Digital VC for Science, Content & Education
HOLTZBRINCK DIGITAL
Meet the Team
In our team, accomplished financiers meet futuristic dreamers with different backgrounds, interests and experiences.
Shu Wong is an Investment Analyst at Holtzbrinck Digital, supporting in all areas of investment and looks into crypto topics. Prior to joining Holtzbrinck, she was an analyst at a London-based generalist VC fund, covering topics such as Fintech, B2B SaaS and specializing in E-Commerce.
She is passionate about discovering the next world-changing startup and gets excited at learning about new technologies and markets.
Outside of work, she enjoys art and working out, and is currently writing her first novel. She can often be found in nice cafes and concerts around Munich.
Marc is an Investment Manager at Holtzbrinck Digital and is responsible for new investments and portfolio management in the Digital Content space and select fund investments. In addition to his investment management duties, he covers portfolio wide performance reporting.
Prior to joining Holtzbrinck Digital, he served as a consultant for Capgemini Consulting in Paris. He studied International Management in ESB Business School in Reutlingen and IESEG School of Management in Paris.
Outside of work, Marc enjoys good food and can be found biking in the countryside around Munich.
Dominic is an Investment Director at Holtzbrinck Digital and is responsible for the Digital Science Division and select fund investments.
Prior to joining Holtzbrinck, Dominic worked in the M&A division at ProSiebenSat.1, in a high growth startup Auto-1, and was a management consultant at BCG.
Dominic holds a Bachelor of Arts HSG in Business Administration from University of St. Gallen as well as a Master in International Business from HEC Paris. Dominic is married and has a young family. Outside of work he enjoys outdoor activities and can be found in the mountains and by the lakes around Munich.
Jannik is an Investment Director at Holtzbrinck Digital and is responsible for Digital Education and select fund investments.
Prior to joining Holtzbrinck Digital, Jannik worked at NuCom Group – a strategic growth investor, at ProSiebenSat.1 and worked as a management consultant at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
Jannik holds a Master of Science in Finance & Information Management from the Technical University Munich. Jannik is married and is a father of two daughters. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his family or tries to find time to go biking and snowboarding in the Alps.
Julian is the CEO of Holtzbrinck Digital and responsible for the overall investment strategy, portfolio management, and dealflow. He has a 20-year background in technology investing and digital growth strategies across various industries. Julian serves on the board of Digital Science (Chairman), Frontiers, BioData, and Amboss and is part of the Advisory Board at HV Capital, GSV Capital, Rethink Education, Rocket Capital Partners, and BtoV Ventures.
Prior to joining Holtzbrinck, Julian was in Investment Banking and Strategy Consulting. He is married and the father of three daughters. To relax he spends time boxing, practicing yoga and meditation.
Lukas Fechtig is an Investment Associate at Holtzbrinck Digital, supporting in all areas of investment. Prior to joining the (dark) investor side, he was a founder at a VC backed tech startup in generating virtual photoshoots; and did a stint in management consulting.
Having lived the founder’s life, Lukas brings a unique perspective from seeing the investment play from both sides. He is passionate about various tech topics and writes his own code.
Outside of work, he enjoys bouldering and can often be found at climbing sites around Munich.
Ariel Yarnitsky is the CEO of Biodata, creator of Labguru, a leading data platform, propelling life science research and production globally for large pharma, food-tech, research institutes all the way to young startups.
An experienced entrepreneur who enjoys shaping the future at the forefront of new technologies. He has done so for over one billion users in his career:
Co-GM of ICQ (the pioneering instant messenger acquired by AOL)
CEO of Speedbit (accelerating data delivery and video streaming)
Ariel is a Technology Pioneer award recipient by the World Economic Forum and currently based in Tel Aviv.
Daniel Hook is CEO of Digital Science. Daniel has more than 20 years of experience in the research information management and scholarly communications spaces.
He is a co-founder of Symplectic and of Dimensions and has worked with many companies to bring their products to market. Daniel believes that openness is fundamental to the power of research to change our lives. He served on the ORCID and RoRI boards.
In his spare time, Daniel continues to be an active researcher associated with Imperial College London and Washington University in St Louis.
Sebastian is the CEO of Neopubli, a company that offers its customers and authors the opportunity to print and self publish content easily and independently as a printed book and/or as an e-book - via the platforms epubli and neobooks.
From his previous role at CPI Books where he was responsible for strategic development, he brings experience in building and implementing digital business models as well as book printing knowledge to his current role at Neopubli.
His professional areas of interest include digital publishing, big data management, social media and AI. Outside of work, Sebastian enjoys spending time with his family and can be found at live concerts.
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