Ingo Franz

Partner, Geschäftsführer, Vectorpilot
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Ingo Franz

  • Bis heute 11 Jahre und 10 Monate, seit Jan. 2014

    Geschäftsführer

    Vectorpilot

    Vectorpilot works with technology and fast-growing companies on scaling and international growth challenges. We support investors and entrepreneurs on deal opportunities, build-ups or funding & exit transactions. We provide mentoring on boards, as advisors or as venture partners or with entrepreneurial involvement. With learnings from 20+ years of digital venture investing & building, we also advise corporates on new digital business models, the set-up of digital business units and Joint-Ventures.

  • Bis heute 11 Jahre und 10 Monate, seit 2014

    Venture Partner

    iq! Managementberatungs GmbH

    iq! is an eBusiness builder and strategy consultancy with the mission to transform digital innovation into business. iq! has advised, set-up and operated digital business for its clients for more than 20 years.

  • 2017 - 2019

    Venture Partner

    Kreaxi Ventures, Paris

    Kreaxi is an earlystage European Venture Capital Firm that raised in the last 20 years more than €500m from institutional Investors - from our 540 start-up investments 27 went public. Kreaxi operates from offices in Lyon and Paris.

  • 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Sep. 2014 - Juni 2016

    Senior Advisor

    ALGEBRA Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH

    Wachstumsfinanzierungen und Tech Buy-Out

  • 1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Juli 2014 - Juli 2015

    Member Advisory Board

    linkfluence Germany GmbH
  • 2004 - 2014

    Managing Partner / Geschäftsführer

    Creathor Venture

    One of the leading German/Swiss venture capital funds active across continental Europe with currently 150m EUR funds under management. Broad VC Investment focus primarily on early stages.

  • 2007 - 2013

    Board Member

    Netbiscuits GmbH

    Global leader in software solutions for adaptive mobile web experiences used by brands worldwide

  • 2007 - 2013

    Board Member / Aufsichtsrat

    WiredMinds AG

    Web-based software for online lead generation and sales automation for the European B2B market

  • 2006 - 2013

    Board Member

    Tellja GmbH

    Germany's leading online recommendation and referral marketing platform

  • 2008 - 2012

    Advisory Board

    Living Online GmbH - www. wohnprofi.de

    Multi e-commerce platform for furniture, home, garden and accessories (trade sale)

  • Online Performance Marketing and Technology (sold to Private Equity Fund)

  • 2005 - 2010

    Board Member

    BrandNewWorld GmbH

    Interactive TV and mobile marketing

  • 2000 - 2004

    Investment Director

    3i

    3i Group plc. is a leading international Private Equity and Venture Capital investor with focus in Germany on growth and small buy-out

  • 1998 - 2002

    Board Member / Censeur

    Mediapps S.A.

    A European leader in Corporate portal Software (Merger with Ever-Team. S.A)

  • 1999 - 2001

    Advisory Board

    HL Planartechnik GmbH

    Thin Film Silicon Sensors and Silicon MEMS fab (HL Planartechnik was purchased by Measurement Specialties in 2005)

  • 1998 - 2001

    Chairmen of the board

    Aegisoft Inc. USA

    Digital Rights Management Software - Lead Investor and Trade Sale to Realnetworks USA

  • 1998 - 2001

    Board Member

    MnemoScience GmbH

    Medial-grade Sharpe Memory polymer Materials (MIT spin-off, Lead Investor on Seed-Round, Company raised more than EUR 20m from Investors Technologieholding, Polaris, Sofinnova, 3i and Paperboy)

  • 1998 - 2000

    Investment manager und Partner

    Technologieholding VC GmbH

    Very successful venture capital firm in Germany with > 100 lead-investments in continental Europe which participated in > 20 IPOs such as Micronas, Intershop, or Infovista and was acquired by 3i.

  • 1998 - 2000

    Board Member (Censeur)

    InfoVista S.A.

    Network Performance Management Software , Double listing at Nasdaq and Euronext

  • 1998 - 2000

    Board Member

    KeeBoo Corp.

    Raised $14M to invent, develop and offer to the internet market the very first eCatalog, eBooks and eBrochures. More than 1 million users and many more KeeBooks after, this patented innovation gave birth to many new technologies and businesses.

Ausbildung von Ingo Franz

  • 1991 - 1993

    Business Administration

    Universität St. Gallen

  • 1988 - 1989

    Mechanical Engineering

    Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL)

  • 1985 - 1991

    Mechanical Engineering

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

Sprachen

  • Deutsch

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  • Englisch

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  • Französisch

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