About
Clara Leise is a Vice President at Creandum based in Berlin, where she focuses on software and AI, spanning models and infrastructure through vertical applications across industries. Before venture, she worked in energy trading at a large European energy company and later on the trading floor at J.P. Morgan, and spent time at McKinsey. She studied PPLE (Politics, Psychology, Law & Economics) in Amsterdam and completed graduate studies at WHU.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- CreandumVice Presidentcurrent2026 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant - Private Equity Practice2024 — 2026Berlin, Deutschland
- J.P. MorganSummer Analyst - Trading2022Parigi
- Flash VenturesAssociate (Working Student)2022Berlin, Deutschland
- flatexDEGIROBusiness Development2020 — 2021Амстердам
- Wood MackenzieResearcher (Working Student)2020Амстердам
- SafenedBusiness Analyst (Working Student)2018 — 2019Амстердам
- RWE Supply & Trading GmbHApprenticeship Business Administration2013 — 2016Эссен
Education
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementMSc, Management - Data Analytics
- Università BocconiMSc, Economics (Exchange)
- University of Amsterdam - PPLE CollegeBSc (Hons), Politics
- University of SydneyBSc, Economics (Exchange)
Skills & more
Languages Dutch · English · French · German
- Wharton Online & Wall Street Prep Private Equity Certificate — Wharton Online
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
From Clara's professional profile.
Colleagues at Creandum
Alexandra Österman
Executive Assistant at Creandum
Beata Klein
Associate at Creandum
Beatrice Rellman Skantze
General Counsel at Creandum
Cam Sellers
Investment Team at Creandum
Carl Fritjofsson
General Partner at Creandum
Daniel Blomquist
Fund Partner at Creandum
Daniel Ovenden
Talent Team at Creandum
Emelie Odelfalk
Executive Assistant at Creandum
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Clara Leise work?
- Clara Leise is Investment Team at Creandum.
- What does Clara Leise invest in?
- Clara Leise invests in AI & Machine Learning, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
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Also attended Università Bocconi343
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