Team

We are a multinational team of experienced tech investors, with backgrounds in PE/VC, consulting, finance and entrepreneurship. Whether it’s growing your sales and marketing capabilities, improving your growth efficiency, catching industry trends as they happen or bringing you closer to consumer-facing companies, we provide you with the right advice and connections to help you scale your business.

Hansjörg Sage

Managing Partner

Hansjörg Sage

Managing Partner
  • Has extensive experience in direct investment having worked for Lehman Brothers’ Private EquityDivision, 3i and Gimv both in London and Munich
  • Was a member of the Gimv executive committee and acted as a managing partner, where he led a team of 10+ investors and managed a portfolio of €250m+ NAV; opened and built Gimv’s presence in Munich and its presence in Germany
  • Worked on a broad spectrum of asset classes from early venture transactions to mid-market buy-outs
  • Started his career as a strategy consultant at The Boston Consulting Group
  • Received a Dipl. Ing. in Electrical Engineering from the the Karlsruher Institut of Technology, a PhD in robotics and automatic control from the University of Strasbourg and an MBA from INSEAD

James Hook

Partner

James Hook

Partner
  • Has many years of investment experience at Apax Partners and Adxia Capital Partners, based out of London and Munich
  • Worked on a wide range of venture, growth  and buyout transactions backing disruptive technology-driven businesses and represented these companies through numerous board and observer seats
  • Prior to his investment career, he worked in strategy consulting with Analysys, advising startups through to incumbents in the telecoms and wireless sectors
  • Received a Master Degree of Engineering from Oxford University; post-graduation, worked as a digital engineer at ARM

David Cano

Analyst

David Cano

Analyst
  • Previous experience as a Technology and Operations Consultant at Ernst & Young, providing business process improvement solutions
  • Worked at Encomenda Smart Capital, a renowned venture capital fund investing in Spain and Latam
  • Degree in Finance and Investment from the Rotterdam School of Management

Manon Depeyre

Investment Associate

Manon Depeyre

Investment Associate
  • Has prior experience as analyst at RWB Group, a Munich-based private equity Fund-of-Fund
  • Worked for Ernst & Young and BMW in audit and project management
  • Received an MSc in Business Administration from Grenoble Ecole de Management

Julia Königsreuter

Operations & HR Manager

Julia Königsreuter

Operations & HR Manager
  • Has experience in the industrial, investment and hospitality industries, working as a personal assistant to senior management and office manager
  • Received a Bachelor of Science from ZHAW School of Management and Law