Sarah Gottwald
Former Investment Manager at Vanagon
Munich, Germany
Writes $70K – $100K checks · typically $80K
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Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Academy 4 Disruptive MindsCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- NYALAMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- DAAA | Digital Assets Association AustriaAdvisory Board Member (volunteering)2024 — 2026
- Blockchain Founders Group (BFG)Managing Director2023 — 2026
- Vanagon VenturesInvestment Manager2022 — 2023Metropolregion München
- BMW GroupCorporate Strategy - Strategic Cooperations and M&A2021 — 2022Metropolregion München
- BMW GroupProduct Strategy - Digitalization | Strategic Cooperations2019 — 2021München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- BMW GroupBusiness Development Autonomous Driving Technologies2017 — 2019Germany
- BMW GroupProject Controlling Autonomous Driving Technologies2013 — 2017Germany
Skills & more
web314Blockchain6Web35Microsoft Office6SAP24Entrepreneurship2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Digital Strategy7Executive Management5Strategic Partnerships7Business2Venture Capital14
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FinanceVenture CapitalKryptowährungDue DiligenceFinancial ControllingProject ManagementAutomobilindustrieProjektmanagementSupply-Chain-ManagementAutonomous DrivingBusiness DevelopmentFinanzwesenLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Spanisch
- Unit Masters - blockchain literacy program — Unit Network
- Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) Practitioner - certified by DVNLP — Zugspitzakademie
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Università Bocconi | Coursera
- Plan B Summer School (blockchain, defi, web3, crypto) — Franklin Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah Gottwald?
- Managing Director at Blockchain Founders Group (BFG)
- What check size does Sarah Gottwald write?
- Sarah Gottwald typically writes checks of $70K – $100K.
- Where did Sarah Gottwald go to school?
- Sarah Gottwald studied at Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (Master of Engineering, Business Administration and Engineering); VC Lab (Venture Institute 3); Universidad Europea (Business Administration and Engineering).
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Also attended Universidad Europea19
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Also attended Pforzheim University12
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup545
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Also worked at DAAA | Digital Assets Association Austria2
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