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.
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
Education
- University of CologneMBA, Business Administration and Management1997 — 2001
- Stockholm School of EconomicsMaster in Finance, Entrepreneurship1999 — 2000
- Friedrich-Gymnasium, Freiburg1986 — 1995
- Woodinville High SchoolHigh School Exchange Year1992
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
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Same school
Also attended University of Cologne46
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 Economics172
Mattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesPär-Jörgen PärsonPartner at NorthzoneDominik EsenPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneLouise HagenInvestor at Luminar VenturesViktor BerggrenTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Colleagues at World Fund
Alexis Caporale
Associate 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
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.