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Filip Dames

Investor

Partner at Cherry Ventures

Berlin, Germany

Writes $580K – $4.6M checks · typically $2.6M

About

Filip Dames, Zalando co-founder who scaled it from a Berlin startup to a multi‑billion‑euro public company, combines discipline and founder empathy shaped by training as a classical opera singer.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Cherry VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2013 — presentBerlin
  2. Zalando SEC-Level / Co-Founder2009 — 2014
  3. Zalando SEFounder & CEO2009 — 2012Berlin Metropolitan Area
  4. Tamundo GmbHFounder2008 — 2009
  5. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, New York, USABusiness Development2007
  6. The Boston Consulting GroupVisiting Associate2006
  7. DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.Intern2005
  8. Siemens AG, TS TN TRIntern2004

Education

  1. WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementDipl. Kfm. (MSc.), Business/Managerial Economics2004 — 2008
  2. Universidad Torcuato Di TellaM.B.A., International Management2006
  3. Aalto UniversityMSC, Economics and Business Administration2006
  4. Phillips AcademyHigh School Diploma2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategy11Start-ups41Entrepreneurship42Business Development41Venture Capital25Integrated Marketing1E-commerce34Online Marketing16Online Advertising2Business Strategy13SEM1Product Management5
+5 moreManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyPrivate EquityE-Commerce

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Colleagues at Cherry Ventures

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