About
Stella Xu began her career in the Deal Advisory Financial Services department at KPMG before joining the mobility startup FINN as its first strategic finance hire during its high-growth phase, where she established the cross-departmental business planning process. A CFA program graduate, she now supports 10x Founders' portfolio companies on finance matters and handles transaction and fund-related topics.
Experience
- 10x FoundersHead of Portfoliocurrent2026 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- 10x FoundersTransaction and Fund Manager2024 — 2026Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- FINNPrincipal Strategic Finance2023 — 2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- FINNSenior Strategic Finance Manager2022 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- KPMG DeutschlandAssistant Manager | FS Deal Advisory2019 — 2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- KPMG DeutschlandAssistant Manager | Deal Analytics2020Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- KPMG DeutschlandAssociate | FS Deal Advisory2018 — 2019Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- KPMG DeutschlandFinancial Services Deal Advisory Placement2016 — 2017Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- UniCreditTrade Finance & Global Transaction Banking Intern2015Hong Kong SAR
- talk2moveFundraiser2014Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Education
- University of BathBachelor's degree (Bsc.), Accounting and Finance2014 — 2018
- German Swiss International School, Hong KongDeutsches Internationales Abitur2007 — 2014
Skills & more
Due DiligenceVenture CapitalInvestment ManagementVenture FinancingStartupsInvestmentsRisikokapitalStart-up-UnternehmenFundmanagementInvestmentfondsInvestitionenStrategic finance
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FinancingTrade FinancingData AnalyticsAlteryx BI + Visualization SolutionsTableauMicrosoft Power BISustainable Development Goals (SDG)Species ProtectionFundraisingCold CallingCash ManagementBusiness PlanningLanguages English · German · Italian · Mandarin Chinese
- Integrating the SDGs into Sustainability Reporting — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Reporting on Human Rights with the GRI Standards — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Reporting with the GRI Standards — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Introduction to Sustainability Reporting and the GRI Standards — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Alteryx Designer Core Certification — Alteryx
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
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Same school
Also attended University of Bath86
JohanInvestor at InvestinorMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupBen PalmerInvestment Professional at OxxJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersSarah HollyheadDirector at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at 10x Founders17
Jan ReicheltInvestment Team at 10x FoundersJessica LieberInvestment Team at 10x FoundersRupert SchäferInvestment Team at 10x FoundersChristian DenglerFinance at 10x FoundersFelix HaasInvestment Team at 10x FoundersJulian WachtelInvestment Team at 10x Founders
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Also worked at FINN12
Celine XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalAndreas StryzCTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITALRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALRainer MärkleGeneral Partner at HV CapitalJana PetryInvestment Manager at UVC PartnersNicholas StocksGeneral Partner at White Star Capital
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Also worked at KPMG Deutschland30
Laura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesJan OlssonInvestor at Extantia CapitalJannis ChoulidisManaging Partner at BlockwallAnnika in der BeekChief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITALThilo WurstAssociate Legal Counsel & Risk Manager at Headline
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Also worked at UniCredit34
Ziheng LiInvestor at Saison CapitalDr. Eveline SteinbergerVenture Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Stefan HülsenInvestment Director at Statkraft VenturesEveline SteinbergerVenture Advisor at Sunvest Capital PartnersDmitry MarkeevAssociate Director at Aura GroupMichael NitkaInvestor at North Atlantic Capital
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Colleagues at 10x Founders
Andreas Etten
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Chiara Bagaini
Operations at 10x Founders
Christian Dengler
Finance at 10x Founders
Felix Haas
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Jan Becker
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Jan Reichelt
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Jessica Lieber
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Julian Wachtel
Investment Team at 10x Founders