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Laura WeigertunlockedNiklas: together at KPMG Deutschland (2018)
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Niklas: together at Robert Bosch AG
About
Principal at Simon Capital, formerly part of the Bitburger Ventures investment team and involved in strategy and digitalization projects for the Bitburger group. Previously consulted at KPMG and INVERTO (a BCG subsidiary); holds an MSc in Economics and a venture financing diploma from Oxford Said.
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Experience
- Simon CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- Simon CapitalSenior Investmentmanager2024 — 2026Düsseldorf
- Simon CapitalInvestmentmanager2022 — 2023Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Bitburger VenturesInvestmentmanagercurrent2021 — present
- Bitburger Holding GmbHManager Strategy & Corporate Venturing2021 — 2022
- INVERTO, A BCG CompanyConsultant2020 — 2021Deutschland
- KPMG DeutschlandSenior Associate | Consultant - Value Chain Transformation2019 — 2020
- KPMG DeutschlandAssociate | Consultant - Value Chain Transformation2019Düsseldorf und Umgebung, Deutschland
- KPMG DeutschlandAssociate | Consultant - Operations Consulting2018Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- audemagna GmbHWorking student as Sales Assistant2018Memmelsdorf
- Robert Bosch AGIntern at the Indirect Service & Material Purchasing Department2016 — 2017Hallein, Austria
- Sixt SEIntern at the Mobility Consulting/ Key Account Management Department2015Pullach
- OMVIntern at the Business Support Department2014Vienna
- ChocolizioCEO2013 — 2014Venlo, Netherlands
- Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co. KGIntern at the Marketing Department2011Gerolstein
Skills & more
VerhandlungsführungTeamwork16English10Business English9German4Deutsch4Englisch10Microsoft Office11Microsoft Word3Microsoft Excel10PowerPoint5SAP MM2
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PortfoliomanagementBusiness-AnalyseUnternehmensmodellierungDeal-SourcingDue DiligenceRisikokapitalProjektmanagementUnternehmensführungMarketingBusiness BasicEinkaufKosteneinsparungLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Niederländisch · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Niklas Leske?
- Principal at Simon Capital, formerly part of the Bitburger Ventures investment team and involved in strategy and digitalization projects for the Bitburger group. Previously consulted at KPMG and INVERTO (a BCG subsidiary); holds an MSc in Economics and a venture financing diploma from Oxford Said.
- Where does Niklas Leske work?
- Niklas Leske is Principal at Simon Capital.
- Where did Niklas Leske go to school?
- Niklas Leske studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Executive Education, Venture Finance Programme); Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Master of Science - MS, Master "Internationale BWL"); Fontys Venlo University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business and Management studies).
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford467
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Also attended Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg14
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Also attended Fontys Venlo University of Applied Sciences1
Also attended Universidad de Monterrey12
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Shared employers
Also worked at Simon Capital4
Also worked at KPMG Deutschland62
Laura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesRonja GantzkeFinance Associate at CapnamicJan OlssonInvestor at Extantia CapitalJannis ChoulidisManaging Partner at BlockwallAxel WünschDirector of Operations at Redstone
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Also worked at Robert Bosch AG86
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