About me.
I earned my first money…
working as a teacher for bookkeeping and typewriting during my studies.
If I wouldn’t be an investor I would be…
an entrepreneur. I have founded around ten companies in the pharma sector in Spain and sold them but my ultimate career highlight is being a business angel.
I get annoyed when…
people do not deliver in time without warning me before.
You might not believe it, but…
I have real fun being a business angel. FOI – Fun On Investment – is what I’m living!
My favourite movie is…
Bullit, with Steve McQueen.
About passion and profession.
Having done a lot of exciting things in my life being a business angel is clearly what I like most.”
My investments are focused on startups in…
seed-stage with an innovative-surprising business model.
I wouldn’t like to work anywhere else because…
After having done a lot of exciting things in my life being a business angel is clearly what I like most.
The investment plan for the next years is…
trying not to invest more (as a one man show with 28 investments I can’t do more).
My business relationship with startups is characterised by…
Trust – and this is fundamental for me. No trust, no business.
Besides money I offer…
mentorship, network, experience, solutions even in complicated situations after having funded, fundraised, restructured and sold companies in 65 transactions.
About working with startups.
In a startup I am looking for…
entrepreneurship in a great team, passion and willingness to change the world a bit – with a “sexy“ product.
Characteristics a founder team should have are…
energy, technology and honesty/transparency.
I was most impressed by…
how the startup ecosystem has been growing in our region in just a few years.
I was least impressed by…
some (many) representatives of the old economy who still have no idea what’s happening around them.
You get most out of relationship with me when…
you are open and transparent and come directly to the point.
