary sell-side transactions, as well as selected
buy-side mandates and private debt and equity capital raisings for mature Internet companies.
Since its foundation in 2009, NOAH has completed 22 transactions. In 2014, NOAH Advisors
most notably closed the $800m sale of Fotolia to Adobe, the sale of Facile.it to Oakley Capital,
the $230m sale of Yad2 to Axel Springer and the €80m sale of Trovit to Next Co.
Headquarters Pan-European
Founded 2009
No of Employees 14
Active Markets Europe
Business Overview Internet-focused corporate finance boutique
Recent Milestones $800m sale of Fotolia to Adobe in Dec 2014
KPI #1 22 completed transactions
Ownership Private
Website noah-advisors.com

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DR. JENS MÜFFELMANN | AXEL SPRINGER DIGITAL VENTURES
CEO
Jens graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin and with an
MBA from Stevens Institute of Technology and Fordham University. He completed his doctoral
studies in Organizational Science at the University of German Federal Armed Forces and
Columbia University. From 2004 until 2014 he oversaw the Electronic Media Division and was
responsible for the formation of the internet, TV and radio portfolio. In June 2014 he was
appointed COO for 200 portfolio companies in the newly established Marketing and
Classifieds Division as well as Chief Executive Officer of Axel Springer Digital Ventures.
Axel Springer SE is a Germany-based media holding company that is engaged in publishing
newspapers and magazines, as well as the operation of digital sales channels. The
Company’s business activities are divided into five business segments: Newspaper National;
Magazines National; Print International; Digital Media, and Services/Holding. The Newspapers
National segment includes German newspapers and advertising supplements. The Magazines
National segment encompasses magazines distributed in Germany. The Print International
segment comprises newspapers and magazines published outside of Germany. The Digital
Media segment encompasses all online activities in Germany and abroad, such as the portals
of BILD Group and WELT Group, as well as the activities and investments in the television
and radio sector. The corporate Services/Holding segment consists of the Company’s three
own national newspaper printing plants as well as logistics division and holding company-
related functions.
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Office Locations
Hamburg, Paris, Zurich, Warsaw, London
among others
Founded 1946
No of Employees 12,800
Active Markets DACH region
Business Overview Media Company
Recent Milestones Acquisition of yad2 in 2014
Key Financials
Achieved €3bn of revenue and €507m of
EBITDA
Website axelspringer.de

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DR. MATHIAS DÖPFNER | AXEL SPRINGER
Chairman & CEO
Mathias has been with Axel Springer SE since 1998. Initially as editor-in-chief of Die Welt. Dr.
Mathias Döpfner became member of the Executive Board responsible for the Multimedia Divisi
on in July 2000 and took charge of the Newspapers Division as well in October 2000. He ha
s been CEO of the Axel Springer SE since January 2002. Mathias studied musicology, Germa
n and theatrical arts in Frankfurt and Boston. He started his career as a journalist at the “Fr
ankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” in 1982. He was director of a PR agency from 1988 to 1990.
Axel Springer SE is a Germany-based media holding company that is engaged in publishing
newspapers and magazines, as well as the operation of digital sales channels. The
Company’s business activities are divided into five business segments: Newspaper National;
Magazines National; Print International; Digital Media, and Services/Holding. The Newspapers
National segment includes German newspapers and advertising supplements. The Magazines
National segment encompasses magazines distributed in Germany. The Print International
segment comprises newspapers and magazines published outside of Germany. The Digital
Media segment encompasses all online activities in Germany and abroad, such as the portals
of BILD Group and WELT Group, as well as the activities and investments in the television
and radio sector. The corporate Services/Holding segment consists of the Company’s three
own national newspaper printing plants as well as logistics division and holding company-
related functions.
Office Locations
Hamburg, Paris, Zurich, Warsaw, London
among others
Founded 1946
Active Markets DACH region
Business Overview Media Company
Recent Milestones Acquisition of yad2 in 2014
Key Financials
Achieved €3bn of revenue and €507m of
EBITDA
Website axelspringer.de

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DR. CHRISTIAN RICKEN | DEUTSCHE BANK
COO of Private & Business Clients
Dr. Christian Ricken is COO of Deutsche Bank’s Private & Business Clients (PBC) division
since 2008. He is responsible for managing PBC’s cost base, performance, strategy and asset
& liability management. Dr. Ricken plays a key role in setting the division’s strategy. Dr.
Ricken holds several Supervisory Board mandates and is member of the Board of Directors of
HuaXia Bank, China. Additionally, he is head of the audit committee of Postbank AG and
Deutsche Bank PGK AG. He studied Business Administration at the Bundeswehr University in
Hamburg and graduated with a doctoral degree in 1997.
Deutsche Bank AG is a German global banking and financial services company with its
headquarters in the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in Frankfurt. It has more than 90,000
employees in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia-
Pacific and the emerging markets. In 2009, Deutsche Bank was the largest foreign exchange
dealer in the world with a market share of 21 per cent. It is considered to be one of the most
prestigious and most influential banks in the world.
Deutsche Bank comprises five corporate divisions: Corporate Banking & Securities (CB&S),
Private & Business Clients (PBC), Global Transaction Banking (GTB), Deutsche Asset &
Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) and the Non-Core Operations Unit (NCOU).
Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany
Office Locations 2,800 worldwide
Founded 1870
No of Employees 98k employees
Active Markets 71 countries
Business Overview Financial Services
Recent Milestones
Awarded “Best M&A advisory services in the
industrial sector” in 2015
KPI #1 2,800 branches globally
KPI #2 €1.709bn of total assets
Key Financials 39.4bn of revenues in 2014
Website db.com
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STEFAN TIRTEY | COMMERZ VENTURES
Managing Director
Previous to joining CommerzVentures as MD in October 2014 Stefan spent 12 years at
Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures investing in disruptive technology and internet start-
ups across Europe. Stefan led Series A investment in SoundCloud and spend five years on
the board of the company helping to build it into one of the fastest growing European internet
companies. As an investor he likes founders with big ideas, ambition, and an ability to
articulate why they can dominate a particular space. He holds an MBA from Insead and a Dipl.
from RWTH Aachen.
Commerzbank AG is a global banking and financial services company founded in 1870 with its
headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
Commerzbank is Germany's second-largest bank, holding a nationwide network of branch
offices, numerous offshore branch offices and representations in more than 50 countries
globally which employed a total of 51,782 employees as at June 2014.
Commerzbank offers its clients retail and commercial financing services, investment banking
services, asset management & private banking services.
Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany
Office Locations Numerous offices in 50 countries
Founded 1870
No of Employees 52k
Active Markets Worldwide
Business Overview Financial Services
KPI #1 Core Tier 1 ratio at 11.87%
KPI #2 Awarded ‘”Top Syndicated Loan House”
KPI #3
Finances more than 30% of Germany’s foreign
trade
Key Financials Revenues of €9bn in 2014
Website commerzbank.com
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DR. HENRICH BLASE | CHECK 24
Co-founder & CEO
Dr. Henrich Blase is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CHECK24 GmbH. Mr. Blase
is also an Investor and Mentor at M Cube Incubator GmbH. Previously, he was working for
Bain & Company. Mr. Blase studied Business Administration at University of Cologne.
Germany’s leading comparison portal for insurance quotes, consumer credit comparison and
other financial products. Recently the service has been extended by a utilities comparison
(electricity and natural gas) as well as travel, hotel and rental car comparisons.
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Office Locations
Berlin, Hamburg, Freiburg, Cologne, Münster,
Frankfurt
Founded 1999
No of Employees 800
Business Overview Online broker of utilities and financial services
Website check24.de

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SEBASTIAN DIEMER | KREDITECH
Co – founder & CEO
Sebastian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kreditech. Sebastian built Kreditech based on his
vision of building a digital bank that replaces traditional brick and mortar banks. Founded in
2012, Kreditech has become the market leader in big data scoring and online lending.
Sebastian has previously held a management position at Rocket Internet and led Gigalocal as
its CEO. Prior to selling his first startup, PredictX, he gained experience at Deutsche Bank and
Roland Berger. Sebastian holds a degree in management and strategy from the London
School of Economics.
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Office Locations
Peru, Lima; Poland, Warsaw; Russia, Moscow;
Czech Republic, Prague; Australia, Sydney;
Mexico, Mexico City; Dominican Republic,
Santo Domingo; Kazakhstan, Almaty
Founded 2012
No of Employees 200
Active Markets 9 markets globally
Business Overview Consumer Finance Technology
Recent Milestones Launch of flexible credit line “Flexinero”
KPI #1 €100m lending run rate
KPI #2 35 sec. average scoring time
Key Financials
Revenue of €50m in 2014, growing at a rate of
70% per quarter
Website kreditech.com
Kreditech uses big data and complex machine-learning algorithms to serve a simple mission:
to become the “world bank” for the underbanked by making sustainable credit decisions
available for everyone worldwide. The technology is fully automated and identifies and scores
individuals online in seconds – based on up to 20,000 different data points. Via its
subsidiaries’ consumer platforms Kredito24, Zaimo and Flexinero, the customer completes the
paperless application process in seconds. Customers apply online, mobile or via SMS and
receive the funds via their bank account, credit card or at an ATM in under 15 minutes.
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MICHIEL GORIS | INTERHYP
CEO
Michiel joined Interhyp in 2008 as a member of the management board and serves as the
CEO since January 2011. In 1997 he joined ING Group in Amsterdam. From 2002 to 2006 he
worked for ING-DiBa in Frankfurt as CFO, CRO, COO and management board member. From
2006 to 2008 he was General Manager and CFO at ING Direct in Amsterdam. Michiel
graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Groningen and holds the Dutch
title of Certified Public Accountant.
Interhyp AG operates as a distributor of residential mortgages in Germany. The company also
provides insurance products related to properties and their financing. It offers its broking
services directly under the Interhyp brand; and through local residential mortgage brokers and
independent financial advisors under the Prohyp and MLP Hyp brands. The company is based
in Munich, Germany. Interhyp AG is a subsidiary of ING Direct N.V.
Office Locations 81
Founded 1999
No of Employees 1100
Active Markets Germany
Business Overview Retail mortgage broker
KPI #1 66k+ contracts in 2014
KPI #2 €12bn closed volume in 2014
Key Financials Achieved €118m of revenue in 2014
Ownership ING (100%)
Website interhyp.de
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DROR EFRAT | INVESTING.COM
Founder & CEO
Dror Efrat is the CEO & Founder of Fusion Media Limited, owner of investing.com
Investing.com is a global financial portal and internet brand composed of 23 editions in 19
languages and mobile apps for Android and iOS that provide news, analysis, streaming quotes
and charts, technical data and financial tools about the global financial markets. Each edition
covers a broad variety of local and global financial vehicles including Stocks, Bonds,
Commodities, Currencies, Interest Rates, Futures and Options. Founded in 2007,
Investing.com has a growing readership worldwide and is now a leading global financial portal
committed to constantly launching innovative features and sections to ensure an optimal one-
stop source for its readers.
Headquarters Nicosia, Cyprus
Office Locations Madrid, Spain; Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded 2007
No of Employees 100+
Business Overview Financial news portal
Monthly Visits 22m
KPI #1 220m monthly page views
KPI #2
Top 10 in Finance & Investing category
globally
KPI #3
5.3m Unique visitors in 2014 ( 30% growth
YoY)
Website Investing.com
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ROBERT HENKER | CASHBOARD
Co-founder & CEO
Robert Henker is the founder and CEO of Refined Investment, owner of Cashboard. He is
responsible for issues related to strategy, organization and law. On the partner side, he takes
care of institutional partnerships with asset managers and brokers. Robert studied Economics-
Computer Science in Dresden and holds an MBA from ESCP Europe business school. From
2011 to 2012, he participated in an intensive study of the German Frankfurt Stock Exchange
and the EBS Business School Oestrich- Winkel, receiving his certification as a consultant for
capital market products and portfolio manager in the German stock exchange.
Cashboard is a web-platform allowing private investors to invest in a personal tailored and
diversified portfolio in three simple steps. It’s the first integration of modern asset classes (like
Crowdinvesting, P2P Lending and Social Trading) with settled investments (stocks, funds,
ETF) in one platform in one account.
Portfolio management, tax-optimization and loss protection are done automatically by a
proven software (the existing business Refined Investment - No.1 Online-Trading platform in
Germany) and can be customized individually. Clients can choose to invest automatically and
lean back or build, share and monetize their individual portfolios to others using a link to social
media.
Founded 2014
Business Overview Online portfolio management
Recent Milestones
Top 10 finalist for the “Next Bank Europe
Award 2014” in the category New Banking
KPI #1
Winner of the SevenVentures Pitch Day at the
NOAH Conference 2014 in London
Key Investors ProsiebenSat1
Website Cashboard.de
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ISMAIL AHMED | WORLDREMIT
Founder & CEO
Ismail Ahmed is the founder and CEO of Worldremit.
WorldRemit is an award-winning online money transfer business enabling migrants and expats
to send money to family and friends in more than 120 receive countries using a variety of
payment options including debit cards, credit cards and innovative local payment methods.
With more than 50 send countries, WorldRemit is the world's largest dedicated online
remittances platform.
The service offers customers a wide range of pay-out options in receive countries including
instant cash pickup, transfers to mobile wallets, bank deposits and international airtime top-up.
WorldRemit uses a transparent pricing system with clearly displayed and guaranteed
exchange rates giving the sender the freedom to decide how much to send and the peace of
mind that comes from knowing exactly how much will be received.
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Founded 2010
No of Employees 150
Active Markets 120 countries
Business Overview Money transfer service
KPI #1 Raised $140m+
Key Investors
Accel Partners, Techmology Crossver
Ventures
Website worldremit.com
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VALENTIN STALF | NUMBER 26
Co-founder & CEO
Valentin founded Number 26 in 2013 and serves as the CEO. He studied Accounting &
Finance at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), Sophia University in Tokyo and Vienna
University of Economics and Business Administration. During his studies he worked in a
number of fields including Strategy Consulting (Roland Berger) and Investment Banking
(Deutsche Bank). After graduating from St. Gallen University in 2012 he joined the Internet
Incubator Rocket Internet and was involved in building different companies including Payleven
and Paymill among others.
Cashboard is a web-platform allowing private investors to invest in a personal tailored and
diversified portfolio in three simple steps. It’s the first integration of modern asset classes (like
Crowdinvesting, P2P Lending and Social Trading) with settled investments (stocks, funds,
ETF) in one platform in one account.
Portfolio management, tax-optimization and loss protection are done automatically by a
proven software (the existing business Refined Investment - No.1 Online-Trading platform in
Germany) and can be customized individually. Clients can choose to invest automatically and
lean back or build, share and monetize their individual portfolios to others using a link to social
media.
Founded 2013
No of Employees 10
Business Overview Online bank account service
KPI #1 8,500 customers and 15,000 in the waiting list
KPI #2 Raised $12.7m
Key Investors
Earlybird, Axel Springer Plug and Play, Valar
Ventures, Daniel Aegerter and others
Website Cashboard.de
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TONY GALLIPPI | BITPAY
Co-founder – Executive Chairman
BitPay is the leading payment service provider specializing in the peer-to-peer virtual currency
Bitcoin. Using BitPay enables merchants to easily accept bitcoins for payment just like with
Visa, Mastercard, Paypal or cash. Merchants can choose what percentage of revenues are
kept in bitcoins or converted to a fiat currency and then the amount is deposited directly into
their bank account. BitPay has eliminated processing fees, offering a freemium model with a
basic plan for accepting bitcoin for free.
Headquarters Atlanta, USA
Office Locations Amsterdam, San Francisco, Buenos Aires
Founded 2011
No of Employees 69
Business Overview Bitcoin payments service provider
Target Segment E-commerce
KPI #1 50k business globally using Bitpay’s services
Selected Clients Microsoft, Adyen, Newegg
Key Investors Index Ventures, Founders Fund
Website bitpay.com
Tony co-founded BitPay in 2011 and served as the CEO until May 2014, when he became
Executive Chairman. He is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and BitPay’s
external affairs. Tony dedicates his time to building partnerships and broadening business
relationships, liaising with investors, expanding BitPay’s international presence, and ultimately
ensuring BitPay is contributing to the overall bitcoin ecosystem. Gallippi has fifteen years of
experience in sales and marketing within the Robotics industry.Gallippi has a Bachelor’s
degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology
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RAFFAEL JOHNEN | AUXMONEY
Founder & CEO
Rafeal co-founded Auxmoney and currently serves as the CEO. He has an investment
banking background at Rothschild with focus on M&A, corporate finance and debt advisory.
He is the Co-Founder of Excellion Capital, a successful corporate finance and investment
boutique based in London. Prior to founding his own businesses, Raffael was a Vice President
at Rothschild Investment Bank in Frankfurt. Raffael has significant experience in M&A, Private
Equity advisory as well as debt advisory and restructuring. He studied Business
Administration at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
auxmoney is an online marketplace that connects credit-worthy borrowers and savvy investors
so that both can benefit financially. Operating fully online with no branch network and by using
technology to drive down cost and deliver an amazing experience, auxmoney eliminates the
high cost and complexity of traditional bank lending. With more than 40,000 financed loans,
www.auxmoney.com is Germany’s leading online credit marketplace. To date, more than
50,000 investors have invested about € 250 million in private loans on auxmoney’s platform to
achieve above-average returns compared to other interest-bearing products.
One of the reasons auxmoney can offer more attractive rates to borrowers is its sophisticated
proprietary scoring system, which combines in-depth consumer scoring knowledge with the
latest online, social and behavioural data.
Headquarters Dusseldorf, Germany
Founded 2007
No of Employees 100
Business Overview Online p2p lending platform
KPI #1 500k+ members
KPI #2 Raised $28m
Key Investors
Index Ventures, Foundation Capital, Partech
Ventures
Website auxmoney.com
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MICHAEL SCHMIDT | ALGOMI
Co-founder & CEO
Michael’s background includes a 14-year career at Deutsche Bank and a 10-year at UBS,
always heading Fixed Income Trading and Sales teams regionally and globally. His last
positions at UBS were Co-Head of European Credit Trading, Global Head of UBS FI Retail
Trading and member of the IB board of UBS Switzerland. His teams pioneered numerous
leading electronic trading platforms including DB Autobahn, UBS Wealth
Management/Investment Bank Connectivity Hub in addition to introducing the first algorithmic
pricing tools in Corporate Bonds. Michael holds a degree in Economics from University of
Dusseldorf.
Algomi creates the network that enables all market participants to securely and intelligently
harness data to make valuable financial trading connections.
In the ever-changing landscape of capital, leverage and liquidity requirements, Algomi’s
revolutionary technology empowers fixed income professionals to fulfil their precise needs, for
both sides of the market.
By maximising the relationships between salespeople, traders and investors, the Algomi
Honeycomb suite of scalable software greatly increases the opportunities and velocity in large
and illiquid voice trades between banks and institutional investors.
With tenacity and integrity, Algomi unlocks the full potential of the fixed income market
through pioneering and pragmatic technology.
We are Algomi and we want to show you what’s next.
Algomi was founded in 2012 by Stu Taylor (Former Global Head of Matched Principal Trading
and creator of PIN-FI at UBS), Usman Khan and Robert Howes (Founders of CAPXD), and
Michael Schmidt (Former Head of European Credit Trading and IB Board Member at UBS.
Backed by investment from Lakestar and an exceptional panel
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Office Locations New York, Chicago, Hong Kong
Founded 2012
No of Employees 120
Active Markets Europe, North America, SE Asia, Australia
Business Overview FinTech
Recent Milestones 10 sell side banks, 50 buy side investors
KPI #1
Awarded “Trading technology product of the
year” in 2014
Key Investors Lakestar
Website algomi.com
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JAN BECKERS | HITFOX GROUP
Co-founder & CEO
Jan Beckers is a serial entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of HitFox Group, Partner at FinLeap,
and an early investor in start-ups such as DeliveryHero, GoClio and Brands4Friends. Jan
made his first successful stock market investment at the age of 15. He began his career as
Founder at the age of 21, and has since founded four successful companies, which together
employ more than 700 people worldwide. For his work, Ernst & Young awarded Jan the
prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2014.
HitHitFox is a global company builder focused on AdTech, Big Data, and FinTech founded in
2011. Today over 400 professionals from 45 nationalities are shaping emerging digital
industries from Berlin and the group’s international offices. We transform selected high-growth
markets by building synergistic company clusters while each portfolio company remains
independently focused and fast. On the basis of this considerate setup we run HitFox on the
belief that great companies are always built by great people who are given the trust to start
doing what they do best: to create with passion. In 2014, HitFox founder Jan Beckers was
awarded the renowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Office Locations San Francisco, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Delhi
Founded 2011
No of Employees 400
Business Overview Platform for entepreneurs
Recent Milestones Launched FinLeap in Dec 2014
Website hitfoxgroup.com
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DR. KLAUS HOMMELS | LAKESTAR
Founder & CEO
Klaus is one of the leading European business angels and is or has been involved in
numerous successful internet investments including QXL/Tradus, Skype, Facebook, king.com,
StarDoll, Xing and spotify. He invests in promising start-ups that have the potential to become
major players in the internet space. Klaus started his career at Bertelsmann. He joined AOL
Germany in 1995 where was as board member responsible for business development, content
and advertising sales. He was also involved in the establishment of Freenet, worked for Apax
Partners and was a partner of Benchmark Capital before founding Hommels Holding.
Lakestar invests in Internet companies, with a specific focus on business models that can
achieve global scale quickly. Lakestar has had tremendous success investing early in
marquee brand names, such as Facebook, Spotify, and Skype.
In addition, Lakestar has invested at the founding stages of over 25 early stage companies. In
each of these companies Lakestar takes an extremely hands-on, or entrepreneurial, approach
to investing alongside stellar management teams. Lakestar strongly believes that the key to
successful investing is not just in finding the next marquee Internet brand – but in helping
create it.
Headquarters Zurich Switzerland
No of Employees 10
Active Markets US, Europe
Target Criteria
Internet companies in seed and early stages
that can achieve global scale quickly
Key Investments Algomi, Taulia, Sofi, Onefootball
Notable Exits Facebook, Spotify, Skype
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ARIANNA HUFFINGTON | THE HUFFINGTON POST
Founder & Editor-in-chief
Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media
Group, and author of fourteen books. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news
and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited
media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. She
has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the
Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she
was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics.
The Huffington Post is an American online news aggregator and blog founded by Arianna
Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Andrew Breitbart, and Jonah Peretti, featuring columnists.
The site offers news, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment,
environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's
interests, and local news.
Headquarters New York, USA
Founded 2005
No of Employees 850
Active Markets US, Europe
Business Overview Political weblog
Recent Milestones
Won the Pulitzer Prize in the category of
national reporting in 2012
KPI #1 260m monthly visits
KPI #2
Available in:
English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese,
German, Portuguese, Korean, Greek
Ownership Aol
Website huffingtonpost.com

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DR. CHRISTIAN WEGNER | PROSIEBENSAT.1 GROUP
Member of the Executive Board
Dr. Christian Wegner has been member of the Executive Board since October 1st, 2011. As
Executive Vice President (EVP) Strategy & Operations, since the beginning of 2009 he was
responsible for all issues relating to the strategic alignment of the media group. From 2010 to
2011, he was Managing Director and Chief Operating and was responsible for optimizing all
processes at the ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland GmbH stations. From 2009 to 2010, Dr.
Christian Wegner was a member of the management team at SevenOne Media GmbH.
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is one of the leading media corporations in Europe.
ProSiebenSat.1 reaches more than 41 million TV households with its free TV stations in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Free TV financed by advertising is the core business.
Alongside a strong digital and ventures portfolio, the Group also has an international
production network. This means, ProSiebenSat.1 has a broad and solid revenue and profit
basis.
The free TV stations SAT.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx, SAT.1 Gold and ProSieben MAXX
are positioned to complement each other and reach all commercially relevant target groups in
the German-speaking countries. With its successful stations and far-reaching digital services,
ProSiebenSat.1 is the leading video sales company in Germany. The digital activities range
from Germany’s largest video-on-demand portal maxdome, the online platform MyVideo and
online games from ProSiebenSat.1 Games to SevenVentures GmbH, which is establishing an
attractive investment portfolio of media investments. In addition, with Starwatch the group
owns an independent music label. With the Red Arrow Entertainment Group, it produces
international TV programs and sells them to TV stations worldwide. Red Arrow is represented
with 18 production companies in nine countries. The headquarters are located in Unterföhring
near Munich. ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG was established in 2000. The Group is listed and
employs more than 5000 staff in 12 countries.
Headquarters Unterföhring, Germany
Founded 2000
Active Markets 13 European markets
Business Overview Media Group
KPI #1 15 TV Stations
KPI #2 Reaches in 42m households
Key Financials
€2.8bn of revenue and 847.3m EBITDA in
2014
Ownership Public
Website en.prosiebensat1.com

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DONATA HOPFEN | BILD GROUP
Publishing Director and Head of Management
Donata Hopfen, born 1976, is the Publishing Director and Head of Management of BILD
GmbH & Co. KG and member of the board of the BILD group. She is responsible for all digital
activities of the BILD-brand, including BILD.de, BILDmobil, BILDplus and BILD BUNDESLIGA
as well as all BILD apps for smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. Furthermore she is in charge
of the BILD Merchandising. Donata holds diplomas in European business administration from
Madrid and Reutlingen (2000).
Bild is a leading German publishing group founded by Axel Springer.
Headquarters Berlin
Founded
1952
1996 (Online)
Business Overview Media
KPI #2 16.7 unique visitors
Key Investors Axel Springer
Website bild.de

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MARTIN OTT | FACEBOOK
Managing Director – Northern, Central & Eastern Europe
Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the
world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and
family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to
them.
Headquarters Menlo Park, USA
Office Locations 40 countries
Founded 2004
Business Overview Social Network
KPI #1 1.44bn monthly active users
KPI #2 World’s #2 most visited website
KPI #3 $230bn Market Cap
Key Financials Revenue of $12.0bn and EBITDA of $8.1bn
Key Shareholders Fidelity, Vanguard, Blackrock
Website facebook.com
As Managing Director Northern, Central and Eastern Europe at Facebook Martin is
responsible for growing the company’s business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the
Scandinavian countries and Central and Eastern Europe. Prior joining Facebook, Martin was
the Co-CEO of Skrill Group in London for five years. Under his direction the group
(Skrill/Moneybookers) has become one of the leading and most profitable European online
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MARTIN VARSAVSKY | FON
Founder & CEO
Martin is the founder and CEO of fon. In 2014 Martin joined the Supervisory Board of Axel
Springer, the largest media company in Germany. In 1998 he started Jazztel
Telecomunicaciones, Spain’s second largest publicly traded telecom operator. In 1999 he
founded Ya.com, Spain’s third largest Internet web site/DSL provider that includes the second
largest Spanish language web agency viajar.com. Martin Varsavsky received his B.A. from
New York University and holds a M.A. in International Affairs and a M.A. in Business
Administration from Columbia University
Fon was founded in February 2006 by serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky with the goal of
blanketing the world with WiFi. Today the company is a global WiFi leader with over 12 million
hotspots in more than 100 countries. Fon has offices in Madrid, London, Tokyo and New York.
Its partners include Belgacom (Belgium), BT (UK), Hrvatski Telekom (Croatia), KPN
(Netherlands), Oi (Brazil), MTC (Russia), Netia (Poland), SFR (France), SoftBank (Japan) and
ZON (Portugal).
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
Office Locations London, Madrid, New York, Tokyo
Founded 2006
No of Employees 150
Business Overview Wi-Fi network
Selected
Clients/Partners
Vodafone, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Softbank,
Proximus, OI, KPN, Telstra, NOS
Global Wifi Spots 12m
KPI #2 The largest Wifi Network in the world
Key Investors
kype, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, BT,
Google, Coral Group, Atomico
Website fon.com

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CRISTINA RIESEN | EVERNOTE
General Manager - EMEA
Cristina serves as the EMEA General Manager at Evernote. She started her career as radio
editor in 1996 at Pro Fm, the first private Romanian radio station. After graduating Transilvania
University in Brasov (BA English and French), Cristina moved to Switzerland and continued
her studies in public relations and corporate communications at the Swiss Public Relations
Institute. She is a certified Reputation Institute Professional and graduated in November 2011
as an Executive MSc in Communications Management of the Università della Svizzera Italiana
Evernote builds apps and products that are defining the way individuals and teams work
today.As one workspace that lives across your phone, tablet, and computer, Evernote is the
place you write free from distraction, collect information, find what you need, and present your
ideas to the world.
Evernote is an independent, privately held company headquartered in Redwood City,
California. Founded in 2007, Evernote products reach more than 100 million users worldwide.
With nearly 400 employees and growing, we are always looking for talented individuals to join
our global team.
Headquarters Redwood City, California, USA
Office Locations
Moscow, Tokyo, Zurich, Seoul, Taiwan,
Singapore, Beijing, Sao Paolo, Lyon
Founded 2008
No of Employees 400
Business Overview Productivity software
KPI #1 100m users worldwide
Selected Clients Deutsche Telecom, Freitag
Key Investors Eastlink Capital, T. Rowe Price
Website evernote.com

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MATTHIAS HENZE | JIMDO
Co-founder
Matthias Henze studied Business Administration in Kiel and Gothenburg before founding
Jimdo together with Fridtjof Detzner and Christian Springub. The three of them moved into an
old farmhouse owned by Fridtjof’s parents to found their first company in 2004, followed by
Jimdo in 2007. Matthias is mainly taking care of Jimdo’s marketing activities and it’s
international teams since Jimdo is fully localized in 9 languages.
Jimdo is an intuitive and free to use website builder. Founded in 2007 and profitable since
2009 with only 500k of seed funding, Jimdo now has a passionate team of 200 people in
Hamburg, San Francisco and Tokyo. The company has managed to scale rapidly whilst
remaining bootstrapped, having turned down an eight-figure offer in 2012. Jimdo recently
entered the mobile space with Jimdo for iOS, setting new standards in cross-platform website
creation.
Office Locations San Francisco, Tokyo, Shanghai
Founded 2007
No of Employees 200
KPI #1
Helped more than 12m people to build
websites
KPI #2 Availabla in 9 languages
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OR OFFER | SIMILARWEB
Co-founder & CEO
SimilarWeb measures the digital world, offering business professionals and executives access
to competitive market intelligence to make better decisions. Our competitive market
intelligence platform reveals the marketing strategies for any website or app, and provides
benchmarks for online industries. Our market intelligence platform provides organizations of all
sizes with actionable insights that empower them to identify new opportunities while gaining an
edge over the competition.
Established in 2009, SimilarWeb is headquartered in the UK, with offices across the globe,
has raised over $40M in funding and has over 150 employees.
Headquarters Tel Aviv, Israel
Office Locations London, New York, Dubai, Tokyo
Founded 2009
No of Employees 150+
Business Overview
Web Measurement & Online Competitive
Intelligence
Recent Milestones
Selected as one of the fastest growing 100
startups in Europe by RedHerring
KPI #2 Received $40m in funding
Or Offer is the CEO and co-founder of SimilarWeb. Or was also a founding partner at
AfterDownload, a company that was acquired by IronSource in 2013. He is an active investor
in the high-tech world with startups such as MoonActive and Spot.IM.Or started SimilarWeb as
a website recommendation technology that analyzed and compared the data from all websites.
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MARIE-LAURE SAUTY DE CHALON | AUFEMININ
CEO
Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon, CEO of the aufeminin group.
Before joining the aufeminin group as CEO in June 2010, Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon
started her career in media working in media agencies. She is a member of the antitrust
authority, board member of LVMH and has taught “Changing Media” at Sciences Po since
2007. Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon is a manager committed to equality between women and
men, social diversity and access for everyone to healthcare, education and digital information.
Created in 1999, the aufeminin group publishes 4 sites aimed at women in France
(aufeminin.com, Marmiton.org, Onmeda.fr and Joyce.fr). The group also commercialises the
advertising space and special campaigns of more than 40 female sites and blogs
(madmoiZelle.com, myprestigium.com).
In France, aufeminin accounts for 8,8 million unique visitors The aufeminin group has a
diverse range of female focused editorial and community content. The editorial elements cover
all areas of women’s lifestyle: Fashion, Parenting, Beauty, Cooking, Shopping, News, Society.
Each topic has various formats including articles, videos, interviews, reports, live chats and
features which come together to make an interactive and well-rounded online experience.
Headquarters Paris, France
Founded 1999
Employees 150
Active Markets Europe, USA, Latin America
Business Overview Digital content for women
Recent Milestones Acquired Livingly media in 2015
KPI #1 64m visits per month
KPI #2 8.8 monthly unique visitors in France
Ownership Axel Springer
Website aufeminin.com

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BRANKO MILUTINOVIC | NORDEUS
Co-founder & CEO
Branko is co-founder and CEO at Nordeus, one of the leading social and mobile games
companies. As a college hire he joined Microsoft Dev Center Copenhagen, the largest one in
Europe, to build business software. Impressed with the growth and potential of social
networks, led by a boy’s dream to build games, together with his friends and colleagues from
Microsoft he returned home to build Nordeus, company behind World’s most popular online
sports game.
Nordeus is a leading and award-winning European game developer, and officially the best
European gaming start-up of 2011. Nordeus provides a seamless gaming experience to
millions of people, regardless of the devices they are using. That is why Nordeus makes online
games that are free and accessible to a wide range of people.
Every day, Nordeus team of more than 100 people in Belgrade puts all of their talent into
making 5-star games. Every day, millions of people enjoy what we have created.
Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia
Office Locations London
Founded 2010
No of Employees 100
Recent Milestones Top Eleven reached 100m users in May 2015
KPI #1 Best gaming start-up at Europas awards
KPI #2
Top eleven is Facebook’s most played sports
game
Ownership Management
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KHALED HELIOUI | BIGPOINT
CEO
Khaled Helioui is the CEO of Bigpoint GmbH, one of the world's leading online game
developer & publisher with over 350 million registered users across the world. Headquartered
in Hamburg with additional development studios in Berlin & Lyon, Bigpoint has a team of
passionate developers, artists and designers aspiring to shape the future of online gaming.
Before joining Bigpoint in 2012, Khaled was an investor focusing on the technology space. He
was involved in number of investments at TA Associates (Bigpoint, ION Trading) and was also
active as an angel investor (Uber, Boticca).
Bigpoint.com is a web 2.0 game portal with a community of more than 340 million players. The
extreme flexibility of browser games sets them apart due to the fact that they can be played
wherever Internet is available. This is an important growth market in which the main
stockholders of Bigpoint GmbH, TA Associates and Summit Partners, are investing.
Office Locations Berlin, Malta, San Francisco
Founded 2002
No of Employees 500
Business Overview Browser game portal
Active Users 340m
KPI #1 50 online games available
KPI #2 25 languages
KPI #3 1000 global distribution partners
Key Investors Summit Partners, TA Associates
Website bigpoint.com

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JENS BEGEMANN | WOOGA
Founder & CEO
Jens Begemann is Founder & CEO of wooga - Europe's largest social game developer.
Jens founded wooga in January 2009 and received VC funding of $7.5m in summer/autumn
2009 from Balderton Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures. From 2001 - 2008 Jens was at Jamba
(aka Jamster) and helped growing the company to the world's leading provider of mobile
entertainment.
Founded in 2009, Wooga has become one of the most popular developers of mobile games in
the world. Based in Berlin, employees from more than 40 nations develop high quality free-to-
play games for a global audience. Wooga’s focus is on creating regular hits such as Jelly
Splash, Pearl’s Peril and Diamond Dash. Over 50 million people play Wooga’s games every
month across multiple platforms
Office Locations Tokyo
Founded 2009
No of Employees 250
Business Overview Game developer
Recent Milestones Opened Tokyo office in 2014
KPI #1 50m monthly users
Key Investors
Highland Capital Partners, Tenaya capital,
Balderton Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures
Website wooga.com

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DIVINIA KNOWLES | MIND CANDY
President & CFO
Mind Candy is building the world’s greatest family entertainment company for the digital
generation. Mind Candy is a portfolio of magical brands with a digital heart: World of Warriors,
PopJam and Moshi Monsters. Mobile phones and tablets are taking over the world faster than
any other technology. Our aim is to create fun, empowering, inspiring and magical
entertainment for the swipe generation.
Headquarters London, UK
Office Locations Brighton
Founded 2004
No of Employees 115
Business Overview Family Entertaiment
Recent Milestones Launched World of Warriors in Nov 2014
KPI #1
World of Warriors - 5.5m downloads since
launch in Nov 2014
KPI #2
Moshi Monsters has over 80m registered users
in 150m territories
KPI #3 Popjam’s stent time of15 mins a day
Selected
Clients/Partners
Jamie Oliver, Vivid Imagination, Penguin, Toys
R Us, Tesco, Random House, Moose Toys,
Dan & Phil, Niki and Sammy
Website mindcandy.com
Divinia is a driving force behind Mind Candy, turning it from a small start-up, to a successful
family entertainment company with a portfolio of brands and products: World of Warriors,
Popjam and Moshi Monsters. Divinia is the company’s President and CFO and runs the
company in partnership with founder Michael Acton-Smith. Her areas of expertise include
driving sales, brand development, product launches, building market share and global
distribution networks.In addition Divinia is also the founder and organiser of a networking
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PROF. DR. MICHAEL HÜTHER | COLOGNE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Director and member of the board
Michael Hüther serves as a director and member of the board of the Cologne Institute of
Economic Research. He has previously been the chief economist of DekaBank. Michael also
is an honorary professor at the European Business School International University Schloss
Reichartshausen. He received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of
Giessen in 1990 and also studied at the University of East Anglia. From 1990 to 1999 he was
a research assistant for the German Council of Economic Experts.
The Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) is the private economic research institute in
Germany.
The Institute and its subsidiaries combine research, consultancy and communication services
to provide convincing solutions.
We believe in Germany’s socially responsible free market economy. We are advocates of a
liberal economic and social order.
We work to improve understanding of how business and society function and interact and by
doing so contribute to sustainable growth and long-term prosperity.
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Office Locations Cologne, Brussels, Berlin, Munich
Founded 1951
No of Employees 300
Active Markets Germany, Belgium
Business Overview Economic Research
Website iwkoeln.de
Education

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BARRY O’CALLAGHAN | RISE GLOBAL
Chairman & CEO
Barry O’Callaghan is the Chairman and CEO of Rise Global. Barry O’ Callaghan is a visionary
in the world of education. Mr. O’Callaghan has spent almost two decades driving the creation,
development and distribution of some of the world’s most widely-used education products and
cutting-edge technologies for the classroom. Since 1999, he has been guiding innovative and
industry leading-efforts in education throughout the world. From founding Riverdeep to
building Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and more recently Rise Global, he has been passionately
promoting the need to offer learners more dynamic, current and relevant learning
experiences.
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Johan Brand | KAHOOT!
Founder & CEO
Johan has over a decade's experience merging creativity, innovation and technology. His
professional career started in 2000 as a consultant on the revolutionary MagCom smartphone,
backed by leading firms including Insight Capital Partners, Telenor Venture and Anders
Wilhelmsen AS. In 2008 Johan was part of the founding management team of award-winning
creative company, Playgroup. In 2010 he left his position as Strategic Creative Director to set
up what has become We Are Human.We Are Human incubates and develops its own IP,
including the innovative EdTech platform Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a global education brand for the way people learn today. Our unique game-based
platform enables more meaningful, playful and powerful learning experiences, which help
learners realise their deepest potential.
Kahoot! transforms students' most prized possessions – mobiles, tablets, laptops – into their
most prized learning companions. By engaging the heart, hand and mind, we use the
transformative power of ‘play’ to unlock the magic of learning... brought to life through an
intuitive learning platform, enabling creators to colour it with their own ideas, stories and
magic.
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Founded 2011
No of Employees 30
Business Overview Education platform
KPI #1 25m unique students globally
Website getkahoot.com
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CHARLIE HARRINGTON | KNEWTON
Head of EMEA – Director of Business Developement
With Knewton, every student gets a more personal learning experience. Leading education
companies around the world use Knewton to power digital course materials that dynamically
adapt to each student’s unique needs. Knewton provides students with tailored
recommendations for exactly what to study, teachers with analytics to better support each
student, and publishers with content insights to develop more effective digital products.
Office Locations London, São Paulo
Founded 2008
No of Employees 200
Active Markets 19 countries across Americas, EMEA and Asia
Business Overview Education Data Analytics
Recent Milestones
Named a 2014 Global Growth Company by the
World Economic Forum
KPI #1 9m students are using Knewton
KPI #2
Has served students more than 7.5 billion
recommendations for what to study next
KPI #3 $105m in funding
Key Investors
Atomico, GSV Capital, Accel Partners,
Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund
Website knewton.com
Charlie is the Director of Business Development at Knewton and heads Knewton’s
international headquarters in London. Charlie is responsible for Knewton's international
expansion throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), developing partnerships
with leading publishers, universities, startups, and governments. Previously, Charlie worked at
Morgan Stanley, providing corporate finance coverage for global transportation companies and
infrastructure public-private-partnerships. Charlie holds a BA from Georgetown University.
Education

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MARKUS WITTE | BABBEL
Founder & CEO
Markus co-founded Babbel in 2007 and currently serves as the CEO. Before Babbel, Markus
was engaged on a managerial level in various positions at Native Instruments, a leading
manufacturer of music software. Markus began his career in 1998 as a lecturer at New York
University, following almost two years working as a research assistant at the Institute for
Cultural Studies of the Humboldt University in Berlin. His special interest is media and
communication development and the future of learning.
Babbel helps users discover the benefits of learning outside of a professional or educational
setting. The market-leading language-learning app makes it easy to learn anything from
English to Indonesian – either from home or on the go with a smartphone or tablet. By using
the app on a day-to-day basis, learners stay motivated over time; the average user sticks with
Babbel far in excess of 12 months. The premium business model keeps their experience ad
free and the focus squarely on content. Babbel sees up to 120,000 app downloads per day.
Office Locations New York
Founded 2007
No of Employees 250
Business Overview Language learning platform
Recent Milestones Opened New York office in Jan 2015
KPI #1 120k+ downloads per day achieved in Jan 15
KPI #2 Average user retention 12m+
KPI #3
Top 3 educational app in iTunes Store and
Google Play Store
Key Investors
Reed Elsevier Ventures, KIZOO Technology
Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners
Website babbel.com
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ARNDT KWIATKOWSKI | BETTERMARKS
Co-founder & CEO
Arndt is the co-founder and CEO of bettermarks. After studying Business Administration in
Münster, Arndt started his career in Marketing / Corporate Strategy at computer manufacturer
Siemens-Nixdorf. He then joined the consultancy company Perot Systems as Business
Development Director. In 1997 he founded ImmobilienScout24, which he led as CEO until
2008. In 2008, together with Marianne Voigt and Christophe Spéroni, Arndt founded
bettermarks, an adaptive learning system for K-12 maths.
Founded 2008
No of Employees 30
Active Markets South America, Europe
Business Overview Adaptive courseware for mathematics
Recent Milestones
Established new partnerships in South
America
KPI #1 1m exercises performed weekly
Ownership Founders, Holtzbrinck Ventures, KfW
Website bettermarks.com
Bettermarks offers the next generation of learning and teaching material for schools. The
Adaptive courseware enables students to learn from their mistakes and supports teachers to
manage diverse skill levels in the classroom. Bettermarks sells to school systems via
established partners and their distribution channels within the respective education markets.
Currently is present in Uruguay, Mexico, Netherlands and Germany. Bettermarks has won
numerous accolades including “EdTech Europe Winner 2014“.
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JONATHAN SATCHELL | LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP
CEO
Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG) was created in 2013 by a highly experienced team of
successful corporate leaders and learning technologies professionals to provide a
comprehensive and integrated range of e-learning services and technologies to corporate and
government clients. It is our aim to consolidate the fast-growing learning technologies sector in
the coming years by building on the success of our existing ventures, and through strategic
acquisition and diversification, with the objective of providing a truly exceptional portfolio of
services and products for our existing and new clients across the globe.
Headquarters Brighton, UK
Office Locations
London, Sheffield, Zurich, New York, Rio de
Janeiro
Founded 2013
No of Employees 250
Business Overview Learning technology company
Recent Milestones
Listed to AIM in November 2013
Acquired LINE Communications in April 2014
Selected Clients Sky, British Airways, Jaguar Land Rover, NHS
Key Financials
Achieved £14.9m of revenue and £2.1m of
EBITDA in 2014
Ownership
Structure
32.4% public, 67.6% private
Website ltgplc.com
Jonathan is responsible for the overall strategic development of LTG with a particular focus on
innovation and international opportunities. He has a strong sales and entrepreneurial
background, having started his first business in 1992 selling subscriptions for Accountancy TV,
a joint venture of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the BBC
which created continued professional development content for training programmes. He has
been involved in the education and training industry ever since, acquiring EBC in 1997, which
he helped to transform from a provider of training videos to a bespoke e-learning company.
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GLENN FOGEL| PRICELINE
Head of Worldwide Strategy
Glenn Fogel is currently Priceline’s Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning. He is also
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, and is responsible for the company’s
worldwide mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances. He also heads up Priceline Ventures,
the Group’s corporate VC efforts. Prior to joining Priceline in February 2000, he was a trader
at a global asset management firm and prior to that he worked as an investment banker
specializing in the air transportation industry. Glenn holds a BSc in Economics with a
concentration in Finance from The Wharton School, and a JD from Harvard Law School
Founded in 1998, the Priceline Group is a leader in global online travel, including hotel
reservations, car rentals, and travel metasearch. Priceline is composed of five primary brands
- Booking.com, priceline.com, Agoda, Kayak and Rentalcars.com, as well as a number of
ancillary brands. The Priceline Group provides online travel services in over 180+ countries
across the globe. Booking.com is the leading online hotel reservation service in the world,
offering over 330,000 hotels and accommodations, and is available in 41 languages. Priceline.
com gives leisure travelers multiple ways to save on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars,
vacation packages and cruises.
Headquarters Norwalk, USA
Founded 1998
No of Employees 800
Business Overview Online travel
Market Cap $64bn
Key Financials
Achieved revenues of $8.4bn and EBITDA of
$3.5bn in 2014
Ownership Public
Website priceline.com
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KARL ULRICH GARNADT | LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES
CEO
From 2007 to 2010 Karl Ulrich Garnadt was a member of the Board of Lufthansa German
Airlines with responsibility for the Hub Management & Passenger Services division. In 2011 he
became CEO and Chairman of Lufthansa Cargo AG. Under his leadership the “Lufthansa
Cargo 2020” program was launched with the aim of securing and expanding the position of
Lufthansa Cargo as a global leader in the airfreight sector in the long term. Since May 1, 2014,
he has been a Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and CEO of
Lufthansa German Airlines.
The Lufthansa Group is a global aviation group with a total of around 540 subsidiaries and
equity investments, which in the financial year 2014 were organised into five operating
segments: Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, MRO, Catering and, up to the end of 2014, IT
Services. All the segments occupy a leading position in their respective markets.
The biggest operating segment in the Lufthansa Group is the Passenger Airline Group.
Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, SWISS and Austrian Airlines are network carriers serving the
global market and all passenger segments. Germanwings operates direct flights within
Europe. Investments in the Belgian network carrier Brussels Airlines and the German-Turkish
charter airline SunExpress complete the airline portfolio. The airline group defended its
European market leadership in 2014, again recording the greatest number of passengers and
the highest revenue of any European airline. The Logistics segment with its freight airline
Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world’s leading providers of standard, express and special
cargo.
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Founded 1953
No of Employees 120k
Business Overview Global aviation group
KPI #1 The largest airline in Europe
Key Financials €30bn of revenue in 2014
Fleet 667
Destinations 220
Ownership Public
Website lufthansa.com
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JOHANNES RECK | GETYOURGUIDE
Co-founder & CEO
Johannes Reck co-founded GetYourGuide in 2008 and currently is the CEO of the company.
Apart from GetYourGuide, Johannes serves as a board member for LocalUncle, a location-
based Q&A website, and has worked for The Boston Consulting Group as a visiting associate.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
and led GetYourGuide to its first venture capital round while still in the university.
Launched in 2008, GetYourGuide is an online booking platform for attractions, tours and other
activities, where customers can search and book travel experiences in destinations around the
globe. Company acts as a marketplace for suppliers of local activities, who can add and
manage their service products via the content management system, and receive bookings and
payments through the booking engine. GetYourGuide was founded in Zurich as a spin-off of
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and has offices in Zurich, Berlin and Las Vegas.
Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland
Founded 2008
No of Employees 60
Business Overview Online booking platform for attractions
KPI #1 Offers 25k products worldwide
KPI #2 Raised $45m of new capital
Key Investors
Highland Capital Partners, Spark Capital,
PROfounders Capital
Website getyourguide.com
Mobility

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JASMIN TAYLOR | JT TOURISTIC
Founder & CEO
Jasmin Taylor was born in Teheran. When she was 17 years old, she left the country because
of the Iran-Iraq war and came to Germany. Four years later, she graduated high school and
later moved to the United States to further her education. Ms. Taylor received her bachelor’s
degree in psychology and business from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in
human relations from the University of Oklahoma.
The tour operator JT Touristik is the German specialist for trips to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in
particular to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The global service portfolio of JT Touristik includes last minute trips
and packaged tours as well as hotel specials for over 150 destinations and 11,500 hotels. The most
popular destinations are Dubai followed by Italy, Egypt, Turkey and Spain, as well as islands in the Indian
Ocean such as Mauritius, the Maldives and the Seychelles. Furthermore, the tour operator offers a wide
range of city trips worldwide. JT Touristik is awarded by the German TÜV-certification "Safer Shopping”
and is available at www.jt.de as well as at multiple online travel portals and in more than 10,000 travel
agencies.
Founded 2009
No of Employees 60
Business Overview Online travel & tourism
Monthly Visits 500k
Key Financials €150m of turnover in 2014
Ownership Management holds 100%
Website jt.de
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JESSICA FEDERER | BAYER
Chief Digital Officer
Ms Jessica Federer is chief digital officer at Bayer, a pharmaceutical and chemical enterprise
of over 100,000 people focused on advancing 'Science For A Better Life' for humans, animals
and plants. Federer received a Master of Public Health degree from the Yale School of Public
Health, and a Bachelors of Science from The George Washington University.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and
high-tech polymer materials. As an innovation company, it sets trends in research-intensive
areas. Bayer’s products and services are designed to benefit people and improve the quality
of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high
earning power.
Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and acts as a socially and
ethically responsible corporate citizen. In fiscal year 2014, Bayer employed 118,900 people
and had sales of €42.2 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to €2.5 billion, R&D expenses
to €3.6 billion.
Headquarters Leverkusen, Gremany
Office Locations 75 countries
Founded 1863
Business Overview Chemical company
Key Financials
€42bn of revenue and €8.4bn of EBITDA in
2014
Ownership Public
Website bayer.com

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RUDOLF FREYTAG | SIEMENS INNOVATIVE VENTURES
CEO
Rudolf is physicist and CEO of Innovative Ventures of Siemens AG. With locations in
Berkeley, Shanghai and Munich he is responsible at Siemens for foundation and financing of
start-ups, cooperation of Siemens with start-ups and commercialization of technologies.
Having worked in the Healthcare business of Siemens for a long time he knows how to
connect the start-up world and the world of industrial corporations in a mutually beneficial way.
Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and
digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving
technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission
as well as medical diagnosis. In infrastructure and industry solutions the company plays a
pioneering role. As of September 30, 2014, we had around 343,000 employees in more than
200 countries. In fiscal 2014, they generated revenues of €71.9 billion from continuing
operations.
Founded 1847
Business Overview Multinational Conglomerate
Key Financials
€71.9bn of revenue and €4.2bn of EBITDA in
2014
Ownership Public
Website siemens.com

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MARIUSZ GRALEWSKI | DOCPLANNER
Founder & CEO
Docplanner’s goal is to make finding a doctor and making an appointment easier for patients.
Underfunded legacy public healthcare systems, leading to long waiting times and lack of
access to doctors, have pushed patients to seek out alternative solutions and spurred the
growth of private healthcare spending in most countries. Docplanner is a leading player in this
space, one of the only global competitors with a multi-market presence and experience in
acquisitions. Currently, we are monetizing in 5 markets (Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey,
Russia and Hungary) and are testing (via a website presence) a further 20 markets.
Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
Office Locations Istanbul
Founded 2012
No of Employees 160
Active Markets
Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Russia,
Hungary
Business Overview Doctor booking platform
Monthly Visits 7m Unique
KPI #1 140k bookings monthly – Mar 15
KPI #2 1m patient reviews on doctors and dentists
KPI #3 1.4m doctor and dentist profiles
Key Investors Point Nine Capital, Piton Capital, RTAventures
Website Docplanner.com
Mariusz founded his first company, Goldeline.pl, in 2007 while still studying computer science
at the Technical University of Warsaw. Goldenline grew to become the largest business social
network in Poland and currently maintains this position with 5 mln UU monthly and strong profit
margins. After divesting a large personal stake in Goldenline to a media conglomerate, he tried
angel investing as part of Protos VC where invested in 10 companies. He began focusing on
Docplanner in 2012 and has since built it out to become the largest player in online healthcare
bookings (by traffic) globally.

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SIMON BOLZ | KLARA
Co-founder & CEO
Mr. Bolz is co-founder and managing director of Klara where he is responsible for Product and
Marketing. Simon Bolz began his graduate studies at the London School of Economics as well
as the Humbold Universität zu Berlin and later went on to receive a Masters in Political
Science from the New School in New York, NY.
Klara enables doctors to treat their patients online by bringing their patient relationships into a
digital and primarily mobile channel. Through digital communication, medical providers and
patients alike save valuable time by avoiding unnecessary practice visits. This level of access
to specialized care also benefits the overall quality of treatment. Klara currently focuses on
dermatologic & cosmetic care, as these are well-suited for online medicine and
communication.
Klara is a global company headquartered in New York City.
Founded 2013
Active Markets USA
Business Overview Platform connecting patients and doctors
KPI #1 Raised $2.5m
Key Investors Atlantic Internet, Partech Ventures
Website Klara.com

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JOERG LAND | SONORMED/TINNITRACKS
Founder & CEO
Tinnitracks is a manifold awarded digital medical product for the neuro-acoustic treatment of
tinnitus. The technology behind Tinnitracks filters patients' individual tinnitus frequency from
their favourite music and thus renders it suitable for therapy. Behind Tinnitracks stands the
Sonormed GmbH based in Hamburg, a medical technology company that has its
specialization in digital audiology.
Headquarters Hamburg Germany
Founded 2012
No of Employees 11
Slogan Treat Tinnitus With Your Favourite Music
Recent Milestones
Best European Project” in the category of
health & wellbeing at the European Institute of
Innovation and Technology
Selected Partners
Sennheiser, DocMorris, German wide network
of local partners
Key Investors HTGF, Heiko Hubertz
Website tinnitracks.com
Jörg Land is founder and CEO of Hamburg-based Sonormed GmbH, the developer and
provider of Tinnitracks, an award-winning digital medical technology for the treatment of
tinnitus. He has many years of experience in the field of mobile and online technology and has
worked for NOKIA, OTTO and the Bertelsmann Group. Jörg holds a degree in European
Business Studies.

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THOMAS SERVAL | KOLIBREE
CEO
Thomas is an iconic figure in the world of connected lifestyle devices. He was among the
visionaries having detected the arrival of this new trend and he now holds over 15 patents in
the domaine. He founded Baracoda, the world leader in Bluetooth ID, then joined Microsoft
France as a member of the executive committee and innovation director. Then he was named
managing director of innovative activities with Google. He more recently founded Aleph1, an
accelerator dedicated to communicating objects and big data.
Kolibree, a company dedicated to connected innovative solutions, launches the World’s First
Connected Electric Toothbrush.
By creating, designing and selling the connected toothbrush, Kolibree takes brushing to an
entirely new level for everyone by providing real time feedback and allowing parents to follow
their kids’ brushing. It enables people to brush smarter with real time feedback on tablets and
smartphones.
Kolibree transforms the way we look after our teeth and empowers users to take control of
their health
Headquarters Paris, France
Founded 2013
No of Employees 15
Active Markets Europe
Business Overview
Creator of the world’s first connected
toothbrush
KPI #1 Raised $100k in Kickstarter campaign
Website kolibree.com

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ULLI JENDRIK KOOP | XLHEALTH
Founder & CEO
XLHEALTH, is a German based Venture capital investor for Digital Health Startups.
We’re looking for clever, product-centric ideas that address consumers in order to improve
human health and/or solve real problems in healthcare. Products can be in the form of web or
mobile apps, services, have a hardware or sensor component.
As XLHEALTH we offer startups a network of mentors and access to 400,000 providers,
organizations, industry partners and patented health technologies. We do provide everything
you need to launch and boost your startup: capital, mentors, office space, operational support
and all stuff related, and we do take international teams.
We define “health” the way the World Health Organization (WHO) provides it: “a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.” (Quote from the Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization.
Founded 2013
Business Overview Digital health venture capital investor
Key Investments MeeDoc, mySUgr
Website xlhealth.de
Venture Capital

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DANIEL NATHRATH | MEDX
Co-founder & CEO
Daniel has lived and worked in Germany, Denmark, the UK and the USA as Founder,
Managing Director and General Counsel at several internet startups. He also spent some
years as a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. He trained as a lawyer in Germany and
the USA, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and earned his MBA from the University of
Chicago.
Medx is a visual reasoning platform for physicians that offers diagnosis decision support at the
point of care.
Medx Diagnostic Reasoning – They support clinical thinking for faster, safer diagnosis and
better health outcomes. It combines a broad medical knowledge base, a fast, patient-adaptive
reasoning algorithm and an award-winning, patent-pending user interface. Fast responsive
data entry enables rapid documentation of relevant information. Visual reasoning interface
activates and supports clinical thinking and decision-making. Important diagnoses to consider
are highlighted, along with appropriate next steps.
Unlike in traditional AI (artificial intelligence), the emphasis of their work is not on replacing
human thinking, but on supporting the clinician’s innate cognitive skills with the goal of both
ensuring and fostering cognitive excellence. They call this Cognostics.
Office Locations Munich, San Francisco
Active Markets Germany, USA
Business Overview
Visual reasoning platform for physicians that
offers diagnosis decision support at the point
of care.
Key Partners
University of Durham, LMU Munich, University
of Freiburg, TU Berlin
Website medx.net

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JULIANE ZIELONKA | LARA COMPANION
Founder & CEO
Juliane Zielonka is co-founder and CEO of LARAcompanion, a mobile health program for
overcoming infertility. The digital health entrepreneur is passionate on intelligent algorithms
and connected health. She consults the Fraunhofer institutes on entrepreneurship and
business modelling to identify new digital health business opportunities at an early stage
phase. Juliane’s mission is the continuous development of digital products and services for
best possible health outcome with clinical evidence
“LARA – your health companion” is a digital decision aid program for women between diagnosis
fibroids and treatment decision. Every 3rd woman suffers from fibroid related symptoms. Fibroids are
benign non-canceroustissue growths of the uterus womb. Symptoms strongly influence womans’
physical, emotional and sexual wellbeing. They can harm fertility. LARA stands for L=learn,
A=appreciate, R=reach decision, A=take action. LARA assists women in understanding their diagnosis
and treatment options. LARA lets women manage their own care. LARA prepares them for a shared-
decision-making on their individual treatment together with their physician.
Business Overview Healthcare Technology
Website laracompanion.com

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ROMAN RITTWEGER | ROMAN RITTWEGER ADVISORS IN HEALTHCARE
Founder & CEO
Roman Rittweger is a management consultant and entrepreneur. He founded his expert
advisory network, “Roman Rittweger Advisors in Healthcare”, in 2006. He has a medical
degree and received an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau. For several years he gained
consulting experience at A.T. Kearney, BBDO Consulting and McKinsey & Company.
Headquartered in Munich, “Roman Rittweger Advisors in Healthcare” is a specialized
healthcare advisory with an extensive pool of partners which comprises operative expertise in
all sectors of the healthcare ecosystem. Since founded in 2006, has completed 150+
successful projects in all fields of healthcare.
Roman Rittweger and his team support Dax companies as well as successful healthcare
SMEs in mastering a variety of market challenges.
Founded 2006
No of Employees 10
Business Overview Consulting, Corporate Finance Advisory
Target Segment Healthcare
KPI #1 150+ projects completed since founded
Ownership Private
Website advisorsinhealthcare.com

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