About
Johann Butting is an engineer-turned-business leader with three decades of go-to-market leadership at Google, Dropbox and Slack, now a dedicated GTM/growth specialist, multi-board SaaS mentor and GTM content creator.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Experience
- Visionaries ClubPartnercurrent2023 — present
- ArdoqNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- MentimeterNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Xentral ERP SoftwareNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- DeepLBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- SlackSVP Sales2021 — 2023
- SlackVP EMEA2019 — 2021
- SlackHead of EMEA2017 — 2019
- Searchmetrics (part of Conductor)Non Executive Director2016 — 2021
- DropboxHead of EMEA2013 — 2016
- Holtzbrinck Publishing GroupExecutive Board Member, CEO Holtzbrinck Digital2010 — 2012
- GoogleSenior Director, AdSense EMEA2009 — 2010
- GoogleDirector, AdWords DACH + Nordics2008 — 2009
- RichFXRe-Founder & CEO2002 — 2007New York
- Digital World Services / BertelsmannFounder & CEO1998 — 2002New York
- Bertelsmann AGVP, New Technologies1997 — 1998Hamburg / New York
- Bertelsmann AGDirector Technology Strategy1995 — 1997
Education
- University of Oxford
- Heidelberg University
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Skills & more
Enterprise Software5Salesforce.com2Google Adwords1SaaS8Software as a Service (SaaS)4Online Marketing13Digital Strategy30Business Development20E-commerce53SEO2Sales15Start-ups38
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Digital MarketingProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsOnline AdvertisingDigital MediaMobile MarketingMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipWeb AnalyticsAnalyticsPublishingSEMFrom Johann's professional profile.
Colleagues at Visionaries Club
C. Noah Schneiders
Investor at Visionaries Club
Damian Zaker
Analyst at Visionaries Club
Daniel Fuchs
Legal Counsel at Visionaries Club
Isabella Yamamoto
Principal at Visionaries Club
Judith Dada
General Partner at Visionaries Club
Justus Hagebölling
Vice President at Visionaries Club
Laura Pollmann
Investor at Visionaries Club
Marton Sarkadi Nagy
Partner at Visionaries Club
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Johann Butting work?
- Johann Butting is Partner at Visionaries Club.
- What does Johann Butting invest in?
- Johann Butting invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, HR Tech, SaaS.
- What check size does Johann Butting write?
- Johann Butting typically writes checks of $900K.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford950
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Heidelberg University39
Mojca SkoberneEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Keita Yazakiシニア・アソシエイト (Senior Associate) at CyberAgent CapitalLena ThiedeCo-Founder & General Partner at Planet A VenturesFabian HeilemannFounder & CEO at AENUStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas VentureKeith TanHead of DeFi at Caladan
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Also attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)65
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesChristian SiegeleManaging Partner at CapnamicAndreas StryzCTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITAL
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Shared employers
Also worked at Xentral ERP Software7
Maximilian StadlerJunior Finance Manager at BONVENTUREAlex ClaytonPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersRobert LacherFounding Partner at Visionaries ClubFrank ThelenFounder and CEO at Freigeist CapitalNiklas HebbornPartner at Freigeist CapitalMarc SiebergerFounder and COO/CFO at Freigeist Capital
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Also worked at DeepL11
Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sebastian GranizoVenture Capital Associate at Plum Alley InvestmentsKarthik RamakrishnanPartner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Daniel GutenbergVenture Partner at VI PartnersViktoriya TigipkoFounding and Managing Partner at TA Ventures
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