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Experience
- May VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentGreater Munster Area
- conmeetLead Investor & Board Membercurrent2025 — presentBorken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- TenityChief Investment Officer & Managing Partner2022 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- fundcraftInvestor & Board Observer2022 — 2024
- CoinfirmLead Investor & Board Observer -> EXIT to Lukka in 20242021 — 2024
- Anapaya SystemsLead Investor & Board Observer2021 — 2024Zürich Metropolitan Area
- RelioLead Investor & Board Observer2021 — 2024
- KeyrockLead Investor & Board Observer -> Unicorn with Series C at $1.1bn in March 20262020 — 2024
- YokoyInvestor & Board Observer -> EXIT to TravelPerk in 20252020 — 2024Zürich Metropolitan Area
- vestrLead Investor & Board Observer2020 — 2024Zürich Metropolitan Area
- PXL VisionLead Investor & Board Observer2020 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- SIXVC Investor @ SIX Fintech Ventures2018 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und SozialwissenschaftenResearch Associate2017 — 2018St. Galllen
- Earlybird Venture CapitalVisiting Analyst2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Venture Club Münster e.V.Founder & CEO2015 — 2016Greater Munster Area
- eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AGStudent Employee Venture Capital2014 — 2016Greater Munster Area
- Commerzbank AGIntern M&A2014Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Skills & more
Innovationsmanagement1Start-up-Unternehmen1Risikofinanzierung1Investitionen1Investmentstrategien1Investmentmanagement1Risikokapital1FinTech1InvestmentfondsStrategisches Management3ConsultingFusionen und Übernahmen
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UnternehmensstrategieUnternehmensberatungVeränderungsmanagementMicrosoft OfficeVorträgeUnternehmensführungM&AVenture CapitalLanguages English · German (Mother Tongue) · Russian (Beginner)
- TOEFL iBT
- GMAT
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Colleagues at May Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maximilian Derpa?
- Managing Partner at May Ventures
- Where does Maximilian Derpa work?
- Maximilian Derpa is Managing Partner at May Ventures.
- Where did Maximilian Derpa go to school?
- Maximilian Derpa studied at University of St.Gallen (PhD studies Innovation Management); University of Münster (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Major Management and Minor Finance); University of Münster (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended University of St.Gallen460
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Also attended University of Münster83
Vincent RulandEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Versant VenturesChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia CapitalKatharina KoberVice President at GP BullhoundDr. Gesa MiczaikaGeneral Partner at AuxxoIbrahim KöranHead of GovTech at Heliad AGSvenja NentwigSenior Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
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Shared employers
Also worked at conmeet2
Also worked at Tenity19
Lukas EtterCo-CIO & General Partner at CV LabsMelvin TanTeam Member at Signum CapitalKlaudia KasperczykPrincipal at TX VenturesJosep Guitart PardellansAnalyst at Sabadell Venture CapitalTariq KhanPartner at Outrun VenturesJames SandersInvestments Manager at QAI Ventures
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Also worked at Keyrock7
Frank MaeneManaging Partner at Volta VenturesKanishk WaliaPartner at Middlegame VenturesNico VereeckeInvestor at BITKRAFT Ventures at Syndicate OneGvantsa ChkuaseliInvestments & Fundraising at HyperNestPascal G BouvierSenior Practitioner Advisor at SC VenturesPerry ParkerHead of Derivatives Trading at Blockfills
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