My Story

Allow me to share a bit of my journey that has shaped who I am today and the values I bring to my work.

Capital Finds Its Way to the Right Room

For 25 years, I've been in the room where it happens.

The investor dinner where a founder meets their lead. The boardroom where a family business becomes an acquisition target. The quiet conversation where someone decides: "Yes, I'm ready to exit."

I don't advertise deals. I don't run funnels. I build the rooms where capital meets opportunity—and then I make the right introductions.

Today I work with two groups:

Founders and business owners preparing for capital, acquisition, or exit.

Investors seeking curated access to opportunities others don't see.

I sit in between—connecting them across borders, asset classes, and trust networks most people spend decades building.

SAE Institute New Campus Launch (2009)

Regional Director at SAE Institute

The Unusual Path

I grew up between Germany and Brussels, studied media in Hawaii and Berlin, and launched my first digital agency before I turned 20.

By my late twenties, I was opening education campuses across Asia and Europe—doubling revenues, securing accreditation, and learning what it meant to scale something real across cultures and regulations.

In 2010, I was part of the leadership team in a $289M exit. That transaction taught me something critical: exits aren't just financial events - they're human transitions. Most founders aren't prepared. Most buyers don't understand the emotional weight. That gap became my focus.

I spent 15 years in Singapore building and investing in startups. I was part of JFDI.Asia, Southeast Asia's first accelerator launching 70+ tech companies. I ran venture programs at Amazon Web Services, partnering with Sequoia, Northzone, and Y Combinator. I mentored thousands of founders. I invested my own capital. I sat on boards. I made mistakes. I learned what works.

Along the way, I became a mother of two teenagers. That forced me to rethink everything about pace, priorities, and what success actually means.

I realized: Scale doesn't require sacrifice. It requires systems.

So I built them.

The Creative Experience in 2012

Startup2Life in 2017

What I Do Now

I run five interconnected ventures that touch every stage of the wealth-building lifecycle:

ExitPath Ventures — Acquiring and preparing profitable SMEs ($1M–$20M) for strategic exits
Global Investor CIRCLES & CLUB — Curated investor community across venture, M&A, property, and private credit
S2L Ventures — Capital readiness and investor matching for Seed–Series A founders
The Creative Experience — Corporate innovation and IPO readiness programs
Lumiera Properties — Cash-flowing co-living investments in the UK

Each venture feeds the others. Founders I help scale become investors in my club. Investors in my club source deals for ExitPath. Exits create liquidity for property. Property creates cashflow for more deals.

It's not a portfolio. It's an ecosystem flywheel.

And it only works because of one thing: trust.

Serving on Kaplan University's Industry Advisory Board

Supporting Entrepreneurs at Shell's Idea Pitch at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

The Numbers (If You Care About Credentials)

5 companies founded
$289M exit transaction (2010)
330+ startups supported, raising $500M+ collectively
70+ tech ventures launched through JFDI.Asia (portfolio value: $450M+)
Former AWS Startup & VC Ecosystem Lead, partnering with 150+ funds
Board member of a NASDAQ-listed company
Active angel investor and Investment Committee member at AngelSchool.vc (1,400+ LPs)
Delivered programs for Meta, Google, Shell, Bosch, KPMG, HP, Apple, Singapore Airlines
Speaker at Web Summit, SLUSH, TNW, and global stages
Featured in Forbes and recognized as LinkedIn Top Voice
Mentored 5,500+ founders through Techstars, Antler, Startupbootcamp

But here's what matters more:

I've sat on both sides of the table. I've pitched investors and evaluated 500+ startups annually. I've built businesses and bought them. I've helped companies go public and helped founders walk away clean.

That dual lens - operator + investor - is my edge.

Honoured to WorkTogether

Since 2020 a proud Techstars Mentor (2020)

Fortunate to be a Slush Speaker and Partner (2018)

Supporting Soonicorn Startups like Weaviate (2022)

Proud Mentor & Judge of KPMG's Emerging Giants (2023)

Family is my Foundation

My husband and I have two wonderful children who are the center of my universe. Despite being a full-time entrepreneur, advisor and investor, I am deeply committed to being a conscious and present wife and mother.

One of the reasons I’ve pursued various entrepreneurial ventures and created impactful programs is to immerse my family in enriching experiences with inspiring people. This has allowed us to embrace different cultures and perspectives, living in various parts of the world.

What I Believe

Capital is the most powerful tool to shape society.

When directed with vision and discipline, it creates jobs, builds communities, funds innovation, and opens doors that would otherwise stay closed.

I invest for returns and to build futures.

That means:

No bad intention or energy people - I have a committee to enforce this. Seriously.

Transparency over hype - I share what works and what doesn't, including my mistakes.

Long-term thinking - I optimize for relationships that compound, not transactions that extract.

Sustainable scale - Growth shouldn't destroy your health or your family. I've learned this the hard way.

I speak five languages. I've lived in four countries. I've worked with Fortune 500 CEOs and first-time founders. I've navigated cross-border M&A, IPO readiness, and angel syndicate structures.

But what actually matters is this: I care about outcomes, not optics.