Markus joined Northzone in 2019 and is a Principal in our Berlin office. Markus primarily focuses on investments in AI applications and next-gen manufacturing & automation. He works with founders across seed, early and growth.
Prior to joining Northzone, Markus was an early employee at KRY, Europe’s largest digital health company, where he helped the company expand into new markets and later focused on strategy & operations as Chief of Staff.
He started his career in strategy consulting at BCG. Markus holds a master’s degree in business from Cambridge University and a BA in economics & political science from Bochum University.
I’m inspired by founders with a deep obsession for the problem they’re tackling. Working alongside the founders of KRY in the early days of the company, I’ve seen firsthand what can be achieved through willpower, hard work and deep curiosity. KRY was a true pioneer and inventor of digital healthcare in Europe. We faced many regulatory, commercial and product challenges as we scaled. The sheer obsession of our founders, and by extension, our entire team, enabled us to push through the ups and downs of company building.
It was thanks to the generosity of an acquaintance from the US that I was able to study at Cambridge. He believed in me so strongly that he helped me finance my degree. It changed my path and perspective—something I remain incredibly grateful for.
Growing up in a blue-collar family in an industrial town in Germany, our parents worked tirelessly to secure a better life for us. We moved around multiple times, requiring us to learn how to adjust and how to do more with less. My upbringing taught me a lot about being resourceful, adaptable and going all-in on ‘plan A’, knowing there might well be no alternative.