Entrepreneurial Background

  • Founded the Cinetic media agency, lastminute.de, flug.de and WEB.DE.
  • Spin off of the Internet directory and emerging portal WEB.DE and venture capital investment round for WEB.DE AG
  • Pre-IPO investment round in 1999 and IPO at Frankfurt Stock Exchange in February 2000
  • Grew to Nr.1 pure play portal in Germany passing Yahoo, AOL, MSN…
  • Sold WEB.DE Portal in an asset deal to United Internet in 2005
  • Focused on 10% investment in United Internet and own developments
  • Realigned towards equity investments
  • Renamed to KIZOO AG