Growth Investor at Lightrock
Joined July 2009
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7 Nov 2022
Mitigating climate change is one of humanity's most profound challenges. I am super psyched that we just raised a new €860m fund to invest in the most innovative growth companies tackling climate change. 💵💵💡💡🌳🌳
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7 Jul 2021
1/ After 5 brilliant years, it fills me with bittersweet emotions to announce that I am leaving Northzone. It has been a privilege & immense learning experience to work with all the incredibly talented portfolio founders and the remarkable Northzone team. Thank you.
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7 Jul 2021
2/ At the same time, I am excited to begin a new chapter with the team at Lightrock in the autumn. I’m very much looking forward to doubling down on investing in European companies, at Series B , that are building a sustainable future for us all. Watch this space for more soon.
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21 Jun 2021
Congrats to the entire Forto crew, especially @themikewax, @Michi1814, @erikmuttersbach! From Europe to the world. You are heroes. ⛴️🚀🦄🇪🇺🌍
21 Jun 2021
🦄 @fortocompany just reached the unicorn status today! Congrats to @themikewax and the entire team for such a great milestone 👏
🚢 @chrissteinau and @mkotting made a deep dive into why the future of supply chains lies with digital actors
northzone.com/2021/06/21/how…
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4 Jun 2021
🥫🥒🥕🥖🥚🚲⚡🚲⚡🚲⚡💨💨💨Flink in hyper drive. Amazing job Oliver Merkel, Christoph Cordes, & Julian Dames. Very glad that @prosusventures, @bondcap, @Mubadala are joining the journey of bringing Europe's grocery shopping experience into the future. tcrn.ch/3chvk9s
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Chris Steinau retweeted
19 Apr 2021
❇️ This week, it's Time For Climate Action – by our friends from @Leaders4CA
♻️ LFCA is triggering 1 million meaningful and measurable actions for the planet. Join @Spotify, @tierscooters, @PersonioHR, @fortocompany and others.
You can start now 👇
tfca.earth/
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4 Mar 2021
👏 Congrats to @johnnyboufarhat and team for such an impressive execution over the past year!
📈 With this round hitting the headlines, Hopin is definitely the fastest growing startup in history.
👉 @Hopin is here to last.
hopin.com/blog/announcing-ou…
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2 Mar 2021
Whoop whoop... Flink is moving at light-speed! :) Only 6 weeks after launch: live in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Dusseldorf and Cologne. What an incredible performance of the Flink team! Welcome @TargetGlobalVC to the ride. techcrunch.com/2021/03/02/fl…
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1 Mar 2021
🦄 It’s been incredible to watch @Klarna grow into the European success story it is today since our investment in 2015
👏 @klarnaseb and his team have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to act as a leader in their category
Reuters has more 👇
reuters.com/article/us-klarn…
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18 Jan 2021
Pop culture expressed through media and social networks are fascinating social constructs, but what’s happening with TikTok is next level. @northzoneVC has been through the rabbit hole of TikTok and how it relates to startups. Join our next event tomorrow. A thread.
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Chris Steinau retweeted
18 Jan 2021
few of the Northzone companies on 🔥 past year
@PersonioHR > $1.7bn
@GetKahoot > $6bn
@fuboTV > $4bn
@tierscooters > $1bn
@Klarna > $10bn
@Hopin > $2bn
@Trustpilot > $1bn
and more coming soon
18 Jan 2021
🦄 @PersonioHR just raised $125m and is poised to become Europe’s leading HR platform - the company is now valued $1.7bn
🌱 Since we led their Series A in 2017, they added 3000 customers across 80 countries
Congrats @HannoRenner and team 👏
tech.eu/brief/personio-serie… w/@mkotting
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18 Jan 2021
It's amazing to see what's possible with an exceptionally talented team, a great product and tons of ambition and determination. An incredible inspiration for founders and teams across Europe. Massive congrats to the entire team! personio.com/blog/personio-a…
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🌟New Post 🌟
“But First, Product: Resources for Product Builders and Leaders”
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11 Dec 2020
Great initiative @UVC_Partners. Thank you for allowing us to be a small part of it.
11 Dec 2020
🌱Long story short: sustainability is a competitive advantage.
🏄🏽 Happy to support our friends from @UVC_Partners launching playbooks to help startups and VCs on their sustainability journey 👇
sustainability-playbook.com/ w/@chrissteinau
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1 Dec 2020
Infogrid is taking building operations into the future when it comes to energy and resource efficiency. Thanks to the Infogrid team for allowing us to join this journey. Excited for what the future holds. @Infogrid_IoT
1 Dec 2020
We're thrilled to unveil our latest investment in Infogrid raising $15.5M to build an IoT solution helping property managers run buildings more efficiently. w/@jeppezink
🤯 Built environment generates 39% of annual global CO₂
🧱 With live data and sensors = reduce wasted energy
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17 Nov 2020
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17 Nov 2020
.@spacemaker_ai was just acquired by @autodesk for $240M. Last year, we invested in their Series A and Hårvard and his team grew this product-led company into a world-class software for architects. Construction is Eating Software. Or the other way round. A thread.
17 Nov 2020
Massive congrats, @themikewax, @erikmuttersbach, @Michi1814. Very well deserved. Such an incredibly impressive job that you've done building Forto to this level. And still only scratching the surface of this ginormous market. On to the next level! techcrunch.com/2020/11/17/di…
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10 Nov 2020
Incredibly impressive to see this team execute and win in such a competitive market! Massive congrats to the whole Tier crew. Very much looking forward to seeing Tier redefining urban mobility globally. @tierscooters @northzoneVC
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25 Aug 2020
🛴 @TIERscooters is hitting the headlines again to unveil their new e-scooter at an event in London today, "featuring user-swappable batteries, a built-in helmet and indicator lights". Exciting times for micromobility!
tier.app/energynetwork/ c/@paulbz
Tier Mobility is making its official UK launch today in view of Tower Bridge, London.
Founder and boss Lawrence Leuschner is presenting the Berlin-based company's sustainability drive and UK game plan.
@tierscooters
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18 Aug 2020
Congrats, @paulbz. What an amazing story!
18 Aug 2020
After 7 years, we sold @Dots to Take Two today.
The “roller coaster” cliche isn’t right as it only really describes fear and excitement. It was much more, and I’m incredibly thankful to have had the experience. I’ve captured some highlights and lessons here. 👇
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