Filip Dames
InvestorPartner 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.
Filip Dames @filipdames
Read our @CherryVentures blog here: https://t.co/FjIUVV9GPS
Jul 8, 2026 · ♥ 1
Filip Dames @filipdames
Companies like @proximafusion is why I do this job. Huge day for the company, for fusion, for Europe 🇪🇺
Jul 8, 2026 · ♥ 3
Filip Dames @filipdames
AI Act trifft Realität – KI-Regulierung in Europa https://t.co/bzo4pLgetw via @LinkedIn
Jul 6, 2026 · ♥ 2
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Cherry VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2013 — presentBerlin
- Zalando SEC-Level / Co-Founder2009 — 2014
- Zalando SEFounder & CEO2009 — 2012Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Tamundo GmbHFounder2008 — 2009
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment, New York, USABusiness Development2007
- The Boston Consulting GroupVisiting Associate2006
- DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.Intern2005
- Siemens AG, TS TN TRIntern2004
Education
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementDipl. Kfm. (MSc.), Business/Managerial Economics2004 — 2008
- Universidad Torcuato Di TellaM.B.A., International Management2006
- Aalto UniversityMSC, Economics and Business Administration2006
- Phillips AcademyHigh School Diploma2000 — 2001
Skills & more
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Management ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyPrivate EquityE-CommerceFrom Filip's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management123
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Also attended Universidad Torcuato Di Tella52
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Also attended Aalto University76
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zalando SE26
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Also worked at Sony BMG Music Entertainment, New York, USA16
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group730
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Also worked at DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.10
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Investments
Investor
Proxima FusionRobeautéThe Exploration Company
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Cherry Ventures
Network13
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