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About
Carsten Frien is the Founder and CEO of Roqad. He has 20 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, having raised Series A, B, and C venture capital rounds as CEO in both the US and EU. His investment activity includes stakes in multiple startups that reached unicorn valuations and a limited partner position in a global early-stage SaaS fund as an angel investor.
Co-Founder & CEO at Roq.ad
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Roq.ad's investors · 6
Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checks · since 2026AperiamVenturesAllendalebValue Venture CapitalWarsaw · $5.4M – $16.2M checks · since 2026Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Iron Wolf CapitalVilnius · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 2026OCA VenturesChicago · $1M – $3M checks
Experience
- RoqadCEO & Foundercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GuK eG (Holzmarkt/Katerblau/katerschmaus)Board Member / Shareholdercurrent2013 — present
- Quantum Leap VenturesCEO & Foundercurrent2009 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- madvertise / LiquidM / MobilikeCEO & Co Founder -> BoD -> Shareholder2009 — 2015Berlin, Germany
- SeedcampMentor2013 — 2015
- Tipp24 AGManaging Director UK2007 — 2008
- AOL EuropeSenior Manager Strategic Alliances2004 — 2007
- Independent ConsultantConsultant2003 — 2004
- Digital RumGlobal Account Director2000 — 2003Munich & London
- SPNOCo-Founder2000 — 2001
- IT - NetworkFounder & MD1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategy50Management54Corporate Development53Mobile Marketing99Online Advertising99Digital Marketing99Real Estate Development22Mobile Advertising99Mobile Devices99Online Marketing55Start-ups99Digital Media36
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Media PlanningMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipMobile InternetAdvertisingWeb AnalyticsProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carsten Frien?
- Carsten Frien is the Founder and CEO of Roqad. He has 20 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, having raised Series A, B, and C venture capital rounds as CEO in both the US and EU. His investment activity includes stakes in multiple startups that reached unicorn valuations and a limited partner position in a global early-stage SaaS fund as an angel investor.
- Where does Carsten Frien work?
- Carsten Frien is Co-Founder & CEO of Roq.ad.
- What companies did Carsten Frien found?
- Carsten Frien founded Roq.ad.
- Where did Carsten Frien go to school?
- Carsten Frien studied at carsten@qlv.berlin (Business Adminitration); gymnasium glinde.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Roqad1
Also worked at Seedcamp73
Mattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1George RobsonInvestor at Sequoia CapitalKristjan LaanemaaFounding Partner at Karma VenturesKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personNell BrennanDirector of Finance at Valia Ventures
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Also worked at Tipp24 AG3
Also worked at AOL Europe153
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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