By combining innovation with operational experience, Niko Waesche provides a unique perspective on IT, media and the internet.
Niko Waesche is a media and IT consultant, investor and 15-year internet veteran - with lots of scars and bruises. Niko currently runs GMPVC, a media-for-equity advertising fund, which helps entrepreneurs finance break-through advertising campaigns. He also is an angel investor in internet and technology companies, such as the translation search engine Linguee.com. Previously, Niko was Executive Partner at IBM Global Business Services and helped establish one of the first US venture capital funds in Europe, GRP Partners. Niko is a Member of the Berlin-based Think Tank "Stiftung Neue Verantwortung" and serves on the IBC Conference Committee, Amsterdam. Niko is co-author and author of two books about internet business: "SimplySeven - Seven Ways to Create a Sustainable Internet Business" and "Internet Entrepreneurship in Europe."
Outsourcing and IT –
Cost and operations
- 2002 – 2010 Executive Partner at IBM Global Business Services
- Led the Media and Entertainment Practice in Germany and primus inter pares in NE Europe
- Grew the Practice with a CAGR of 30% over eight years by acquiring and delivering consulting, systems integration and outsourcing work for major broadcasters and publishers
- Delivery responsibility for a €200m end-to-end transformational outsourcing contract at one of Europe’s largest private broadcasters
Internet strategy –
Growth and innovation
- 2011 – Founder of GMPVC (media for equity advertising fund)
- 1999 – 2002 Vice President and Managing Director Germany for GRP Partners, a venture capital fund focused on internet, media and retail investments with $1 billion under management
- Angel backer of Alando (acquired by eBay), Triphunter (acquired by Brands4Friends/ eBay) and Linguee.com (private)
- Co-Founder of Surface, a Frankfurt-based design and corporate culture studio
- PhD Thesis on European Internet Entrepreneurship at London School of Economics, Financial Times Deutschland columnist, speaker and book author
Contact Us
Cafelido Capital and Consulting GmbH
Postal address:
MBE Center # 327
Lietzenburger Strasse 53
10719 Berlin
@Cafelido on twitter
Find out how you are connected to me on LinkedIn.
Links
GMPVC German Media Pool
First media for equity advertising fund in Germany pooling several media types.
SimplySeven - Seven Ways to Create a Sustainable Internet Business
SimplySeven is the title of a guidebook to internet business published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of the IE Business Publishing Series.
IBC 2011 Conference
Taking place in Amsterdam every September, the IBC is the premier conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and media content.
Surface
Corporate culture and design studio run by Markus Weisbeck. Among Markus' clients are Zumtobel, Hugo Boss, BMW, the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Documenta.
Linguee.com
Linguee's smart data mining algorithms transform the web into a dictionary. Instead of using a machine to translate, Linguee allows you to access the power of millions of previously human-translated texts.
Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
The Stiftung Neue Verantwortung is an independent think tank based in Berlin.
The Love of Chilies
For chili heads: Online shop with freeze-dried chilies from Lanzarote.
