Simon Sommer-CEO and Co-Founder
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Experience
CEO and Co-Founder
DISO Ventures
- Set up DISO Ventures as an “AI Builder”, leveraging corporate venture building expertise and generative AI capabilities.
- Business development, acquisition, and project management with multiple clients as well as key account & senior stakeholder management.
- Delivered several projects from German Mittelstand up to DAX 40.
- Developed proof of concept for an AI sales solution for a company in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Excerpt client references: on request.
COO
Hypercampus
- Leading the operations for an investor-funded education startup offering advanced training online for future IT system administrators specifically for the healthcare industry.
- Optimized business crucial KPIs continuously by introducing new software systems and automations that led to a significant sales efficiency increase per day per employee by decreasing the time spent through automations.
- Responsible for product, teaching, customer success, IT & quality management and grew the company from 19 to ca. 40 employees.
Venture Architect & Interim-CEO for corporate ventures
Stryber
- Established stand-alone innovation unit for one of the biggest retailers in Switzerland from innovation strategy to MVP phase and M&A consulting.
- Led start-ups as interim CEO/COO with responsibility for business building, operations, product, legal, budget and stakeholder management.
- Conducted several VC investment theses (e.g. banking and insure and e-commerce).
- Validated over 20 business models including customer interviews and research.
- Evaluated new expansion opportunities for a leading VC-funded Swiss start-up.
- Built 4 ventures (FinTech, e-commerce, logistics).
- Managed full venture teams of up to 5 people (growth marketer, product owner, designer).
- Developed VC investment thesis for one of the retailer’s portfolio companies, including M&A strategies.
Financial Services Technology Consulting
PwC
- Supported test management and project management office in the subproject 'Bank Control' for post merger integration of two financial institutions.
- Created and prepared bi-weekly testing status reports for management.
- Provided central support of the test management software SAP Solution Manager, including creation of test plans, test packages and test cases.
- Executed technical tests for connection of credits from SAP CML to market risk systems on a Linux server and evaluated data with Microsoft Access.
- Developed a project controlling tool in Microsoft Excel and Python with connection to the customer-specific project management tool.
- Supported and independently executed customer meetings in finance, risk controlling and liquidity risk modules including preparation and post-processing.
CEO and Co-Founder
Consult&
- Business development, acquisition, and execution of multiple consulting projects with full P&L responsibility (226 paid consulting days).
- Excerpt client references: on request.
Independent Business Analyst
Stryber
- Conducted analyses supporting the acquisition and elaboration of digital strategy for Stryber’s first company building client.
- Performed research and analysis contributing to the success of several digital consulting projects.
Student Research Assistant
Research Center Finance & Information Management (FIM)
- System administration and responsibility of IT infrastructure and cloud strategy of FIM, including administration of Office 365 system.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Education, Transportation, and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Operations, Sales, Strategy, Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Summary
Extensive experience in leading projects, teams and managing senior stakeholders. Involved in setting up an innovation unit for one of the largest corporations in Switzerland, managed operations for an investor-funded startup, and founded two companies. Strong acumen for data-driven work, optimizing processes with digital tools, KPI-driven controlling, and bachelor’s degree in business informatics.
Skills
- Project Management
- Senior Stakeholder Management
- Corporate Innovation
- Generative Ai
- Process Automation & Optimization
- Team Leadership
- Python Programming (Focus Data Analytics)
- Business Intelligence (Tableau, Power Bi)
- Reporting & Investor Relations (Pitch Decks, Financial Planning, Market Analysis, Etc.)
- Product Management
Methods
- Corporate Venture Building
- Lean Startup
- Scrum
- User Interviews
- Smoke Tests
- Market Reseach
- Business Analytics
- Business Case Building
Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Thinkcell
- Google Workspace
- Openai Api
- Webflow
- Sap Solution Manager
- Hubspot
- Pipedrive
- Jira
- Confluence
- Notion
- Google Analytics
- Zapier
- Integromat
- Airtable
- Pandadoc
- Startup Databases (Crunchbase, Pitchbook, Etc.)
- Git
- Docker
Administration
- Google Workspace
- Office 365
- Notion
- Slack
- Linux Servers (Debian, Arch)
- Unifi Hardware
- Synology Nas
Languages
Education
University of Augsburg
Bachelor of Science, Business Informatics, Major in Finance and Information Management · Business informatics · Augsburg, Germany · 2.25
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Experience
Global experience
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Qualifications
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Frequently asked questions
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Simon is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Simon speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Simon has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Simon has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Simon may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Simon would be well-suited for roles such as: CEO and Co-Founder, COO, Venture Architect & Interim-CEO for corporate ventures.
Simon's most recent position is CEO and Co-Founder at DISO Ventures.
In recent years, Simon has worked for DISO Ventures, Hypercampus, and Stryber.
Simon is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Simon also has some experience in Transportation, Retail, and Education.
Simon is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Sales, and Strategy. Simon also has some experience in Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Simon has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
Simon has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Product Development, and Project Management.
Simon holds a Bachelor in Business informatics from University of Augsburg.
Simon has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: IBM CPLEX, Microsoft Excel Expert, and Microsoft Office Master.
The availability of Simon needs to be confirmed.
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