Axel Kalisch

Rejoined Bridgemaker to take on critical venture projects; promoted to Associate Partner within eight months in recognition of strategic and operational impact.

Appointed by the shareholders to oversee the structured wind-down of the company.

Appointed CEO after one year as interim leader to scale and professionalize the venture. - Scaled the company from early stage to €6M in annual revenue; achieved €550k+ monthly recurring revenue at peak. - Raised €7M in funding by bringing on EnBW as lead investor and acquiring Baloise Group as co-shareholder. - Built and led a high-performing executive team; oversaw all key functions incl. Finance, Sales & Marketing, HR, and Operations.

Joined as one of the first employees and helped scale the company from <10 to 100+ employees while shaping its foundation and culture.

Responsible for brand development, crowdfunding campaigns, and multi-channel sales initiatives in an early-stage hardware startup. Also contributed to investor relations, internal operations, and team coordination.