Investors

 

teameurope.png Team Europe is the lead investor in SponsorPay. The Berlin-based company operates internationally and has launched many successful startups like Spreadshirt, StudiVZ and brands4friends, among others. Currently, their portfolio comprises 10 companies.
 

LukaszLukasz Gadowski is an Internet entrepreneur and investor. Among others, he is the founder of spreadshirt.com (Europe's leading customized apparel platform) as well as co-founder of social network studiVZ.net (one of the top three German websites) and brands4friends.com (leading private sales club).

Today he is Partner at Team Europe Ventures, one of Europe's leading Internet venture groups. Team Europe operates a micro fund and establishes new Internet companies within its 'company building' group. The active portfolio consists of around 15 companies - such as SponsorPay (virtual currency monetization), Madvertise (mobile advertising in Germany), Kaeuferportal (lead generation), Misterspex (eCommerce) and TheEuropean (online magazine).

Lukasz has been distinguished with numerous awards for his entrepreneurial work. He was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and currently lives in Berlin, Germany.
Hasso Plattner Ventures-80x60.png Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in the areas of information technology and clean-tech. SAP Co-Founder Prof. Dr. h. c. Hasso Plattner supplies the lion's share of investment capital, followed by InvestitionsBank Brandenburg, CMEA Capital, Shai Agassi and Arnon Katz.
 

YaronYaron Valler joined Hasso Plattner Ventures in January 2010, bringing over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship and Venture Capital.

Formerly Yaron led the enterprise software practice at Giza Venture Capital, was an early stage investor at the Technion Incubator, and was a co-founder and VP of business development at Excedo Technologies.

Yaron holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a B.Sc. in Information Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University in Israel.
NGP-80c60.png Nokia Growth Partners is the premier venture investor focused on growth stage companies in the mobile industry. With $350M under management, Nokia Growth Partners invests in companies and people that are changing the global face of mobility, communications and the Internet.
  BoBo Ilsoe brings more than 20 years experience to Nokia Growth Partners from venture capital, investment management, fundraising, organizational and strategic development as well as sales and marketing.

Having lived and worked in 7 different countries he always comes with a global view to business. He has executed many investments and participated in several successful M&A transactions generating in excess of 300 M$.

Bo graduated with honors with a Masters in Electronics Engineering from Aalborg University, Denmark.
Kite Ventures-80x60.png Kite Ventures, founded in late 2008, focuses on the high tech and Internet sectors in Russia and Europe. It invests in companies in different stages, from ideas to established businesses.