About
Johannis Hatt is founder and CEO of Productsup, a global SaaS company scaled to over 300 employees and $25 million ARR. He has co-founded two additional marketing technology companies that were acquired by major publishers and marketplaces, and has made more than 60 seed-stage investments in companies including Coachhub, Everphone, and Kyte, while also serving as a limited partner in over 10 venture and private equity funds. Hatt maintains an art collection focused on street art, photography, and contemporary art.
Experience
- ProductsupCEOcurrent2024 — present
- ProductsupAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2024
- ProductsupFounder - CEO2010 — 2021Berlin/San Francisco
- jvh-ventures GmbHFounder - CEOcurrent2010 — presentBayern
- Robin CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
- Possible VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2023 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
- Lobster CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Penguin CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
- Interface CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
- World FundLimited Partnercurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
- Calm/Storm VenturesLimited Partner & Supporting Partnercurrent2021 — presentWien, Österreich
- FLEX CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2019 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
- STS Ventures GmbHLimited Partnercurrent2018 — present
- Cavalry VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2016 — presentBerlin
- SilvertreebrandsLimited Partnercurrent2016 — presentCape Town
- PanazeeCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentMetropolregion San Francisco Bay Area
- Founders PledgeMembercurrent2023 — present
- EVANA AGChairman of The Supervisory Board2022 — 2025
- TCG VaultCo-Founder2022 — 2024Berlin, Deutschland
- Ströer Social Publishing GmbHCo-founder (Exit to Ströer)2011 — 2018Berlin
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Education
- ESCPMaster in Management, BWL2002 — 2005
- TU Bergakademie FreibergVordiplom, BWL2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Negotiation18Management8Strategy14Strategie4SaaS22Start-up-Unternehmen23Start-upsUnternehmensstrategie99Business Angel9E-Commerce99Business Development80Online-Marketing67
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UnternehmertumEntrepreneurshipStrategisches ManagementManaging Start-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningMarketingSEOOnlinewerbungVenture FinancingUnternehmensführungMarketingstrategieLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
- Master of Science in Management — ESCP
From Johannis's professional profile.
Colleagues at Calm/Storm VC
Alex Thomson
Supporting Partner at Calm/Storm VC
Alfred Luger
Board Partner at Calm/Storm VC
Andrej Steinberg
Investor at Calm/Storm VC
Eileen Burbidge
Founder & Director, Fertifa at Calm/Storm VC
Ekaterina Gianelli
Venture Partner at Calm/Storm VC
Haymo Meran
Academy Partner at Calm/Storm VC
Jan Jedlinski
Venture Partner at Calm/Storm VC
Johann “Hansi” Hansmann
Chairman, Advisory Board at Calm/Storm VC
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Investors connected to Johannis in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Johannis Hatt work?
- Johannis Hatt is at Calm/Storm VC.
- What check size does Johannis Hatt write?
- Johannis Hatt typically writes checks of $1M.
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Also attended TU Bergakademie Freiberg5
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