Fundraising Fox

Christian Stein

Investor

Senior Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital

Germany

About

Christian has invested in software and technology since 2007, rising to partner at a VC fund and then building a EUR275M software and technology fund he co-led as managing director until joining Riverside in 2020. He earlier worked at IBM, EY and Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BSc from the Cooperative State University in Mannheim and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.

Experience

  1. Riverside Acceleration CapitalSenior Partnercurrent2020 — present
  2. coparionManaging Director, Managing Partner, and Co-Founder2015 — 2020Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  3. zadego GmbHCFO & Managing Director2015Innsbruck, Austria & Berlin, Germany
  4. Creathor VenturePartner, Venture Capital2013 — 2014Frankfurt Area, Germany
  5. Creathor VentureInvestment Manager2007 — 2013Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
  6. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2005 — 2007Frankfurt Area, Germany
  7. Ernst & Young (formerly Arthur Andersen)IT Consultant2001 — 2003Frankfurt Area, Germany
  8. CITAG Consulting Innovation & Technology AGIT Consultant2000 — 2001Hamburg Area, Germany
  9. IBMStudent Associate / Trainee1997 — 2000Munich, Stuttgart, Mainz, Frankfurt, Germany

Skills & more

Investment Management7New Business Development7Technology Commercialization3Business Development27Product Development4Market Analysis3Competitive StrategyCompetitive Analysis9Competitive Landscape AnalysisStart-ups19Venture Capital16Entrepreneurship10
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From Christian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Riverside Acceleration Capital

Aakash Patel
Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Adriana Roche
Chief People Officer, MURAL at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Adriana Roche
Head of Talent at Uncork Capital
Alison Holmlund
Chief Customer Officer, Filevine at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Chanler Martin
Vice President, RAC Talent Acquisition at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Charles Urry
Analyst at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Felix Hoffer
Associate at Riverside Acceleration Capital
Felix Raasch
Associate at coparion

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christian Stein?
Christian has invested in software and technology since 2007, rising to partner at a VC fund and then building a EUR275M software and technology fund he co-led as managing director until joining Riverside in 2020. He earlier worked at IBM, EY and Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BSc from the Cooperative State University in Mannheim and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.
Where does Christian Stein work?
Christian Stein is Senior Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital.
Where did Christian Stein go to school?
Christian Stein studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Economics, Statistics, Marketing); Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) (BSc, Business Information Technology).

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