Wilken Engelbracht
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cusp Capital
Berlin, Germany
Writes $10.8M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Wilken Engelbracht, Venture Partner and Commercial/Managing Director of FC St. Pauli, brings hands-on commercial experience in revenue, sponsorship and fan engagement from football into technology investing, acting as operator-investor.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Experience
- FC St. Pauli von 1910 e.V.Managing Director (finance, commercial & operations)2023 — 2026Hamburg, Germany
- Cusp CapitalVenture Partner Cusp Capital Partners2023 — 2026Hamburg, Germany
- Cusp CapitalGeneral Partner2018 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- VfL Bochum 1848 GmbH & Co. KGaAManaging Director (finance, operations & sales and marketing)2014 — 2018Bochum Area, Germany
- Project A VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2013 — 2014Berlin Area, Germany
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaAVice President Bertelsmann Capital Investment2008 — 2013Gütersloh
- RTL GroupManaging Director Online Video Portal / RTL Interactive2006 — 2008Cologne
- RTL GroupCorporate Development Manager2004 — 2006
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaAExecutive Mgmt. Assistant CEO2002 — 2004
- Atlas VentureAssociate1999 — 2002
Education
- Maastricht UniversityMaster's degree, Economics
Skills & more
Venture Capital24Entrepreneurship10Corporate Development27Mergers4Business Strategy8Private Equity8Start-ups22Digital Media3Investments2Corporate Finance3M&A experience2Strategic Partnerships2
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Business DevelopmentDue DiligenceNew Business DevelopmentRestructuringOnline AdvertisingMergers & AcquisitionsSalesStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Maastricht University55
Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesDaniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersBen MasonSenior Investment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgLucas PaulInvestment Team at RedstoneAnnika in der BeekChief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITALJack DaleyInvestment Associate at King River Capital
+ 49 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Cusp Capital16
Christian WinterGeneral Partner at TEV VenturesHelmut KlawitterGeneral Partner, General Counsel at TEV VenturesJan SessenhausenGeneral Partner at TEV VenturesJohannes BehringerPrincipal at TEV VenturesMaximilian RowoldtGeneral Partner at TEV VenturesMatteo StegnerSenior Associate at TEV Ventures
+ 10 more
Also worked at Project A Ventures25
Johann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalAndreaIR at NAPSebastian BeckerGeneral Partner at redalpineAnn-Cathrin SchulzAssociate, Studio at FoodLabsEmily EisenblatterPartner at OVNI CapitalSam CashInvestor at Entropy Industrial Capital
+ 19 more
Colleagues at Cusp Capital
Britta Lenczewski
Finance Manager at Cusp Capital
Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Christian Winter
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Dr. Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Helmut Klawitter
General Partner, General Counsel at TEV Ventures
Holger Temme
Venture Partner at Cusp Capital
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Johannes Behringer
Principal at TEV Ventures
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