Detlef Schultz

Co-founder, akirolabs | Former Chairman of the Board & Former CEO of Vodafone Procurement Company | Member of the Board at Zensai | Procurement Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award Laureate

📍 Luxembourg, Luxembourg🔄 Updated July 2026💼 2 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2017
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Senior Advisor and Investor
Jul 2017
Machavert develops first-in-class precision medicine therapeutics to inhibit KRAS mutant cancer growth and metastasis.
Advisor and Investor
Jun 2014
We are the developer of C-Plan - Addressing the Healthcare Staffing Crisis See https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-plan-ai
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2021
Co-Founder, Vision & Customers
Mar 2021
akirolabs is an award-winning AI-powered platform designed to elevate procurement from a tactical function to a strategic business partner orchestrating value chains. Our cutting-edge solution enables the self-sufficient development of procurement strategies, providing a ready-to-use framework that organizations can adapt to their unique needs and contexts.  Our comprehensive category strategy management solution brings traditional category management to new heights by leveraging AI, fostering extended collaboration, and utilizing data from multiple sources and extending it beyond category taxonomy. With a purpose-driven focus, akirolabs emphasizes purpose and meaning, addressing the numerous ESG-related challenges organizations face and helping procurement earn recognition as more than just a cost killer.  Having won many prestigious awards and recognitions, akirolabs is a recognized leader in AI-driven procurement technology landscape. Some of our accolades include being shortlisted for the prestigious World Procurement Awards 2023 in the Procurement Technology Provider category, being named as one of the top 10 procure tech startups in the Digital Procurement world in 2022, and receiving the title of Gartner Cool Vendor 2022™ in Sourcing and Procurement Technology.
2017
Senior Advisor and Investor
Jul 2017
Machavert develops first-in-class precision medicine therapeutics to inhibit KRAS mutant cancer growth and metastasis.
Senior Associate - KPMG Procurement Advisory
Jan 2017
KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients. For more detail about our structure, please visit kpmg.com/governance.
2014
Advisor and Investor
Jun 2014
We are the developer of C-Plan - Addressing the Healthcare Staffing Crisis See https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-plan-ai
2002
Managing Director of Global Operations and Planning, Process Modules Group
2002
Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor and advanced display in the world. The technology we create is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation chips. At Applied, we push the boundaries of science and engineering to deliver material innovation that changes the world. We look forward to engaging with you on compelling topics about the semiconductor industry. We want to hear from you, but offensive comments that create an unpleasant environment for our community will be removed. Thanks for your understanding.