Experience

Mavie Next

• Austria
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Innovation & Venture Building Lead

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Europe - Identified customer pain points and business opportunities through several rounds of foresighting and ideation - Created prototypes and MVPs, and conducted customer centric analyses and hypothesis-driven experimentation to validate solutions/products and make stop/start/continue decisions grounded in data - Being an innovation catalyst with the aim of transforming the healthcare sector and advancing the wellbeing of society.



The Factory Hub

• United Kingdom

• Entrepreneur in Residence

  • May 2020 - Jul 2021

  Austria - Supported founders with validating and launching new products. - Scouted the market for startups and latest tech trends. - Revamping current offers, and expanding the community, strategic partnerships, and pool of mentors. - Hiring talent to build the innovation and product development team.



Sequence Ventures

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Venture Partner

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  Europe - Building a network of partners across Europe for deal flow and co-investments. - Updating fund parameters and develop theses for favorable investment sectors during and post COVID-19. - Scouting and chasing exciting startup investment opportunities. - Hiring talent for analyst and associate positions.



Frameless

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cofounder and Chief Business Officer

  • 2017 - Jan 2020

  USA, Austria - Business model conceptualization, validation, and pivoting - Business Development: collecting customer feedback in multiple verticals, building private beta waitlist, onboarding new customers, attending industry events, building website, maintaining PR and media presence. - Strategy: Developing and updating go-to-market and growth strategies. - Fundraising: Prepare investor documents (i.e. slides, financial documents, legal due diligence), pitch to investors, apply to innovation… Show more - Business model conceptualization, validation, and pivoting - Business Development: collecting customer feedback in multiple verticals, building private beta waitlist, onboarding new customers, attending industry events, building website, maintaining PR and media presence. - Strategy: Developing and updating go-to-market and growth strategies. - Fundraising: Prepare investor documents (i.e. slides, financial documents, legal due diligence), pitch to investors, apply to innovation grants. - Operations: hiring talent, accounting, legalities Show less



University of Vienna

• Austria
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Innovation Advisor

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Austria Setup entrepreneurship training programs for researchers to boost converting research and patents to disruptive products/services.



INiTS | Vienna's High-Tech Incubator

• Austria
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Business Development & Strategy

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2017

  Austria - Led a joint project with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to setup technology transfer incubators in 5 countries in the MENA region. - Advised policy makers on issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation primarily in Austria, European Commission, UAE, and Egypt. - Fostered relations with mentors, service partners, and sponsors. - Connected the start-up scene in Vienna to Silicon Valley, Austin, Boston and other entrepreneurship hubs. - Participated in… Show more - Led a joint project with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to setup technology transfer incubators in 5 countries in the MENA region. - Advised policy makers on issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation primarily in Austria, European Commission, UAE, and Egypt. - Fostered relations with mentors, service partners, and sponsors. - Connected the start-up scene in Vienna to Silicon Valley, Austin, Boston and other entrepreneurship hubs. - Participated in multiple tech and startup events including SXSW, Augmented World Expo, Mobile World Congress, CeBIT, Pioneers, Creative Startup Korea, SIGGRAPH, Global Incubator Network

• Head of Accelerator Program - StartupCamp

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2017

  Vienna, Austria - Restructured incubation services and launched a new acceleration program which enhanced the service offering and boosted company ranking on the University Business Incubator Index to 3rd in Europe and 6th worldwide. - Supported a large portfolio of startups with validating their business hypothesis, launching disruptive products, fundraising (grants, investors, kickstarter), scaling, and successful exits



Cyberith

• Austria
• Computer Hardware
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • 2015 - 2017

  USA - Austria Cyberith develops a line of patented award winning virtual reality solutions for a full-on immersive virtual experience. Main tasks: - Strategy, growth, and international expansion - Funding and investments



MTN

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development & Strategy Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Jan 2010

  EMEA Investcom Holding was acquired by MTN for $5.3bn. in 2005 and owned telecom operators and engineering subsidiaries across the Middle East and North Africa. Positions held: Senior Project Manager – Inteltec, Business Development & Marketing Director / Board Member – iPay Holding, Deputy Managing Director – EchoMedia Achievement Highlights: - Developed the business model and launched iPay Holding, a prepaid financial services subsidiary. - Managed the turnaround of EchoMedia (the… Show more Investcom Holding was acquired by MTN for $5.3bn. in 2005 and owned telecom operators and engineering subsidiaries across the Middle East and North Africa. Positions held: Senior Project Manager – Inteltec, Business Development & Marketing Director / Board Member – iPay Holding, Deputy Managing Director – EchoMedia Achievement Highlights: - Developed the business model and launched iPay Holding, a prepaid financial services subsidiary. - Managed the turnaround of EchoMedia (the group’s media subsidiary) through restructuring, bringing more clients, and bootstrapping - Negotiated deals with Nokia and started a telecom engineering subsidiary in UAE, which turned profitable from first year with revenues exceeding 20 million Euro. - Collaborated with cross functional teams and business partners to launch new ventures / revenue streams. - Supervised conceptualization and execution of marketing plan, collateral, and building corporate identity. - Led assessment activities for several companies for potential M&A, including; research, negotiations, and legal/commercial/technical due diligence. Show less



iPay

• United Arab Emirates
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CoFounder - Business Development Director

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  iPay Holding runs a large network of POS terminals at select retail locations, and provides a range of prepaid financial solutions through prepaid card products, financial transaction processing, and related services. (Business sold to a group of investors, and currently part of INT'LTEC) - Co-founded the company and developed the business model. - Closed multi-million dollar deals with partners and first customers. - Supervised conceptualization and execution of marketing plan… Show more iPay Holding runs a large network of POS terminals at select retail locations, and provides a range of prepaid financial solutions through prepaid card products, financial transaction processing, and related services. (Business sold to a group of investors, and currently part of INT'LTEC) - Co-founded the company and developed the business model. - Closed multi-million dollar deals with partners and first customers. - Supervised conceptualization and execution of marketing plan, collateral, and building corporate identity. Show less



Orascom Telecom

• Egypt
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Nov 1999 - Oct 2003

  Orascom Telecom was acquired by VEON for $6.6bn in 2010, and prior to that expanded telecom and media business across EMEA and Canada. Positions held: Training & Quality Manager – OrasInvest, Senior Project Manager – Mobiserve. Achievement Highlights: - Started company business activities in Tunisia and Morocco and successfully won multimillion-dollar tenders with several telecom operators like Telefonica, Mobinil, and Tunisiana, and vendors like Siemens and Ericsson. - Supervised… Show more Orascom Telecom was acquired by VEON for $6.6bn in 2010, and prior to that expanded telecom and media business across EMEA and Canada. Positions held: Training & Quality Manager – OrasInvest, Senior Project Manager – Mobiserve. Achievement Highlights: - Started company business activities in Tunisia and Morocco and successfully won multimillion-dollar tenders with several telecom operators like Telefonica, Mobinil, and Tunisiana, and vendors like Siemens and Ericsson. - Supervised brand positioning through corporate website, marketing collateral, and sponsoring industry events.

• Project Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Dec 2001

  MENA - Led several internal process optimization initiatives and implemented quality management plans including; pursuing ISO certification, creating Quality Circle, and increasing awareness of TQM and HSE aspects. - Established the Outsourced Ops Department and managed relations with subcontractors and strategic partners. - Launched the Training Department, organized all training activities, and lectured in inductions courses.



Schlumberger

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 1997 - Oct 1999

  - Saved $12.5m in operational costs by initiating projects to solve several problems (i.e. rig upgrades and modifications, rust removal & prevention, deep water drilling optimization in harsh conditions). - Successfully completed intensive courses and projects of Schlumberger’s Technical Development Program; acquired hands-on knowledge of Computer Aided Maintenance Management, and Inventory Control Systems. environment.