At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Berlin based CFO’ operating in the Financial Services space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Peter Kimpel
CFO of Rocket Internet
Peter Kimpel is a Chief Financial Officer at Rocket Internet SE since May 2014. Peter was born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1968. Peter holds a degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Upon graduation, Peter began his career with Goldman Sachs as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs International London. Between 1992 and 2014, he held various other positions at Goldman Sachs, including Associate in New York/ San Francisco, Associate and later Vice President at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, where he was Managing Director from 2004 to 2006. Subsequently, from 2006 to 2010, Peter worked as Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International London, where he was promoted to Partner in 2010. In 2014, Peter left Goldman Sachs and became Rocket’s Chief Financial Officer. Peter is responsible for finance, investor relations, legal, risk & compliance and internal audit.
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About Rocket Internet: Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology companies globally.
Julia Feldhusen
CFO of Atlantic Labs
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About Atlantic Labs: Atlantic Labs is an early-stage venture capital investment firm that is based in Berlin, Germany.
Arnt Jeschke
CFO of Global Founders Capital
Arnt Jeschke is the Founder & Managing Director, Berlin of Rocket Internet GmbH. Arnt joined Rocket Internet in 2009 as Managing Director in Berlin and is responsible for Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Rocket, Arnt worked for, Jamba!, iLove as Director of Finance, at Deutsche Bank in Controlling and at KPMG as audit manager. Arnt studied at the HEC in Paris, the Bocconi in Milan and holds a Master’s Degree in International Management from the University of Cologne.
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About Global Founders Capital: GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs.
Christian Müller
CFO of Spotcap
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About Spotcap: Spotcap empowers SMEs with tailored finance, allowing them to focus on their business.
Tim Strunk
Chief Financial Officer of Mambu
Tim heads the finance team and supports Mambu’s growth. He is committed to creating efficient and robust finance structures and processes while ensuring compliance. Tim brings over 20 years of experience in the field of financial strategy, planning and control.
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About Mambu: Mambu is a software-as-a-service banking engine provider that powers lending and deposit services.
Sebastian Bielski
Chief Financial Officer of Smava
Sebastian Bielski joined Delivery Hero in May 2013 and became Chief Strategy Officer in April 2014. Sebastian is responsible for Corporate Finance (Fundraising and M&A), International Markets and Global Business Intelligence. Prior to joining Delivery Hero he worked as Director M&A at Team Europe in Berlin, as Investment Manager at Archer Capital (a leading Australian private equity company based in Sydney) and in the corporate finance division of Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt and Sydney where he advised clients on M&A and capital markets transactions. He started his career at Spreadshirt, where he set up the first production facility in Leipzig. Sebastian holds an MBA from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in Seoul, Korea, and a Master of Science in Management from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL).
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About Smava: Smava is an online loan comparison platform that offers cheaper loan options to consumers.
Igor Kuschnir
Managing Director & CFO of Penta
Igor is Chief Financial Officer at Penta and in charge of our financial strategy. He brings in extensive corporate finance experience and the necessary attention to detail. Before joining Penta, he worked for Citi’s investment banking division focusing on M&A transactions.
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About Penta: Penta is a digital business bank platform designed to help startups and SMEs save time and money on banking.
Thomas Baum
Partner, CFO of Redstone
Thomas Baum is Partner at Redstone, a Berlin-based Venture Capital firm that manages multiple corporate and institutional venture funds. Thomas is also Managing Director and CFO of Rebate Networks, a company builder and investment firm focused on E-Commerce ventures. He started his Internet career in 2000 as CFO and Co-Founder of yousmile.de AG and Mentasys GmbH (bought by Lycos). In 2008 he then joined VZ Netzwerke, Germany’s largest Social Network as CFO. He studied International Business and Management in Germany and France and now lives in Berlin, Germany.
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About i2x, Redstone, TMBA Capital: Redstone is a Berlin-based Venture Capital firm, managing investment funds structured around various sector verticals.
Christoph Iwaniez
CFO – Managing Director of Nuri
Christoph was previously the CFO of GIZS which connects the German Sparkassen Group to the paydirekt payment scheme and before that 10 years at Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), one of Germanys biggest banking groups.
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About Nuri: Nuri empowers people to manage and grow their wealth through innovative technologies.
Robin Staszek
CFO of Hasso Plattner Ventures
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About Hasso Plattner Ventures: Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies.
Matthias Woppmann
CFO of RECHNUNG.de
Matthias Woppmann joined GoodsTag as CFO in 2020.
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About BestSearch Media, GoodsTag, RECHNUNG.de, Trip.me: RECHNUNG.de offers factoring services to freelancers and SMEs.
Oliver Schmitz
Chief Financial Officer of LucaNet
Oliver is founder & CFO of LucaNet.
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About LucaNet: Software and consulting for consolidation, planning, reporting and analysis
Joachim von Bonin
Co-Founder & CFO of simplesurance
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About simplesurance: Simplesurance creates a platform for simple access to insurance to combine traditional insurance industries with digital business.
Ralph Pieper
CFO of Invesdor Deutschland (Kapilendo AG)
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About Invesdor Deutschland (Kapilendo AG), Remagine: Invesdor (formally Kapilendo) offers investors to invest online in selected and audited investment projects of companies.
Mathias Toetzke
CFO of finanzen.de
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About finanzen.de: finanzen.de is a web-based European marketplace for insurance and finance leads.
Tobias Auferoth
Managing Director / CFO of Upvest
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About Upvest, Upvest: Upvest empowers financial institutions to offer investment products in their app with a modular, scalable, and accessible API.