Patrick Beitel is one of the four founding partners and a Managing Director at the Frankfurt Office. He leads the Firms Financial Services Tech investments including investments in Financial Services, Insurance, and Capital Markets such as FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, AI and Data Analytics, Payments, and Open Banking. He is also in charge of the Portfolio Review Committee, recruiting, risk management, and regulation at Digital+ Partners and chairs the People and Promotion Committee. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in ChartIQ, Seven Senders, Starmind, riskmethods, orderbird, and movingimage. He serves on the board at ChartIQ, orderbird, and Seven Senders. Prior to founding Digital+ Partners, Patrick spent 18 years at McKinsey and as a partner served clients in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. and held several leadership roles, including Head of the Corporate Finance practice in Germany and Austria and Co-Head of the Global Financial Markets Infrastructure Practice. He is considered a thought leader on financial services enablement and market infrastructure, corporate banking, and M&A excellence. Patrick holds a PhD in banking and finance from the University of Witten/Herdecke and an MSc from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Felix Freudenberg serves as the CFO/COO on various of the Firm’s executive committees (including the Portfolio Review Committee) and handles investor reporting, including quarterly financial reporting, and communications to Limited Partners. He leads the Firm’s process to review and analyze portfolio company performance and corporate development. He is also involved in financial due diligence and supports the management of Digital+ Partners’ portfolio companies on CFO-related topics, such as financial benchmarking, KPI definition, negotiating with lenders, and preparing board packages and financial reports. Prior to Digital+ Partners, Felix spent over five years as a strategy consultant at McKinsey. Felix holds an MSc and a PhD in business administration from the Goethe University of Frankfurt.

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+49 151 544 66 455 chiara.henrich@dplus.partners   

Dominik Hertzler is an Investment Manager at Digital+ Partners. He serves on the board at NavVis, Starmind and VMRay and has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in ChartIQ, Seven Senders, Starmind, and VMRay. Previously, Dominik spent three years at JP Morgan within the multi-asset class team. Dominik holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.        

Investor Relations Manager

• Previously Office Manager at Halder with over 8 years of experience in investor relations, office and event management
• Partner Assistant at Permira with 12 years of experience in Private Equity, including recruiting and office management
• Assistant at Young & Rubicam advertising agency and correspondent at American Express for the customer service

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Thomas Jetter is one of the four founding partners and a Managing Director at the Frankfurt Office. He is the leader of the Cyber Security and HR Tech investments. He also chairs the Investment Committee. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in VMRay, Starmind, orderbird, movingimage, and quantilope. He serves on the board at VMRay and quantilope and as an observer on the board of Starmind. Prior to founding Digital+ Partners, Thomas spent 13 years of his career in leadership positions at Permira, also running their chemical industry practice and Sirona Dental Systems, a company Thomas led as a Permira investment and later as Chairman. Prior to Permira, Thomas held positions at JP Morgan and McKinsey. Thomas earned a PhD and an MBA from the University of Saarbrücken.

Tim Kindt is a Principal at Digital+ Partners. He serves on the board at Pricefx, riskmethods, In Mind Cloud, and movingimage and has worked on Digital+ Partners’ investments in Pricefx, In Mind Cloud, TRUCE and movingimage. Prior to joining Digital+ Partners, Tim worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in their Technology Equity Research team and at Fidelity Growth Partners Europe (now Eight Roads) in their European growth equity investment team. Tim holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford.

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• Previously Complex Convention Sales Coordinator at The Westin Grand Hotel Munich

  +49 151 544 66 452   Svenja.kramp@dplus.partners

Axel Krieger is one of the four founding partners and a Managing Director at the Munich Office. He leads the Industrial Tech investments including investments in the automotive and “Industry 4.0” space and chairs the Technology Committee. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in pricefx, TRUCE, NavVis, riskmethods and movingimage. He serves on the board at NavVis, movingimage, pricefx, and TRUCE. Prior to founding Digital+ Partners, Axel was a Partner at McKinsey and led the Chinese and North East United States Automotive & Assembly practices living both in Beijing and in New York City. He is considered a thought leader on industrial internet, electro-mobility, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles. Axel holds a Diplome de Grande Ecole and an MSc from ESCP Europe and a PhD in engineering from TU Berlin.

Marina Kröckel is certificated as a „Top Management Assistant“ of PLU Top Assistant GmbH in Munich. She has studied German Literature and European Ethnology at the University of Kiel (M.A.) as well as Educational Studies and European Ethnology at the Universities of Bamberg and Kiel (B.A.). After finishing her studies, she has worked as an assistant for a museum director in the North of Germany while representing all the young german museum academics as their speaker. Her last employment was at Reed Smith LLP as Legal Secretary.                                                           +49 69 9072019 45   Marina.Kroeckel@dplus.partners

Florian Lethen is an Associate at Digital+ Partners. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in VMRay and quantilope. Previously, Florian spent two years in the investment banking division at Deutsche Bank after gaining transaction experience at HSBC and Deloitte. Florian holds a MSc in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a bachelor in business administration from the University of Mannheim.

Julian Mattes is a Principal at Digital+ Partners. He especially focuses on investments related to Financial Services Tech, serves on the board at ChartIQ, orderbird, Seven Senders and quantilope, and has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in ChartIQ, Seven Senders, Starmind, and quantilope. Prior to Digital+ Partners, Julian spent three years at Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in leadership positions (head of payments and deposits) and six years as a strategy consultant at McKinsey. Julian holds an MSc and a PhD in business administration from the Goethe University of Frankfurt.      

Moritz Miersch is an Associate at Digital+ Partners. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in pricefx and riskmethods. Prior to Digital+ Partners, Moritz worked alongside his studies in various positions in consulting, innovation management, and research. Moritz holds an MSc in finance and private equity from the London School of Economics and a degree in technology management from the TUM/LMU Center for Digital Technology and Management in Munich.

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• B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Marburg and Millersville University of Pennsylvania
• Apprenticeship in event management at Steigenberger

  +49 69 9072019-44   Christine.peter@dplus.partners

Vanessa Pinter is an Associate at Digital+ Partners. Between 2016 and 2019, Vanessa spent two years at Credit Suisse within the strategy team as Assistant Vice President. During her studies, she completed numerous internships in Austria, Russia, and Switzerland. Vanessa holds a MSc in business innovation from the University of St. Gallen and a bachelor in business administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Dirk Schmücking is one of the four founding partners and a Managing Director at the Munich Office. He also oversees the Industrial Tech investments, especially in enterprise software, and chairs the Sourcing Committee. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in pricefx, TRUCE, In Mind Cloud, riskmethods, NavVis, orderbird, and movingimage. He serves on the board at riskmethods, TRUCE, and In Mind Cloud. Prior to founding Digital+ Partners, Dirk spent the majority of his career at Investcorp in London, where he invested in small to mid-sized technology companies with a focus on rapidly growing software and internet companies in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe and also worked at General Atlantic and Infineon Technologies. Dirk holds an MBA from INSEAD and a PhD from TU Munich.

My studies in Tourism Management have provided me with profound business knowledge but also a deep knowledge of the travel industry. I also had the chance to spend a year abroad in New Zealand, where I improved my English skills and intercultural competences.                                                                                                                                                                 +49 89 1250128 92       Alina.Schneider@dplus.partners

Nicole Schneider serves as the Chief People Officer on various of the Firm’s executive committees and handles all people related topics inside and outside the firm. She leads the Firm’s process to assess HR KPIs and Management Teams of future portfolio companies and is also involved in HR related topics in the portfolio companies aiming at a successful growth e.g. recruiting, defining standard processes or organizational set-ups. Nicole also internally is responsible for HR topics and supports the Digital+ team in their leadership journey. Prior to Digital+ Partners, Nicole worked for more than 4 years as CHRO and Board Member for HR at HELLA and for 17 years as a consultant and HR Director at McKinsey. Nicole holds a MSc and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Konstanz.

Sebastian Weschenbach is a Senior Associate. He has worked on Digital+ Partners investments in TRUCE, pricefx, and In Mind Cloud. Previously, Sebastian gained experience in equity sales at HSBC as well as in consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sebastian holds an MSc in finance/electrical engineering from TU Munich and the University of California.

Bulent Altan is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also Co-CEO of Mynaric AG, as well as an active space industry investor. Previously, Bulent worked at SpaceX and was a member of the Executive Team, responsible for Avionics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control. As one of the first SpaceX employees, he grew his team to 210 and carried avionics design responsibility for both the Falcon rockets and the Dragon capsules. Between two different stints at SpaceX, Bulent also was a partner at the startup accelerator Techfounders and a Vice President at Airbus Defence & Space. Before joining SpaceX in 2004, he worked at the Hansen Experimental Physics Labs while also obtaining an MSc in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford and holds an MSc in informatics and aerospace from TU Munich, as well.

Christian Bohne is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is currently working as COO of Bragi. Previously, he worked as CFO & Board Member at Ultimaco Software where he led the fundraising, acquisitions and IPO. He also has extensive experience in financial controlling and re-structuring in technology companies such as JENOPTIK and Ditec. Christian studied Finance at INSEAD and holds a Diploma in Industrial Engineering from Technical University of Darmstadt.

Josef Brunner is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also the founding investor and CEO at Relayr (sold to MunichRe) and an active business angel. Previously, he worked at Cisco as the Chief Architect for the “Internet of Things” and Energy, was the founder and CEO of JouleX (sold to Cisco), was the founder and CEO at Bastille Networks (sold to Integralis, now NTT Telecom).

Kai Buchholz-Stepputtis is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He has extensive experience in Information Security, and he is currently the Principal Information Security Consultant at G4C, the German Competence Centre Against Cyber Crime. Previously, he spent more than 22 years at Commerzbank, thereof 10 as Head of Information Security Consulting & Research. Kai was a Research Assistant and Doctorate at Technical University of Brunswick and holds a Diploma and PhD in Semiconductor Physics and Optics from the same institution.

Markus Bürgin is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also Partner at Bain & Company, splitting his time between Private Equity and corporate engagements, and leading the firm’s EMEA Auto Supply, and DACH Performance Improvement practices. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Company with focus on automotive and industrial high tech. Markus holds an MPA from Harvard University and a Master´s degree in Humanities and Law from Freie Universität Berlin and Stanford University.

Achim Dünnwald is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He has extensive leadership experience in logistics, especially in the Post and Parcel sector. He is currently Chief Operating Officer at Royal Mail, where he was previously Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. Before joining Royal Mail, he was CEO of DHL Parcel and CEO of Deutsche Post Mail Communication & International Mail. Achim also has experience in consulting at McKinsey & Company as Partner and Leader of the Transportation Sector in Germany and Austria. He holds an MBA from University of California at Berkeley and a PhD and a M.A.in History, Political Science and German Literature from University of Bonn.

Holger Felgner is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners He is also the CEO of Chrono24 and a board member at Teamviewer. Previously, he was the CEO at Rossmanith, the CEO of Teamviewer, and worked at Zeta Software. Holger holds an MSc in industrial engineering from Stuttgart University.

Thomas Fritz is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also a Professor at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, as well as an independent consultant. Previously, he spent more than 17 years at McKinsey as Director of Recruiting – EMEA and as Director of Personnel and prior to that as Engagement Manager. He holds a PhD in Organizational Economics from University of Witten/Herdecke. He previously studied in University of Cologne.

Francisco Garcia is an Advisor at Digital+ Partners. He is co-Founder and Chairman of Mendelian and previously worked as a Corporate Finance Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Francisco holds an MSc. in Industrial Engineering and an Master in Business Administration.

Kay-Ingo Greve is an Advisor at Digital+ Partners. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, working in different leading international sales and marketing positions, as global leader for the Microsoft Solution Sales Organisation, General Manager of OEM Western Europe and EMEA Sales Leader. He also has extensive experience in leadership and scaling of software companies as General Manager at Openshop, and previously as CEO of Jedox AG. Kay advises several SaaS companies in their go-to-market approach and holds a Master of Business Administration from Pforzheim University.

Marcel Niemann is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners, where he was  also Principal from 2016 to 2019. Previously, he worked at Cinven as Principal, persuing buyout transactions across Europe with a focus on industrial and business services sectors. Marcel also has M&A and capital markets experience at Goldman Sachs. He studied business administration at the University of Mannheim and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Achim Seemann is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also Regional Vice President Services at Workday. In his role he is scaling services business and is driving Business Development. Previously he was working almost 18 years for SAP, lastly as Vice President People & Culture for Products & Innovations. Achim completed his studies in 1999 as Diplom-Betriebswirt Business Administration at HTWG Konstanz and holds an Advanced Management Certificate of University St. Gallen.

Sebastian Seutter is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is responsible for Industry 4.0 and the Future of Manufacturing Industries at Microsoft. In his role, he actively supports the digital transformation of numerous industrial companies with a focus on applied technologies, digital ecosystems, and strategic partnerships. Besides, Sebastian is heading Microsoft’s German Industry Advisory Board and served as Jury Member and Mentor within Microsoft's ScaleUp program. He also serves as Innovation Board Member of FORCAM, supporting the Management Board and its investor Dietmar Hopp regarding the company’s strategic development.

Nadeem Sheikh is an Advisor at Digital⁺ Partners. He is also Vice President and responsible for the Autonomous Vehicle Program at Lyft. He previously worked at Opower as Senior Vice President and General Manager, building and leading the business outside of the US. Nadeem also has experience in consulting at McKinsey & Company as Senior Engagement Manager and at Accenture, where he worked with Accenture Technology Ventures. He holds an MBA from University of California at Berkeley and a BS in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin.

Hermann Eul is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board. He spent more than five years at Intel as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile and Communications Group and was MD of Intel Mobile Communications GmbH, Intel Deutschland GmbH. He also worked for six years at Infi neon Technologies as Executive Vice President and Member of the Management Board, CTO, and CMO, following 11 years in numerous management positions at Infineon and prior to that, at Siemens. Previously Hermann was a professor and taught at the University of Hannover. He holds a PhD from the University of Bochum.

Karl-Heinz Flöther is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board. He spent more than 33 years at Accenture Plc, thereof 22 years as an International Partner. He led the Frankfurt Office and Financial Services Germany and was Country Managing Partner Germany, a member of the Global Executive Committee and is now a member of the Board of Directors of Accenture Plc, which he has served as International Chairman since 2009. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Boerse AG and also an investor and member of the Advisory Board in growth companies and private equity. He holds an MSc in business administration from the University of Hamburg.

Frank Mattern is the Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board. He worked with McKinsey for more than 27 years, 23 of which as a Partner. He led the German Financial Institutions practice, co-founded and led McKinsey’s global Business Technology Office, and was the Managing Partner of Germany. He also served on McKinsey’s Global Operating Committee and as a member of the Global Board of Directors (Shareholders Council). Frank studied business administration and economics at Westphalia Wilhelm University of Münster, Germany and the London School of Economics; he also holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Sharad Rathke is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board. He spent more than 25 years in PE/financial services and is a partner at the private equity firm Larchpoint Capital LLP where he is a member of the Investment Committee. Previously, he worked as senior executive at SVG Capital plc, KPMG, and Arthur Andersen PE Transaction Advisory and has deep experience across investments, fund management, strategy and governance. He is a board member/trustee of St. Mark’s Hospital Foundation and The Doon School English Charitable Trust Foundation. Sharad holds a BSc from SRCC and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant.