Thomas Koller

Holding company for two iGaming and lottery platforms, lotteryworld.com and lotterymine.io, both built from nothing. Originated the concept and commercial model, raised €2.5 million in development capital, built technology and product teams across Germany, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland and the UAE, and took both platforms to live commercial operation. Responsible for architecture, technology partners and roadmap; works with the board on strategy and investor relations.

Took over Quizdom as Managing Director and led its transformation into Quiz2Coin (quiz2coin.com), a real-cash prize tournament platform. Over two million downloads and number two in app store rankings in Greece and Germany. Relaunched the product as Quizdom Battle, built the payout system players value most, secured partnerships with UEFA Champions League, EURO 2020, Paytm and Vodafone Egypt, launched a quiz show on Greek national TV, and raised €2.5 million. Based in Athens.

Business development for an international digital marketing and gaming services agency. Led the acquisition of the Quizdom brand and the parallel development of Quiz4U, a mobile gaming platform with a patented skill-based mechanic offering real prizes, from concept through to market entry. Drove new client acquisition across several European markets. Quizdom later continued independently and became Quiz2Coin.

Founded and led Kreditbook in Prague, the first online B2C financial scoring platform in Central and Eastern Europe. Built the business from scratch: technology, team, commercial strategy and regulatory work in the Czech financial services market, backed by data partnerships with banks and financial intermediaries.

Developed and implemented specialist insurance solutions for the real estate sector across Central Europe, providing financial protection products to property investors, developers and management companies throughout the CEE region. Based in Prague.

Founded TVO Europe in Prague and built residential and commercial property management operations across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, with joint ventures in Bulgaria and Ukraine (TVO EU-UA Ltd., Kyiv). Managed the merger of TVO Europe with ORCO Property Management a.s., including due diligence, deal structuring and post-merger integration.

Interim sales management for international consumer electronics manufacturers entering or restructuring European markets, including Nortek/Italy, Phocus Electronics B.V., Hyundai Electronics, Skymedia and Konka Electronics. Handled market entry end to end: company setup, legal and tax structure, sales team, key accounts, logistics and after-sales service. Key accounts included REWE Group, Metro and Media Markt.

Led European sales for a leading OEM consumer electronics manufacturer, mainly Germany and Northern Europe. Built and expanded the European distributor network, grew key accounts including Medion, Metro, Conrad and Media Markt, and managed OEM projects and trade show presence.

Built a nationwide sales and distributor network for a telecommunications wholesaler; developed the wholesale and marketing plans and set up a franchise and retail shop system.

Ran a premium gifts mail-order business as a licensee of GL (Georg Leicher) Innovation, Germany.

Czech Republic operations of the Fotoprint business, running local market sales and operations.