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Board Member
2024
Eye-Able unites all essential tools and functions for digital accessibility in one powerful platform. After a quick setup – with no installation required – organizations can: test accessibility, empower teams, fix issues, document compliance and monitor progress.
Eye-Able enables equal participation in the digital world for everyone. Companies benefit from a broader user base, stronger customer relationships and better conversion rates. The platform helps organizations proactively detect and remove digital barriers – creating exceptional user experiences and measurable business impact.
Board Observer
2022
riskmethods is now Sphera.
Sphera is the leading provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management (ORM), Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). For more than 30 years, we have served over 6,700 customers and a million-plus users in 80 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. Learn more about Sphera at www.sphera.com.
Board Observer
2022
Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter.
Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get:
* Predictable performance, even at scale
* Secure, compliant environments by default
* Real-time observability and profiling built in
* Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds
* AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack
The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation.
Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum.
Whats our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work.
Our values:
🌿 We make a positive impact.
💚 We care for each other.
✨ We aim for the stars.
Board Observer
Mar 2020
Hi! Great that you are here! We are orderbird – we offer intuitive software solutions for independent restaurants and neighbourhood businesses. We help them thrive with our intuitive iPad-based cloud POS system and make card payments easier than cash. Our newest family member is orderbird MINI, a mobile all-in-one cash register that can be used in food trucks, in the beauty industry, driving schools and many more.
Jakob, Bastian, Patrick and Artur founded orderbird GmbH in 2011 which is now one of Europe’s leading cloud POS system providers with more than 130 Birds in our nest.
Our headquarter is based in Berlin-Kreuzberg (we love our neighbourhood here!). We strongly focus on teamwork, communication and coffee chats hence our office remains the heart of orderbird – you can choose how to fly: mostly remote, from the office or both!
Want to be part of the journey and make neighborhood businesses more successful? Apply now and fly with us! Our Recruiting Team Ronson and Karo are eager speaking to you!
Board Member
2020
quantilope’s end-to-end Consumer Intelligence Platform arms insights professionals with the most advanced research technology.
Through automated tracking technology and 15 fully automated advanced research methods, quantilope empowers consumer brands to feel confident in their decision making based on real-time insights that provide clear recommendations.
In 2023, quantilope was named as a top 10 most innovative supplier for insights worldwide (Greenbook GRIT Business & Innovation Report 2023) and as a fastest growing tech company for the fifth year in a row (Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Germany 2023).
quantilope powers consumer insights across a broad range of solutions including strategy, innovation & renovation, marketing creatives, shopper insights, and performance monitoring for over 300 brands including Citadel, DIRECTV, Danone, Deutsche Telekom, Dyson, The Estee Lauder Companies, Flower Foods, Molson Coors, Nestle, PBS, and more.
Board Observer
Feb 2019
Finsemble is the leader in interoperability initiatives and FDC3-workflow solutions across the finance industry. With Finsemble, applications of any type—native, web, in-house, and third-party—can seamlessly connect and share information, allowing clients to build customized, automation-assisted workflows that free up end users to do their best work. Results include ten minutes saved per trade and a reduction in RFQ response times of 33%. Clients such as Citi, Pictet Asset Management and Charles River Development choose Finsemble for its world-class U.S. based support, no/low code approach, and partnership-level collaboration. Visit finsemble.com for more information.
Finsemble was founded as ChartIQ in 2012, which was acquired by S&P Global January 2022. Press Release: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/media-center/press-release/sp-global-enhances-capital-iq-pro-desktop-with-acquisition-of-chartiq
Board Member
2019
interop.io was formed in June 2023 through the merger of Finsemble and Glue42 to create a global powerhouse driving application interoperability in capital markets and beyond.
interop.io’s mission is to build on the basic application connectivity standards provided by FDC3 and turn these into highly efficient, game-changing Straight-Through workflows. This means that our clients benefit from unparalleled levels of business agility, a more productive workforce and better operational control.
interop.io brings together the award-winning technologies of both companies to offer a suite of io. products. At the core is io.Connect, which enables clients to build and deploy highly intuitive front ends that bring different applications and functionality into a single, harmonized smart desktop. In this way, the boundaries between different applications are dissolved and users are free to focus on higher-value tasks.
Interop.io is headquartered in the USA with over 110 full-time R&D engineers based in New York, London and Sofia. Its clients include buy sides, sell sides and technology vendors such as Citi, Fidelity, Instinet, Millennium, JP Morgan, Broadridge, Factset and IRESS.
Board Observer
2019
Seven Senders is the leading platform for cross-border parcel delivery in Europe and supports retailers to successfully implement their growth and internationalization plans. The company was founded in Berlin in 2015, now has offices in 5 European countries and 250+ employees. Seven Senders takes over the organization and implementation of cross-border parcel deliveries for retailers of all kinds, optimizing shipping to France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and other European countries for companies such as ASOS or Tamaris. Whether the focus is on speed or cost, Seven Senders offers direct access to Europe’s best local carriers (La Poste Colissimo, Bartolini, Post AT, Royal Mail, etc.) and is responsible for the daily end-to-end supply chain from the warehouse to the customer. As a one-stop solution, retailers can access various additional services, from a plug-and-play label solution and EU-wide digital claim management to analytics and tracking tools. Of course, each parcel can also be shipped climate neutral with #7SGreen. So, if you value offering your customers a local shipping experience to increase your conversion and retention while optimizing costs, there’s no way around Seven Senders.
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2024
Board Member
2024
Eye-Able unites all essential tools and functions for digital accessibility in one powerful platform. After a quick setup – with no installation required – organizations can: test accessibility, empower teams, fix issues, document compliance and monitor progress.
Eye-Able enables equal participation in the digital world for everyone. Companies benefit from a broader user base, stronger customer relationships and better conversion rates. The platform helps organizations proactively detect and remove digital barriers – creating exceptional user experiences and measurable business impact.
Board Observer
2024
Starmindis the only AI-powered, real-time, organization-wide Expertise Directory built for the enterprise, with an integrated Q&A functionality.
Global R&D teams, sales organizations, and service desks use Starmind to identify and access undocumented knowledge in real-time, accelerating business outcomes.
Starmind transforms the way the world works by freeing expert knowledge for everyone.
2022
Board Observer
2022
TRUCE senses and understands a person’s environment in real time and uses it to personalize their mobile device user experience, serving up the right apps at the right time. Whether it’s preventing distracted driving, or keeping students focused in school, TRUCE helps people balance safety, productivity and well-being in todays digitally transformed world.
Board Observer
2022
riskmethods is now Sphera.
Sphera is the leading provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management (ORM), Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM). For more than 30 years, we have served over 6,700 customers and a million-plus users in 80 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. Learn more about Sphera at www.sphera.com.
Board Observer
2022
Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter.
Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get:
* Predictable performance, even at scale
* Secure, compliant environments by default
* Real-time observability and profiling built in
* Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds
* AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack
The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation.
Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum.
Whats our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work.
Our values:
🌿 We make a positive impact.
💚 We care for each other.
✨ We aim for the stars.
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