CM

Christian Meermann

Entrepreneur & Founding Partner Cherry Ventures

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $580,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $4,600,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,600,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founding Partner

    2012

    Founders first. Investors second. Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of their businesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 90 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Flaschenpost, Infarm, Forto, SellerX, Juni, and Flink. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London and Stockholm.

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

2016

  • Board Member

    2016

2012

  • Seed Investor

    2012

  • Seed Investor

    2012

2016 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2020

  • Managing Director & Member of the Board

    2013 - 2015

    Member of the Management Board responsible for the newly launched online business, CRM, omnichannel and tech. Peek & Cloppenburg is one of Europe's largest fashion retailers.

2010 - 2013

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    2010 - 2013

    Leading all marketing efforts of the firm with expansion to all European markets: Brand building, performance marketing, online marketing, social media, PR, CRM, TV, radio, OOH, etc.

  • Senior Consultant

    2007 - 2010

2006 - 2006

  • Intern

    2006 - 2006