SG

Sascha Guenther

Partner at Vorwerk Ventures

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2020

    We’re investing in business models with positive impact on People & Planet. I’m covering investments in digital health, logistics and consumer. Investments include amongst others Avi Medical, Rex, Sunhero, Nilo Health

2017 - 2020

  • Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

    2017 - 2020

    * Co-Founder and Managing Director of startup funded by Lufthansa * Overall responsibility for operations, finance, communications and people management * Growing company to 60+ employees * Set-up of workflows & team structures

  • Senior Manager Venture Development

    2017 - 2017

    * Heading Venture Capital activities at Lufthansa Innovation Hub for Lufthansa Group * Execution of two direct investments in digital business models (Fleet, cargo.one) * Co-founded Yilu, the first digital startup of Lufthansa Group

2015 - 2017

  • Investment Management

    2015 - 2017

    * Leading the deal flow team of three investment analysts * Setup of structures and processes to manage deal flow of 1,500+ investment opportunities p.a. * Conduction of 50+ commercial due diligences resulting in four investments (Homeday, Kry, Comtravo, KLARA)

  • Senior Consultant

    2013 - 2014

    * Leading a project for the optimisation of key account management structures of an IT service provider resulting in 20% more customer interactions * Conducting a commercial due diligence for an acquisition target in the gastronomy segment leading to a 40M transaction * Optimisation of the pricing system of a leading manufacturer for construction materials leading to a 10% EBIT improvement

  • Consultant

    2011 - 2013

    * Analysis and optimisation of product bundles of a leading Swedish cable network provider * Conception and roll-out of a “multiscreen” TV product for a German satellite provider within 6 months * Project management for the integration of a pay TV service into an IPTV product * Conception, execution and sales of an international benchmark study of OTT TV services

2008 - 2009

  • Export Coordinator

    2008 - 2009

    Export coordinator for the entire building automation of Airbus FAL Hangar in Tianjin, China