About
Mirja Hitzemann is a Scale Up Success Manager at Chapter54, where she supports European tech companies expanding into African markets. Her prior experience includes launching Spotify's SMB ad sales business in Germany, developing telecommunications partnerships across Francophone Africa, and leading business development for the NBA's Basketball Africa League. She specializes in go-to-market strategy, business development, partnerships, and project management, and is fluent in English, French, German, and Spanish.
Experience
- Chapter54Scale Up Success Manager // I help European tech companies scale in Africacurrent2023 — presentDakar Region, Senegal
- SpotifyTelco Marketing Partnerships, Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (Contractor)2024 — 2025Dakar Region, Senegal
- National Basketball Association (NBA)Business Development @ Basketball Africa League2022 — 2023Dakar Region, Senegal
- SpotifyCountry Lead, Ad Studio | Germany2020 — 2022Berlin, Germany
- GDW Global Digital Women GmbHHead of Business Development & Programs | Germany, Switzerland, UK2018 — 2020Berlin Metropolitan Area
- GDW Global Digital Women GmbHProgram Manager2018Berlin Area, Germany
- lululemonAssistant Manager2017 — 2018Berlin Area, Germany
- lululemonSales Assistant (Community and Product)2015 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
- Change.orgCampaigner2015 — 2016Berlin, Germany
- Momentum TrainingCo-founder & Trainer2014 — 2016New York, NY
- United NationsAdvisor to the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica (Internship)2013New York City, NY
- TostanProgram Assistant & Community Organizer (Internship)2013Paris, France
Skills & more
Microsoft Office6PowerPoint3Public Speaking22Community Outreach18Community Organizing15Leadership Development13Event Planning14Research11Foreign Languages10Politics9Grant Writing6Nonprofits5
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Public PolicySocial MovementsStrategic LeadershipProject ManagementSocial MediaDiplomacyOrganizational DevelopmentGovernmentEditingLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- Relational Leadership — The Relational Center
- Campaign Strategy — Campaign Bootcamp
- Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation — Emory University
- Peer Mediation and Conflict Coaching — The UWC-CR Collaborative Conflict Management Program
- Introduction to Genocide and Other Forms of Collective Violence — The UWC-CR Collaborative Conflict Management Program
From Mirja's professional profile.
Colleagues at Partech Ventures
Alexandra Eychenne
Compliance & Risk Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexandre Durrive
Chief Technology Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexis Lancien
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Alison Imbert
Partner at Partech Ventures
Andrew Whiting
Partner at Partech Ventures
Ariadne Lemieux-Cumberlege
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Arnaud De Keulenaer
Senior Legal Counsel at Partech Ventures
Arnaud Minvielle
General Partner at Partech Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mirja Hitzemann?
- Mirja Hitzemann is a Scale Up Success Manager at Chapter54, where she supports European tech companies expanding into African markets. Her prior experience includes launching Spotify's SMB ad sales business in Germany, developing telecommunications partnerships across Francophone Africa, and leading business development for the NBA's Basketball Africa League. She specializes in go-to-market strategy, business development, partnerships, and project management, and is fluent in English, French, German, and Spanish.
- Where does Mirja Hitzemann work?
- Mirja Hitzemann is Scaleup Success Manager at Partech Ventures.
- Where did Mirja Hitzemann go to school?
- Mirja Hitzemann studied at Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts (BA), History); Université Paris-Sorbonne (Sociology, History); United World College Costa Rica (Bilingual International Baccalaureate).
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