About
Tilen Kegl is a Venture Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital with over 14 years of experience in B2B and B2C technology marketing and growth, including nine years in leadership roles. He has led global product launches and marketing campaigns across fintech, Web3, and AI, and has built and managed international marketing teams for companies including Visionect, Bitpanda, LimeWire, and Synthesia. Kegl also co-founded an e-commerce startup that exited in 2017, co-founded the crowdfunding community CFMeetups.com, and serves as a growth marketing and startup mentor at LUI.
Experience
- Earlybird Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- SynthesiaHead of Content & Community2023 — 2026Vienna, Austria
- LimeWireHead of Growth and Community2022 — 2023Vienna, Austria
- BitpandaDigital Campaign Lead2020 — 2022Vienna, Austria
- VisionectMarketing Team Lead2017 — 2020Ljubljana
- VisionectContent Strategist2017Ljubljana, Slovenia
- GlobaliDHead of Growth (Freelance contract)2020Ljubljana, Slovenia
- U.S. Embassy LjubljanaDigital Media Specialist (Part-Time)2015 — 2017Ljubljana, Slovenia
- RenderspacePerformance marketing (Part-time student)2014Ljubljana
- Saatchi & Saatchijunior copywriter (Part-time Student)2012Ljubljana
Education
- The University of British ColumbiaBachelor's degree, Business/Marketing2013 — 2014
- Sauder School of BusinessMarketing
- University of Ljubljana2010 — 2015
- Faculty of social sciencesMarketing, comunication
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social SciencesMaster's degree, Strategic Marketing2016 — 2018
Skills & more
Growth Marketing2Community Building2Viral Marketing4Growth Strategies2B2CContent StrategyCustomer AcquisitionStartups2Advertising41Public Relations34Social Media36Marketing Strategy6
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EntrepreneurshipCopywritingDigital MarketingBrand DevelopmentSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Content MarketingMarketing CommunicationsCrowdfundingGoogle AnalyticsPublic SpeakingViral VideoCreativityLanguages Croatian · English · German · Serbian · Slovenian
- Growth Series 2021 — Reforge
- Hootsuite Certification — Hootsuite
From Tilen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Earlybird Venture Capital
Akash Bajwa
Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital
Andre Retterath
General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital
Ben Wilkening
Vision Lab Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital
Benedetta Montani
Fund Management at Earlybird Venture Capital
Christian Nagel
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
Dan Lupu
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
David Kozisek
IT Officer at Earlybird Venture Capital
Denis Jesske
Accountant at Earlybird Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tilen Kegl work?
- Tilen Kegl is Catalyst Venture Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital.
Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia242
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended University of Ljubljana13
Mojca SkoberneEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Jan KoblerManaging Partner at South Central VenturesTina KastrevcAssociate at South Central VenturesFabian LeipeltPrincipal at WestTech VenturesCosmin OchisorPartner at GapMinderJure MikuzManaging Partner at South Central Ventures
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Also attended University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences1
Shared employers
Also worked at Synthesia5
Also worked at Bitpanda3
Also worked at GlobaliD1
Also worked at Saatchi & Saatchi13
John DennyVP, eCommerce & Digital at CAVU Consumer PartnersMolly MartellHead of Brand at HeadlineShira WhiteFounder, BeautifulNow at The 98Emily HeywardFounding Partner at Habitat PartnersJB OsborneFounding Partner at Habitat PartnersGiles GibbonsBrain Trust at The Craftory
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