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Philipp Linkens

Investor

Principal, Legal & Compliance at Motive Partners

Berlin

Writes $500K – $4M checks · typically $2.3M

About

Philipp Linkens joined Motive Partners in 2023 as a Principal on the Legal & Compliance team, where he handles legal matters for Motive Venture. He was previously General Counsel at embedded/capital, a Berlin-based early-stage fintech investment firm acquired by Motive Partners in 2023, and before that served as Head of Legal at finleap from 2017. He began his legal career at Taylor Wessing in 2010, later moving to the boutique firm Lambsdorff, and holds law state exams from the University of Cologne along with a PhD in business law and a Master of Laws.

Experience

  1. Motive PartnersPrincipal, Legal & Regulatorycurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
  2. finleapGeschäftsführercurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Germany
  3. finleapGeneral Counsel2017 — 2021Berlin, Germany
  4. Lambsdorff RechtsanwälteRechtsanwalt2015 — 2017Berlin Metropolitan Area
  5. Taylor WessingRechtsanwalt2010 — 2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
  6. United NationsReferendariat (Wahlstation)2010Vienna, Austria
  7. Hengeler MuellerReferendariat (Anwaltsstation)2009 — 2010Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  8. Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)Referendariat (Verwaltungsstation)2009Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  9. European CommissionEU - China Relations2007 — 2008Brussels Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of CologneStaatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften2002 — 2007
  2. University of ColognePromotion, Rechtswissenschaften2007 — 2010
  3. University of CologneMaster of Laws - LLM, Rechtswissenschaften2008 — 2009

Colleagues at Motive Partners

Ramin Niroumand
Founder and Managing Partner at Embedded Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Philipp Linkens?
Philipp Linkens joined Motive Partners in 2023 as a Principal on the Legal & Compliance team, where he handles legal matters for Motive Venture. He was previously General Counsel at embedded/capital, a Berlin-based early-stage fintech investment firm acquired by Motive Partners in 2023, and before that served as Head of Legal at finleap from 2017. He began his legal career at Taylor Wessing in 2010, later moving to the boutique firm Lambsdorff, and holds law state exams from the University of Cologne along with a PhD in business law and a Master of Laws.
Where does Philipp Linkens work?
Philipp Linkens is Principal, Legal & Compliance at Motive Partners.
What check size does Philipp Linkens write?
Philipp Linkens typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
Where did Philipp Linkens go to school?
Philipp Linkens studied at University of Cologne (Staatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften); University of Cologne (Promotion, Rechtswissenschaften); University of Cologne (Master of Laws - LLM, Rechtswissenschaften).

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