Verus von Plotho

Funding and operative support for cleantech companies moving to the United States.

• Providing national / EU public funding services for startups / SMEs • Investing for UK Family Office in Deep Tech, Fintech, Edtech, Health

• Developing Smart City data lakes based on open source • Managing technology projects in Europe, India and the US • Running projects with Vienna, Berlin, Heidelberg, Helsinki and others • Participating in EU and national funding calls

• Managed EU industry 4.0 projects I4MS and MIDH • Executed digital marketing campaigns and event/trade fair promotions • Drove adoption of FIWARE technology in Smart City and Smart Industry

• Business Development for Startups and SMEs in Europe • Worked with Lingumi (edtech), Arrival/TRA (robotics), Wayra (accelerator)

• Opened the Deezer Central Europe office in Berlin and hired core team • Introduced the service to media and music industries in GSA • Managed key partner relationships with T-Mobile

• Increased turnover with iTunes, Amazon and Spotify by 230% • Directed digital commerce activities across 17 EMEA affiliates • Negotiated commercial terms and introduced a new EU pricing structure

Finance & Strategy