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About
Jonathan Doerr is Senior Vice President of Venture Building at Disrupt.com, where he oversees the design, staffing, and scaling of AI-native companies across sectors including e-commerce, fintech, and health. He previously served as Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria at Rocket Internet, which became a NYSE-listed company, and as Co-CEO of Daraz, an e-commerce platform operating in five South Asian markets that Alibaba acquired in 2018. He also founded Smileneo, a licensed direct-to-consumer teledentistry platform in the GCC region, which was acquired by India's makeO in 2023.
Experience
- Disrupt.comSenior Vice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentDubai, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
- AntlerPartner2023 — 2025Middle East
- SmileneoFounder & CEO2019 — 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- DarazCo-Founder & Co-CEO2015 — 2019South Asia
- Jumia NigeriaCo-Founder & Managing Director2013 — 2015Lagos, Nigeria
- Otto GroupProject Manager - Corporate Strategy and Development (E-Commerce)2012 — 2013Hamburg
- WELLENMACHERFounder & CEO2004 — 2012
- Ludwig-Maximilians Universität MünchenScientific Assistant at Institute for Information Systems and New Media2008 — 2011Munich
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipStart-upsE-commerceMarketing Strategy41Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalInvestingEarly Stage Investment3FundraisingEarly-Stage StartupsGrowth HackingOnline Marketing47
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Business StrategyDigital MarketingOnline AdvertisingProject ManagementManagement ConsultingWeb AnalyticsProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentMENAVenture BuildingRocket InternetHealth TechLanguages English · German
From Jonathan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Disrupt.com
Aaqib Gadit
Founding Partner at Disrupt.com
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Abdul Rafay Gadit
Co-founder - ZIGChain, Partner at Disrupt.com
Alemsah Ozturk
Chief Storyteller at Disrupt.com
Ali Samir Oosman
SVP - Strategy, Partnerships & Investments at Disrupt.com
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Ammar Gadit
Co-founder - AutoOS, Partner at Disrupt.com
Anderson
Team Strategist at LPI Finance
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Aqib Zafar
Director Product at Disrupt.com
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Arqam Gadit
Co-founder - AutoOS, Partner at Disrupt.com
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Doerr?
- Jonathan Doerr is Senior Vice President of Venture Building at Disrupt.com, where he oversees the design, staffing, and scaling of AI-native companies across sectors including e-commerce, fintech, and health. He previously served as Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria at Rocket Internet, which became a NYSE-listed company, and as Co-CEO of Daraz, an e-commerce platform operating in five South Asian markets that Alibaba acquired in 2018. He also founded Smileneo, a licensed direct-to-consumer teledentistry platform in the GCC region, which was acquired by India's makeO in 2023.
- Where does Jonathan Doerr work?
- Jonathan Doerr is SVP Venture Building at Disrupt.com.
- Where did Jonathan Doerr go to school?
- Jonathan Doerr studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Doctor (PhD), Business Administration); Baruch College (Visiting PhD); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Master of Business Research, Business Administration).
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Also attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München220
Julia SchrameierAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesLaura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersToby TriebelPartner at FinTech Collective
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Also attended Baruch College120
Coco DongDirector, Quantitative Applications at Deerfield Management CompanyMaria GuglielmoManager, Recruiting and Employee Experience at Deerfield Management CompanyDr. Nikhil HegdeHead, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp LlcBella FilerChief Financial Officer at CAVU Consumer PartnersNitol HannanController at StripesMurat CanogluExperts | Venture Partner at 212
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Also attended Goethe University Frankfurt77
Marcel HollerbachInvestor at Cavalry VenturesDaniel von DevivereVenture Scout at Storm VenturesJohannes FruehaufGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalLeonard LangAssociate at BlockwallOliver ManojlovicVP Sales at Personio at PICUS CAPITALSaid HaschemiInvestor at HV Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Antler253
Nicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsMaximilian SamneInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesPaige SchultzInvestor at Long Ridge Equity Partners
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Also worked at Daraz4
Also worked at Jumia Nigeria10
Ijeoma ArumVenture Partner at P1 VenturesEfayomi CarrInvestment Partner at Flourish VenturesAndre IguodalaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLCBrian Waswani OdhiamboPartner at Novastar VenturesMartin MbonuPortfolio Manager at CascadorTunde KehindeFounder at Jumia
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Also worked at Otto Group9
Laura SeifertInvestor at HV CapitalJan BrockhausenPrincipal at F-LOG VenturesPhilipp HartmannHead of Finance at Hannover Finanz GmbHTorben DangerManaging Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Health Care Practice at The Boston Consulting GroupCaroline MilitzerHead of Human Resources at Lennertz & Co. HellasFrauke von PolierMember of the Board of Directors at Viessmann Generations Group
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