Where does Chris Petzoldt work?

Chris Petzoldt is Venture Partner at Black Nova VC.

Where did Chris Petzoldt go to school?

Chris Petzoldt studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Advanced Management Program (AMP 205), Executive Leadership); IE Business School (Executive Training, AI for Innovation); Kiel University (dipl Kfm, Business Admin).

Chris Petzoldt

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Venture Partner at Black Nova VC · Venture Partner at Darcy Naunton

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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About

Startup monetization expert specializing in pricing, packaging and go-to-market; former Managing Partner of Simon-Kucher Oceania and active angel investor.

Experience

Pretian SquaredFounder and Partnercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Black Nova Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Simon-Kucher & PartnersManaging Director2010 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Simon-Kucher & PartnersSenior Director2008 — 2010Germany
Simon-Kucher & PartnersDirector2006 — 2008Germany
Simon-Kucher & PartnersConsultant2000 — 2006

Skills & more

Value Creation7Go to market5Early Stage Investment5Start-up Ventures1Angel Investing1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Strategy47Pricing31Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Pricing Strategy56Monetization1Sales Management

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Go-to-Market StrategyGrowth StrategiesEntrepreneurshipRevenue & Profit GrowthInvestmentsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalSegmentation

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Venture Partner at Black Nova VC

Anthony Woodward

Venture Partner at Black Nova VC

Bill Trestrail

Venture Partner at Black Nova VC

Cheryl Mack

Venture Partner at Black Nova VC

Chris Wanner

Operating Partner at Black Nova VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Petzoldt?: Startup monetization expert specializing in pricing, packaging and go-to-market; former Managing Partner of Simon-Kucher Oceania and active angel investor.
Where does Chris Petzoldt work?: Chris Petzoldt is Venture Partner at Black Nova VC.
Where did Chris Petzoldt go to school?: Chris Petzoldt studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Advanced Management Program (AMP 205), Executive Leadership); IE Business School (Executive Training, AI for Innovation); Kiel University (dipl Kfm, Business Admin).

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Also attended IE Business School311

Ben PerryInvestor at Medicxi Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment Group Gabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene Ventures Hayata TokizawaVice President at Fin Capital Iñaki ArrolaInvestor at Kfund Carina SzpilkaInvestor at Kfund

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Also attended Kiel University16

Janke DittmerGeneral Partner at Gilde Healthcare Carl-Peter MattssonInvestment Director at GU Ventures AB Anne GrahlAssociate at Pureos Bioventures Enno BornemannValue Creation Director at Vidia Nicolaus GrawVisiting Analyst at Bloomhaus Ventures Dana MatzenPartner at CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.

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Also attended University of Gothenburg69

Gustav von SydowInvestor at EQT Ventures Martin Boldt-ChristmasInvestor at Green Flag Pelle TornbergInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL Fredrik LehmannInvestor at Industrifonden Jonathan IlickiInvestor at Industrifonden Dr. Christopher OsterFounder and former CEO of CLARK at PICUS CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pretian Squared1

Noga EdelsteinOperating Partner at Black Nova VC

Also worked at Simon-Kucher & Partners70

Andreas PanayiotouAuthor of Monetisation Matters, writing on strategy and monetisation for founders, product, and product marketing leaders Kerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly Group Justin KellyVice President at PeakSpan Capital Partners Tomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VC Jerome ZapataHuman Resources Director at Kickstart Ventures Dilara BozyilanAssociate at Autotech Ventures

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