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Marcus Erken

Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Sunfish Partners

Warsaw, Poland

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $500K

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149 people in our graph share verified history with Marcus — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Friedrich von WulffenunlockedMarcus: together at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (2018–2020)
×2Marcus: together at RWTH Aachen University
×6Marcus: together at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
×2Marcus: together at Intro

About

Marcus Erken is a co-founding partner and managing director at Sunfish Partners, working with the fund full-time. He has made angel investments internationally and co-lectures a university course where students launch their own companies, having earlier helped build and work with startups at WHU's university incubator. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Business & Management from WHU Vallendar, a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University.

Experience

  1. Sunfish PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
  2. IntroExpertcurrent2025 — presentglobal
  3. Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2016 — presentglobal
  4. WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementLecturercurrent2014 — presentVallendar, Germany
  5. WHU IncubatorStartup Coach2014 — 2020Vallendar, Germany
  6. RWTH Aachen UniversityResearch Associate & Lecturer2013 — 2016Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany

Skills & more

Microsoft Office4Microsoft Excel5Blockchain2Strategy12Leadership4Business Development30Start-ups51Entrepreneurship45Business Strategy14Business Planning3Financial Modeling4Market Research7
+12 moreManagement ConsultingResearchProject ManagementVenture CapitalUnternehmensstrategieStrategisches ManagementUnternehmensführungUnternehmertumUnternehmensplanungProjektmanagementMarktforschungGeschäftsentwicklung

Languages English · German

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Investments

Investor

LocadMinutiaRamp NetworkReebelo

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Sunfish Partners

Artur Karczykowski
Investor at Sunfish Partners
Christian Weiss
Partner at Sunfish Partners
Davin Michaelis
Investor at Sunfish Partners
Dr. Holger Schlageter
Investor at Sunfish Partners
Dr. Holger Schlageter
Investor at Sunfish Partners
Dr. Marcus Erken
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Sunfish Partners
Jesse Licht
Partner at Sahsen Ventures
Max Moldenhauer
Investor at Sunfish Partners

Network1

Anna AlexScout
Angel

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marcus Erken?
Marcus Erken is a co-founding partner and managing director at Sunfish Partners, working with the fund full-time. He has made angel investments internationally and co-lectures a university course where students launch their own companies, having earlier helped build and work with startups at WHU's university incubator. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Business & Management from WHU Vallendar, a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University.
Where does Marcus Erken work?
Marcus Erken is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Sunfish Partners.
What check size does Marcus Erken write?
Marcus Erken typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
What companies has Marcus Erken invested in?
Investments tracked here include Locad, Minutia, Ramp Network, Reebelo.
Where did Marcus Erken go to school?
Marcus Erken studied at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Bachelor & Master of Science (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), Business & Management); Harvard University (Visiting Research Fellow, Entrepreneurship); RWTH Aachen University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Entrepreneurship).

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