Michael Zimmel

Hölle Games is an independent video slots studio and technology provider to other up-and-coming iGaming studios. As late co-founder I help steer the business through international expansion while maintaining fiscal health and operational efficiency. My role involves strategically managing the company's financial and corporate development actions to ensure continuous growth and profitability. I oversee the company's finance and accounting functions, and ensure compliance with financial regulations.

NodeZro helps businesses reduce online risk exposure by mastering their digital identifiers and safeguard their brand trust. As a member of the board of directors, I keep a close eye on the company's financial health to help ensure the business stays on track and can grow sustainably.

Volve built the pre-accounting tool that now streamlines fiat and crypto finance workflows for all Investhub users. Our platform enables effortless management of custodial and non-custodial wallets, IBANs and cash expense documentation, all in one place, with Xero integration included. Founded in 2019 with the support of Visa, IBM, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Abu Dhabi’s StartAD accelerator, Volve has been part of Investhub DAO since 2023.

Lottoland is one of the most successful private online lottery companies, employing more than 300 people worldwide. I led the finance, accounting and business intelligence functions of the group, and was a director of the group's captive insurer Fortuna Insurance PCC.

Having advised on more than 500 transactions since 1985, Blättchen & Partner is among Germany's leading mid-market corporate finance advisory firms. I steered the acquisition and execution of M&A and corporate finance advisory mandates to mid-cap and high-growth companies with full operative responsibility throughout the entire project life-cycle.

MZM provided corporate finance advisory services to mid-cap and high-growth companies in Germany and Austria. In 2013, I merged my business with Blättchen & Partner.

With more than 300 transactions at cumulative enterprise values of over €10 billion, Ferber & Co. is considered one of the leading M&A boutiques in the German medium-sized market. I worked on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions with enterprise values ranging from €25 to €500 million, contributing to the entire project life-cycle from pitch to closing the deal.

I coordinated the financial and accounting matters of the business unit Asia-Pacific covering Singapore, China, Taiwan and Korea. Fronted the reorganisation of the finance department of the group’s regional headquarters in Singapore. Led the strategic alignment of management reporting and the introduction of overhead controlling.

Initially I contributed to various projects and audits, later overseeing the execution of projects pertaining to buyer- and vendor-side due diligence, valuation, financial modeling, and year-end audits. This required the supervision of team members, training of junior staff, and the management of clients across a wide range of industries.