Advance Conference – International Web and StartUp Conference in Cologne - September 19 & 20, 2011, Cologne (Germany)

Before joining Hasso Plattner Ventures in 2006 Rouven served on the executive board of a start-up dealing with high-performance cluster computing.

From 2000 to 2003 he built up the most successful Business Angel network from scratch in Germany. During this time he brokered startup capital for the formation of more than 50 companies with a total volume of over EUR 50m and has privately invested in ten IT companies. Some of these companies are already being traded on US and European stock markets. Together with other recognized Business Angels he also participated in several investments, two of which have already proven their success. From 1997 to 2000 Rouven worked as a Consultant for Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture). He is in charge of B2B deals and also lectures on Entrepreneurship to students at the Hasso Plattner Institute.

Rouven holds a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Business Administration.