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Philipp Wahler

CDTM | HSG | START Global

Munich, Bavaria

Overview 

Philipp Wahler is currently the Head of START Hack and Content Management at START Global, with a background in venture capital at REIMANN INVESTORS and experience in business development at Vitt. Notable achievements include investing in successful companies like Sastrify and commercetools across various funding stages, showcasing a strong track record in the tech and startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Visiting Analyst - Venture Capital

    2024 - 2024

    Sourced and facilitated investment in "Linearity" (Series A Extension; Co-investors: EQT Ventures, HV Capital, 468 Capital, Discovery Ventures).

  • Business Development & Strategy

    2021 - 2022

    Vitt is a venture-backed (Better Tomorrow Ventures, Speedinvest, Village Global) fintech startup in the revenue-based financing space. As the first employee on the commercial team, my responsibilities ranged across growth, operations, strategy, and product. Reached $100k in ARR and 30% MoM growth within four months of launching the core lending product.

  • Co-Founder & Editor

    2020 - 2021

    Wrote and published 250-page study guide for the course “Fundamentals and Methods of Computer Science for Business Studies” at HSG. The booklet was purchased by ~65% of enrolled students.

  • Head of START Hack

    2020 - 2021

    Organized Europe’s largest student-run hackathon.

  • Content Management

    2019 - 2020

  • Research Analyst

    2019 - 2019

    Researched the ROI of non-financial services for women-led SMEs for a report commissioned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • Research Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Research and data visualization for several projects on customer-centric banking for SMEs in Mongolia, Morocco, and Egypt.

  • Business Development Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Developed value proposition and go-to-market strategy for product life cycle management startup.

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