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Matthias Knaur

Entrepreneur - growing leaders - building companies - igniting ideas

📍 Switzerland🔄 Updated November 2026💼 4 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2025
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4
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2
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16y
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Investor / Founding Partner
Feb 2023
Relay Investments is one of the longest-standing, most reputable search fund investors in the U.S. and in Europe.
CEO, Co-Founder, Investor
2014
Operating across Europe and North America, Tesedi offers IT resellers an innovative and highly specialized complete solution for managing OEM service agreements. Our service enables you to outsource your IT services and warranty management, providing renewal notifications and multi-quote processing. We also provide tailored cross-border services to clients, offering a unified support quote, currency, and contract through our global solution.
CEO, Co-Founder, Investor
2010
LEADING THE EVOLUTION OF FITNESS We make it easier for people to access sport by digitalizing the fitness industry. As the market leader in Germany, we rely on the state-of-the-art technologies and methods to create a cloud-based platform that can map all relevant business processes from independent gyms to international chains. Building on this, we have created a unique ecosystem of innovative products and services in the areas of ERP solutions, fintech, mobile apps and lead generation. The Sport Alliance group consists of Magicline, Finion, and MySports. Our offices in Hamburg and Kraków are located in the heart of the city centre. Around 300 colleagues are working on new ideas and solutions to lead the industry into the future.
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2025
Board Member / Partner
Jun 2025
Die Webaria AG ist seit 50 Jahren Ihr verlässlicher Entsorgungstechnik-Partner. Durch die enge Zusammenarbeit mit führenden europäischen Herstellern stellen wir unseren Kunden stets die effizientesten Lösungen und einen starken, schweizweiten Service bereit. Heute ist die Webaria AG eine der grössten Vermieterin von Presscontainern und Ballenpressen auf dem Schweizer Markt. Unsere Kernkompetenzen: Wir bieten ganzheitliche Lösungen, von der Konzepterstellung bis zum Betrieb und Service von: • Presscontainern • Wiege- und Identifikationssystemen • Ballenpressen Wir betreiben und vermieten in der Schweiz über 900 eigene Anlagen und sind europaweit vernetzt. Zu unseren Kunden zählen Klein- und Grossunternehmen aus den folgenden Bereichen: • Industrie • Kommunen • Transport- und Recyclingunternehmen • Gewerbe- und Geschäftscenter • Flughäfen • Bahnhöfe • Grossmärkte Wir sind Ihr idealer Partner, weil wir Ihnen folgendes bieten: • Unabhängigkeit: Schweizer Handelsunternehmen in Privatbesitz – gegründet 1975 • Erfahrung: Über 12 langjährige Mitarbeitende mit hohem Fachwissen • Referenzen: Zahlreiche Referenzen von namhaften Kunden • Präsenz: National tätiges Unternehmen mit zwei Standorten • Qualität: Langjährige Generalvertretungen führender europäischer Hersteller • Nachhaltigkeit und Qualität: Gelebte Nachhaltigkeitsstandards und höchste Qualitätsansprüche • Service: Kompetentes Serviceteam, schweizweit im Einsatz • Infrastruktur: Eigene Werkstatt für Reparaturen und Revisionsarbeiten sowie ein lokales Ersatzteillager
2023
Investor / Founding Partner
Feb 2023
Relay Investments is one of the longest-standing, most reputable search fund investors in the U.S. and in Europe.
2018
Venture Advisor
2018
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. Founded in 1977, NEA has more than $28 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025 and invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firms long track record of investing includes 284 portfolio company IPOs and more than 500 mergers and acquisitions. For more information, please visit www.nea.com.
2014
CEO, Co-Founder, Investor
2014
Operating across Europe and North America, Tesedi offers IT resellers an innovative and highly specialized complete solution for managing OEM service agreements. Our service enables you to outsource your IT services and warranty management, providing renewal notifications and multi-quote processing. We also provide tailored cross-border services to clients, offering a unified support quote, currency, and contract through our global solution.
2010
CEO, Co-Founder, Investor
2010
LEADING THE EVOLUTION OF FITNESS We make it easier for people to access sport by digitalizing the fitness industry. As the market leader in Germany, we rely on the state-of-the-art technologies and methods to create a cloud-based platform that can map all relevant business processes from independent gyms to international chains. Building on this, we have created a unique ecosystem of innovative products and services in the areas of ERP solutions, fintech, mobile apps and lead generation. The Sport Alliance group consists of Magicline, Finion, and MySports. Our offices in Hamburg and Kraków are located in the heart of the city centre. Around 300 colleagues are working on new ideas and solutions to lead the industry into the future.
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