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    Marius Westhoff

    Education Enthusiast - Harvard MBA - Product-, P&L and Investing Experience

    Marius Westhoff is currently the Co-Founder of Smalt, a Berlin-based startup focused on revolutionizing talent supply and productivity in the blue-collar workforce to support the clean energy transition across Europe.12 Prior to this, he held several notable positions:

    1. Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company (2020-2023), where he was a leader in the Education & Workforce development practice.1

    2. Senior Investment Fellow at Learn Capital (2019-2020).1

    3. Part of the founding team and Vertical Head at upGrad (2015-2018), an Indian online higher education company that reached a $2BN+ valuation.1

    4. Associate in Corporate Development at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (2012-2015).1

    Westhoff has a strong educational background, including an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Ford Scholar (#1 academic performance) and Baker Scholar (top 5%).1

    Recently, Smalt raised €4.1m in pre-seed funding and aims to upskill and deploy workers for green energy systems installation, with a focus on employing Germany's migrant population.2

    Highlights

    Mar 14 · sifted.eu
    VCs are eagerly funding startups trying to plug the green transition ...
    Nov 15 · mckinsey.com
    Taking a skills-based approach to building the future workforce
    Nov 14 · mckinsey.com
    Education technology: Five trends to watch in the EdTech industry

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    New York, New York, United States