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Philipp Hartmann

Founding Partner of Gekko Ventures GmbH

Passion. Commitment. No matter if it's "for profit" or "non-profit".

Philipp Hartmann is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor from Berlin, Germany. Back in 2004 he gained first experiences in the digital industry by working at Jamba! AG. While studying business administration at the EBS Business School in Oestrich-Winkel (Germany), Sydney and Buenos Aires, Philipp Hartmann founded his first Start-Up together with Dr. Tobias Johann and Kai Hansen in 2007 (sportme – a social community for athletes). Since then, he has actively been involved in founding and developing more than 20 Start-Ups. As Managing Partner of the smart money investor Rheingau Founders, Philipp Hartmann supports portfolio companies in a financial, advisory and operational way and provides them with his extensive knowledge and experience in strategic marketing, sales and operations. Besides that, he shares his expertise as a speaker on conferences and network events around the globe, lecturer at various universities in Germany (e.g. European Business School) and mentor at accelerator programs in Berlin (e.g. Techstars).

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