About
A media industry veteran and investor who has held executive roles at television groups in Germany and the UK, at US VC fund Upfront, and at IBM and GfK.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- ZukunftMoorCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Germany
- GMPVC German Media PoolFounding General Partnercurrent2011 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- Black Coral ClubCreatorcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- ManifestInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Cafelido DevelopmentBusiness Ownercurrent2010 — presentBerlin, Germany
- martaInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Wellster Healthtech GroupInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Heilpflanzenwohl AGInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- DeepLAngel Investorcurrent2017 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- mediaforgrowth (MFG)Strategic Advisor2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Sanity GroupInvestor2021 — 2026Berlin, Germany
- Seniovo GmbHInvestor2018 — 2023
- ITVFounding Fund Manager2020 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- ABOUT YOUInvestor2016 — 2021Hamburg, Germany
- Mediengruppe RTL DeutschlandInterim Manager Diversification2019 — 2020Cologne Bonn Region
- GfK - An NIQ CompanyGlobal Industry Head2013 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- hub:raumVenture Partner2012 — 2013Berlin Metropolitan Area
- IBMPartner, Industry Leader and Executive2002 — 2010Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Upfront VenturesSVP and Managing Director Central Europe1999 — 2001Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Private Investment1Sustainable Business1Venture Capital99Marketing Strategy40Advertising27Internet Strategy9Broadcast Television10IT Outsourcing11IT Strategy15Business Modeling46Global Business Development13Digital Media55
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Start-upsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceInnovation ManagementAngel InvestingPrivate EquityStrategic PartnershipsBusiness PlanningStrategyManagementLeadershipLanguages English · German · Spanish
- Introduction to Algae — Coursera
- Securities Representative — Securities & Futures Authority, UK
From Niko's professional profile.
Colleagues at German Media Pool
Aljoscha Kaplan
Partner and Co-Founder at German Media Pool
Amelie Bahr
Investment Analyst at German Media Pool
Carolin Strelow
Media Operations Manager at German Media Pool
Christina (Tita) Meyer-Grunwald
Head of Finance at German Media Pool
Dennis Ahrling
Partner at German Media Pool
Nadiia Ivanytsia
CFO at GR Capital
Sophie
Investment Analyst at German Media Pool
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Niko Waesche?
- A media industry veteran and investor who has held executive roles at television groups in Germany and the UK, at US VC fund Upfront, and at IBM and GfK.
- Where does Niko Waesche work?
- Niko Waesche is Partner & Co-Founder at German Media Pool.
- Where did Niko Waesche go to school?
- Niko Waesche studied at Brown University (BA, Economics and History); Goethe University Frankfurt (MA, Economic History); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (PhD, International Economics).
Same school
Also attended Brown University536
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Also attended Goethe University Frankfurt68
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,379
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