Stefan Köppl
Managing Partner
Stefan has 10+ years of experience as a founder and in venture capital investing, strategy consulting, and international M&A.
Before Samira, he has been involved with dozens of deals with an Austrian venture capital fund and as a CIO for a leading club deal platform. Before that, he co-founded a successful travel tech company.
Stefan holds a Master’s Degree in Strategy and Finance from ISCTE Business School and is an associated Researcher at the Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a frequently invited speaker at several universities in Europe.
Articles by Stefan
5 articles
- 23 October 2026Europe's new funding gap: the early stage is running dryPodcast
- 16 October 2026Bitpanda's IPO on hold, and why acquihires leave investors empty-handedPodcast
- 5 October 2026Private equity pays 11× ARR for top tech assets – and nothing for the restPodcast
- 16 September 2026Bending Spoons buys huge cash flows at very low pricesPodcast
- 7 September 2026Tractive's exit and the rise of Austria's startup mafiasPodcast