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Carsten Thoma

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President at Celonis

Zurich, Switzerland

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Carsten Thoma is an entrepreneur and investor who co-founded hybris Software in Munich in 1997, developing omnichannel e-commerce software that was acquired by SAP in 2013. Following the acquisition, he served as global president at SAP until 2018, overseeing the evolution of SAP hybris into the company's fastest-growing business unit. He currently serves as President of Celonis, a process intelligence platform company, and maintains an active investment portfolio that includes enterprise software companies and technology funds.

Experience

  1. CelonisPresidentcurrent2021 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. CT InvestmentInvestor and Entrepreneurcurrent2011 — presentZurich and New York
  3. La FamigliaKey Advisor2021 — 2024Berlin, Germany
  4. SAPPresident, SAP Hybris2014 — 2018Europe/US
  5. hybris softwareCo-Founder1997 — 2014
  6. Hewlett PackardConsultant & Business Manager1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Enterprise Software99SaaS38Hybris13SAP9SAP Products4Strategy99Management69Leadership19Start-ups99SEO8E-commerce99Business Analysis11
+12 moreBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsCompetitive AnalysisMulti-channel RetailTeam BuildingMergersEntrepreneurshipMarketingBusiness ExpansionFinancial AnalysisIntegrationMulti-channel Marketing

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Colleagues at Celonis

Alexander Rinke
Investor at Celonis
Bastian Nominacher
Investor at Celonis
Harry Nelis
Partner at Accel
Jamie Cruickshank
Vice President at Lead Edge Capital
Laurel Bowden
Partner at 83North

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Bart DessaintScout
Venture Partner at Mosaic Ventures
Christian ReberScout
Berlin product founder behind Wunderlist, Pitch and Superlist; founding partner of Interface Capital.
Dirk HokeScout
Advisor at Airbus Ventures
Teddie WardiScout
Co-founder & Special Advisor at Icebreaker
Thomas LuekeScout
Partner at Cherry Ventures
Christian Miele
Investor at Headline
Reda Awad
Investor at La Famiglia
Robert Lacher
Founding Partner at Visionaries Club

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Who is Carsten Thoma?
Carsten Thoma is an entrepreneur and investor who co-founded hybris Software in Munich in 1997, developing omnichannel e-commerce software that was acquired by SAP in 2013. Following the acquisition, he served as global president at SAP until 2018, overseeing the evolution of SAP hybris into the company's fastest-growing business unit. He currently serves as President of Celonis, a process intelligence platform company, and maintains an active investment portfolio that includes enterprise software companies and technology funds.
Where does Carsten Thoma work?
Carsten Thoma is President at Celonis.
What check size does Carsten Thoma write?
Carsten Thoma typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Carsten Thoma invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alokai, Kombo, Promoted.ai, Wingback.
Where did Carsten Thoma go to school?
Carsten Thoma studied at Graduate School of Business Administration Zurich (BsC, Economics); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (kant., Law); ASG.

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