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Tobias Schirmer
Founding Partner @ JOIN CAPITAL
Tobias P. Schirmer is a Founding Partner at JOIN CAPITAL, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany.12 He has been in this role since January 2015, focusing on investing in European technology startups.1
Professional Background
Prior to co-founding JOIN CAPITAL, Schirmer gained extensive experience in the venture capital and financial sectors:
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BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments: He worked as a Principal from July 2009 to September 2014, supporting innovative digital media and tech startups with seed and early-stage venture capital.1
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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA: Schirmer served as Director of the Bertelsmann Entrepreneur Program from October 2008 to August 2009.1
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ro-dosho s.l.: He founded this company in Madrid, Spain, and worked there from September 2007 to July 2008.1
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Deutsche Bank AG: Schirmer was an Associate in the Global Markets Institutional Client Group from July 2003 to October 2006, selling European equity and derivatives products to European institutional clients.1
Education
Schirmer holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from IE (Instituto de Empresa), which he completed between 2006 and 2007. During his MBA, he participated in an exchange program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, USA.1
He also has a BA in Business and Management from the University of Exeter, which he earned from 1999 to 2003. This included an exchange semester at the Universidad de Cantabria under an Erasmus Scholarship.1
Languages
Schirmer is proficient in multiple languages:
- German (native or bilingual proficiency)
- English (full professional proficiency)
- Spanish (full professional proficiency)1
At JOIN CAPITAL, Schirmer is part of a team that has made over 30 investments since 2015, with a focus on industrial innovation and enterprise technology across more than 10 European countries.3
