Philipp Handel
Partner at General Catalyst
Berlin, Berlin
Overview
Work Experience
Strategy Manager - CEO Office
2025 - Current
Product Strategy Trade Republic is backed by Sequoia, TCV, Thrive Capital, Accel, Founders Fund, Creandum.
Associate, Senior Associate
2021 - 2024
Investment Partner with focus on Enterprise & Strategic Industries/Resilience Founders that allowed me to join their journey: Helsing (Series B), Fever Energy (Seed), Deel (Series D), SoSafe (Series B), Alpine Eagle (Pre-Seed), Maven Clinic (Series E), Material Security (Series C), Flowers (Seed), Pulley (Series B), Hypersonica (Pre-Seed), Orbem (Series A)
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Fellow, Associate
2020 - 2021
Management consultant at McKinsey & Company and part of McKinsey Digital • Functional focus on Digital (esp. LEAP, McKinsey's digital business building approach) • Industry focus on TMT (esp. FUEL, McKinsey's venture capital and entrepreneurship practice) • Supported clients during the conception and scale-up of tech businesses • Co-authored report on European startup ecosystem, which became the most-visited TMT article ever with 40K visits and was featured by the World Economic Forum, The Telegraph, and 12 other media outlets • Contributed to internal and pro bono consulting initiatives in addition to client work, e.g., advised startup on business model/go-to-market
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Researcher
2019 - 2020
Research on human–machine hybrid intelligence and AI
VC Analyst Intern
2017 - 2017
European early-stage fund with $350mn under management
Visiting Associate
2017 - 2017
Chosen for BCG Fast Forward, a program designated for successful Visiting Associates
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Working Student
2016 - 2016
Media and e-commerce company with €4bn in revenues
Group Strategy – Project Student
2016 - 2016