About
Founder and Managing Director of fronttrail, a senior software growth capital investor who previously founded ViewPoint Capital Partners in Frankfurt/Zurich and worked as an investment banker at Vontobel in Zurich.
Experience
- fronttrail Equity PartnersFounder, Managing Director & General Partner | Growth Equity Investorcurrent2017 — presentZürich Area, Switzerland
- aixigo AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2018 — 2024Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
- SpotMeNon-Executive Director | Mentor & Transformation Coach2016 — 2023Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- ViewPoint Capital PartnersFounder, MD, Chairman & General Partner | Growth Capital Investor2000 — 2016Zürich Area, Switzerland
- FERNBACH-SoftwareNon-Executive Director | Buyout Investor2002 — 2015Luxembourg
- DovetailNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2011 — 2015County Cork, Ireland
- BrandMakerNon-Executive Director | Secondary Investor2010 — 2014Karlsruhe Area, Germany
- QuantHouseObserver | Secondary & Series A Investor2011 — 2012Paris Area, France
- HYPE InnovationNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2010 — 2011Bonn Area, Germany
- ASDIS Software AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2004 — 2010Berlin Area, Germany
- SAPERION AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2003 — 2010Berlin Area, Germany
- Aquin Components GmbHNon-Executive Director | Secondary Investor2005 — 2008Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
- Day SoftwareObserver | Pre-IPO Investor2000Basel Area, Switzerland
- HyperwaveNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor2000Graz Area, Austria
- update software AGNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor1999 — 2000Vienna Area, Austria
- Tecoplan AGNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor1999 — 2000Munich Area, Germany
- VontobelAssistant Vice President | TMT Investment Banking & Private Equity1996 — 2000Zürich Area, Switzerland
- VontobelAssistant Manager | Equity Derivatives & Structured Products1994 — 1996Zürich Area, Switzerland
- VontobelAssociate | Corporate Finance & M&A1989 — 1994Zürich Area, Switzerland
- VontobelApprentice | Securities/FX Trading, Money Market, Brokerage, Research, Private Banking & Back Office1986 — 1989Zürich Area, Switzerland
Education
- HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration ZurichGraduate in Economics and Business Administration (Betriebsökonom HWZ)1993 — 1997
- Swiss Armed ForcesFirst Lieutenant (Platoon Leader), Swiss Mountain Troopers1990 — 1992
- KV Business School ZürichApprenticeship in banking (Banklehre) at Bank Vontobel AG with a graduation to banker (Bankkaufmann)1986 — 1989
Skills & more
Secondaries1Venture Capital84Growth Equity10Software15Private Equity78Investments29Investment Banking27Mergers & Acquisitions36Start-ups22Restructuring8Funding2Information Technology1
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Software as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise SoftwareManagementGrowth CapitalInvestorEarly StageLate StageDevelopment CapitalIPOB2B softwareFinTechReplacement CapitalLanguages English · French · German
- Fundamentals in Finance, San Diego State University, USA — San Diego State University
- 25th Annual Venture Capital Institute, USA — Venture Capital Institute
- SOFFEX Trader License, Eurex, Switzerland — Eurex
- National Commodities Futures Examination (Series 3), NFA, USA — National Futures Association
- Management Development Course, EVCA Institute, France — Invest Europe
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Also attended HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich9
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Shared employers
Also worked at SpotMe1
Also worked at Vontobel11
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