About
Tim Schumacher, entrepreneur turned climate VC, uses proprietary Climate Performance Potential framework to back companies avoiding ≥100 Mt CO₂e/year and helped grow Ecosia from 3 to Europe's largest search engine.
Contact· published on Tim's own website
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechEnergyFoodTechMobility & TransportationPropTech
Experience
- World FundGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- saas.groupCo-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- EcosiaBoard Member and Co-Steward-Ownercurrent2014 — presentBerlin, Germany
- TS Ventures GmbHInvestorcurrent2011 — presentCologne
- Eyeo GmbHCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2011 — presentCologne Bonn Region
- Sedo.comBoard Member2012 — 2014
- Sedo.comCEO/Vorstand2009 — 2012Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Sedo.comCEO and Co-Founder2001 — 2009Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Skills & more
Databases5Software as a Service (SaaS)1Early Stage Investment3Investments2VC2Venture Capital3Venture Fund1Climate Tech2Corporate Governance1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99
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Online MarketingBusiness StrategyE-commerceOnline AdvertisingProduct ManagementSEMStrategyWeb AnalyticsSEOBusiness DevelopmentFinanceE-CommerceLanguages English · Französisch · German · Swedish
From Tim's professional profile.
Colleagues at World Fund
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Andreas Slettvoll
Venture Partner at World Fund
Cara Reuner
Investment Associate at World Fund
Chloe Le
Junior Fund Controller at World Fund
Christian Kroll
Venture Partner at World Fund
Craig Douglas
Partner at World Fund
Daniel Valenzuela
Venture Partner at World Fund
Danijel Viševic
General Partner at World Fund
Danijel Višević
Managing Partner at World Fund
Network3
Craig DouglasScout
Partner at World Fund
Danijel ViševićScout
Managing Partner at World Fund
Daria SaharovaScout
Managing Partner at World Fund
Investors connected to Tim in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tim Schumacher?
- Tim Schumacher, entrepreneur turned climate VC, uses proprietary Climate Performance Potential framework to back companies avoiding ≥100 Mt CO₂e/year and helped grow Ecosia from 3 to Europe's largest search engine.
- Where does Tim Schumacher work?
- Tim Schumacher is General Partner at World Fund.
- What does Tim Schumacher invest in?
- Tim Schumacher invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- What check size does Tim Schumacher write?
- Tim Schumacher typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- Where did Tim Schumacher go to school?
- Tim Schumacher studied at University of Cologne (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Stockholm School of Economics (Master in Finance, Entrepreneurship); Friedrich-Gymnasium, Freiburg.
Same school
Also attended University of Cologne54
Andrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneJohann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesMarkus MerzInvestment Manager at CapnamicDavid KuczekInvestor at HV CapitalAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabs
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Also attended Stockholm School of Economics215
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoVictor JacobssonCo-founder of Klarna; investorJosefin LandgårdCo-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of KryMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesPär-Jörgen PärsonPartner at NorthzoneJessica SchultzPartner at Northzone
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