About
Founder and Managing Director of Pente Capital, who established the studio inspired by his family and a vision of building sustainable, health-focused consumer brands.
Experience
- GL PharmaManaging Directorcurrent2026 — present
- GL PharmaChief Commercial Officer (CCO)current2023 — present
- GL PharmaCommercial Manager2019 — 2023
- Chasen BrewCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- MelveFoundercurrent2022 — present
- YPOMembercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Pente CapitalFoundercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Columbia Business SchoolResearch Associate - Behavioral Economics2018 — 2019New York, United States
- Strategy&Associate Consultant2016 — 2018EMEA, Pharma & Life Sciences
- L.E.K. ConsultingSummer Associate2016Germany
- Federal Economic ChamberEconomic Analyst Intern2016Chile
- KPMGVisiting Associate2014 — 2015Austria
- SynGroupVisiting Associate2014Austria
- Tiefenbacher GroupBusiness Development Intern2013Germany
Education
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Business Analytics (STEM)2018 — 2019
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA/PhD cross-registration, Financial Economics2018 — 2019
- IE Business SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Management2015
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Master of Science (MSc), Visiting Student2015
- The University of Hong KongBachelor of Science (BSc), Visiting Student2013 — 2014
- WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business and Economics2011 — 2014
- University of SussexBachelor of Science (BSc), Visiting Student2011
- AFS Intercultural Programs USAHigh School2008 — 2009
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michael Bartenstein work?
- Michael Bartenstein is Managing Director at Pente Capital.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University687
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Also attended Columbia Business School638
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Also attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)118
Patrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Tomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VCAndreas SchwarzenbrunnerGeneral Partner at SpeedinvestAlexander GruberSenior Legal Counsel at SpeedinvestAnastasiia GrushinaFund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest
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Also attended AFS Intercultural Programs USA3
Shared employers
Also worked at YPO187
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners
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Also worked at Columbia Business School93
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauCharlie RexfordChief of Staff to CEO at Sapphire VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpFlorin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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Also worked at Strategy&125
Naomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesLou SegallDirector, Strategy at Sapphire VenturesEmilie KarlssonClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementJonathon GeorgeVice President at Flare Capital PartnersSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLCRob HicksChief Financial Officer at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Also worked at Federal Economic Chamber7
Stefan SanterPartner at FraserChristian NiedermuellerGeneral Partner at SMAPE CapitalMartin SchindlerManaging Director at Schütz Family OfficeLorenz Josef WinklerSenior Investment Manager at Schütz Family OfficeNkemdilim Uwaje BeghoInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Florian KrischScout at 840 Venture Partners
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