My name is Mattias Protzmann. I'm a tech-savvy entrepreneur and angel investor from Germany.
My joy is creating relevant, deep-tech-driven solutions and sharing my knowledge occasionally.
1973 Born in Stockholm/Sweden
1995 - 1999 Editor/Author at Spiegel, Spiegel TV
1999 - 2003 Publishing and TV documentations @Axel Springer, Pro Sieben etc.
2000 Founding of getanet. IT services for corporations like Telekom, Pro Sieben, Axel Springer. 300+ products in infrastructure and big data.
2007 Co-Founding of Statista in Hamburg.
2010 Founding of Content Fleet in Hamburg
2010 Seed Content Fleet lead by Neuhaus Partners
2011/12 Series A lead by Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom
2013 MBO X-Plosion acquired by Deutsche Telekom
2013 getanet merger with KB to form Cope - acquired by Burda to become C3
2015 Content Fleet acquired by Ströer SE
2015-2017 Role as CDO of Ströer.
2016 Statista acquired by Ströer SE
2016 Founding of ONZU
2018 ONZU acquired by Jung von Matt AG
2018 - 2020 Role as partner of Jung von Matt
2019 Starting role as WHU guest speaker
2021 Founded BLOCKBRAIN, exploring the intersection of AI and knowledge management.
Starting and building a business is exhilarating. I relish in its growth and development.
Personal evolution and learning are vital to me. Thus, after establishing ventures, I choose risks above convenience and embark on new, exciting chapters.
Companies founded
In recent years, I have been part of multiple M&A transactions on the buyer and seller sides - from smaller startup deals to large ones beyond 300M EUR.
I especially enjoy supporting entrepreneurs personally, helping them exploit their full potential, and ultimately selling their companies.
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