Experience

Philipps & Byrne

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Berlin Area, Germany With hundreds of DDs under our belt, several billions of guided funding and very high customer satisfaction, we are leaders in the Tech Due Diligence industry. Located in Berlin and Munich, we perform Tech DDs and health checks for top VCs, Private Equity, and startups worldwide. We are trusted Product and Technology advisors to founders and investors. We live and breathe technology and startups and are passionate about supporting growth from seed stage to exit. "Zero Bullshit" is our prime… Show more With hundreds of DDs under our belt, several billions of guided funding and very high customer satisfaction, we are leaders in the Tech Due Diligence industry. Located in Berlin and Munich, we perform Tech DDs and health checks for top VCs, Private Equity, and startups worldwide. We are trusted Product and Technology advisors to founders and investors. We live and breathe technology and startups and are passionate about supporting growth from seed stage to exit. "Zero Bullshit" is our prime directive, actionable insights is what we deliver. Show less



Every Health

• Germany
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor and Angel Investor

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland 70% of queer people are unsatisfied with their access to adequate healthcare. 75 million LGBTQIA+ people in Europe are more likely to get sick, yet lack access to and have bad experiences with healthcare. Discrimination paired with lack of expertise among doctors for queer health topics lead to mistrust in providers ultimately creating a vicious circle to worse medical outcomes. We are building the first end-to-end healthcare provider for the LGBTQIA+ community. We're starting with… Show more 70% of queer people are unsatisfied with their access to adequate healthcare. 75 million LGBTQIA+ people in Europe are more likely to get sick, yet lack access to and have bad experiences with healthcare. Discrimination paired with lack of expertise among doctors for queer health topics lead to mistrust in providers ultimately creating a vicious circle to worse medical outcomes. We are building the first end-to-end healthcare provider for the LGBTQIA+ community. We're starting with holistic primary care for LGBTQIA+ patients in specialized doctor’s practices enabled by a fully digitalized patient experience to improve quality of care. Show less



Alaiko

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member & Angel Investor

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Alaiko is Europe's leading logistics operating system that enables e-commerce DTC brands by providing them with access to a wide range of fulfilment services out of one hand.



2hearts

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Member

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Although I lack a diverse cultural background myself, I deeply believe that it's about time to build a more diverse and even stronger Tech and startup ecosystem! Diversity is not only about gender. It is about identity in a broader sense. And about intersectional solidarity. The 2hearts community is about building tomorrow's tech society with cultural diversity. ❤️💙



Chris Philipps

• Tech Advisor / Interim CTO

  • Mar 2003 - Present

  Berlin / worldwide Tech advisor for VC's and startups, Interim CTO. I have worked so far with more than 300 startups and scale-ups such as Zalando, auto1, OUTFITTERY, ottonova, Kreditech, crealytics, Ryte, Freska and many others, in Germany and internationally. I also advise and mentor successful young startups and Tech leaders in challenging growth phases (equity/fee model).

• Author, Conference Speaker & Organizer

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  worldwide Author: * Contribution to book "Die Lean BACK Perspektive" on modern leadership * Contribution to book "Agile Projekte mit Scrum, XP und Kanban im Unternehmen durchführen: Erfahrungsberichte aus der Praxis", 1st and 2nd edition * Contribution to book "Softwarequalität in PHP-Projekten" / "Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Framework and Applications", English and German edition * Several magazine articles and interviews Conference Speaker at: Tech Open… Show more Author: * Contribution to book "Die Lean BACK Perspektive" on modern leadership * Contribution to book "Agile Projekte mit Scrum, XP und Kanban im Unternehmen durchführen: Erfahrungsberichte aus der Praxis", 1st and 2nd edition * Contribution to book "Softwarequalität in PHP-Projekten" / "Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Framework and Applications", English and German edition * Several magazine articles and interviews Conference Speaker at: Tech Open Air (TOA) / Google Stage, UNIT Unicorns in Tech Conference, Code Talks, JAX, PHPUG, Meet Magento, Scrum Day, GTAC Google Test Automation Conference, and others Speaker and keynote speaker for corporate clients such as Continental. Event / Conference Organizer: * Founder of Magento UG Berlin * Co-Organizer of first AgileCoachCamp Germany * XPDays Germany 2012 Mitglied des Fachbeirats / Board Member Caring about LGBT and especially transgender topics has always been part of my company’s DNA. We are speakers, publishers and contributors to several projects in that context.



Farmers To You

• Board Observer

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2023

  Middlesex, Vermont, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Farmers To You creates a successful and sustainable food system model that benefits farmers, food producers, rural communities, urban families and the planet.



Bitwala

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tech Advisor

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  Berlin, Deutschland Tech advisor to management at Nuri (ex Bitwala)



LemonOne

• Germany
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tech Advisor

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2022

  Berlin, Berlin Tech advisor to management



Bundesverband Trans* e.V.

• Germany
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vorstand / Board Member

  • Nov 2019 - Oct 2021

  Berlin, Berlin, Germany Bundesverband Trans* - Für geschlechtliche Selbstbestimmung und Vielfalt



Ryte

• Germany
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Munich Area, Germany



Shirtinator AG

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  Munich Area, Germany



OUTFITTERY

• Germany
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-CTO (Interim)

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

  Berlin Area, Germany



Welldoo GmbH

• Interim CTO

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2015

  Berlin



Crealytics

• Germany
• Internet Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

  Berlin Area, Germany



Frontline GmbH

• Germany
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2013



Crealytics

• Germany
• Internet Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Berlin Area, Germany



Rebate Networks (Services) GmbH

• Interim CTO

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

  Berlin HQ / worldwide Daily Deal / grouponing platforms in 29 countries on 3 continents, 12 of which were running on our platform.



Piku Media Co., Ltd.

• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CTO

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2010

  Tokyo, Japan Lifestyle couponing startup, located in Tokyo, Japan.



DailyDeal GmbH

• Freelance CTO

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Berlin Area, Germany



VZnet Netzwerke Ltd (studiVZ, meinVZ, schülerVZ)

• Head of Quality Assurance

  • Nov 2008 - Oct 2009

  Berlin Area, Germany VZ was one of the biggest social networks in Europe at that time. Management of QA, Deployment and Security. Testing, Releases, Continuous Integration. Also in charge of engineering department with over 50 people in daily business, together with my colleagues.

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Apr 2008 - Oct 2008