Erik Pfannmöller

The Culture Code Foundation is shaping the future of work by making company culture explicit and engrained in day-to-day work. Together with our clients, we embark on a journey to develop their individual Culture Code and processes to deeply manifest it.

LFCA is an entrepreneurial community that drives climate action. I am proud to fulfill The Green Pledge and to 100% offset both my private and our company's carbon footprint and to take initiative to decrease energy consumption.

Venture Stars is a Munich based venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. As a Venture Partner, I support deal flow and due diligence especially for AI and/or SaaS related investment opportunities.

Overseeing strategic and M&A activites at Dixa post the acquisition of Solvemate. Dixa is the customer service platform that empowers agents and builds customer loyalty - Customer Service as its meant to be.

Solvemate is a leading customer service automation platform. We deliver a superior automated service experience through chatbots, empowering our customers to provide instant, 24/7 service access to their customers.

I founded an eCommerce company selling sporting goods. After having started as a shopping club, we pivoted the business model into a marketplace for sporting goods. After 4 years we had double-digit millions in revenues and employed 70 colleagues.

I became first time German Champion at the of 10. After my A-levels I turned into a full-time professional athlete in the Olympic sport of White Water Canoe Slalom. I led the World Ranking for 3 years and became World Champion in 2007 after more than 10 years of focused training. I had the incredible chance of travelling to all continents for international races and to encounter other cultures.

I had the honor to spend my exchange term abroad at Booth School of Business and specialized there in Entrepreneurship while touching base with the American culture.

HHL is one of the leading private Business Schools in Germany with a reputation for Entrepreneurship. I graduated as one of the best in class and while being on the final exams I founded my first company.

While being a professional athlete and competing in international races, I did my first two years of studies in business economics.