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Dr. Marc Umber

Dr. Marc Umber

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Investment Team | Lecturer at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

  • Education

    • Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

      2001 - 2005
      M.Sc. Economics

    • Technische Universität Darmstadt

      1995 - 1998
      Mechanical Engineering

    • Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

      2005 - 2008
      Ph.D. Finance Dept. summa cum laude

  • Experience

    • Computer Profis GmbH

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1997
      Hardware Shop Clerk

    • Benus GmbH

      Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
      IT Support

      In-house IT Support für Deutsche Telekom AG und Deutsche Post AG

    • Umber IT

      Jan 2000 - Apr 2010
      Freelance Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

      Design and implementation of IT infrastructures for SMEs. Freelancer as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on projects regarding Microsoft server plattform with corporate clients. Customization and administration of groupware solutions, secure remote solutions (esp. VPN), customization of web based database applications (esp. PHP und MySQL)

    • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. Main

      Aug 2005 - Apr 2008
      PhD Student, Finance Department

    • Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

      Sept 2010 - Dec 2015
      Assistant Professor of Corporate Finance

      Empirical Research on Private Equity, Venture Capital and M&A. Taught Corporate Finance, Company Valuation, Corporate Banking on M.Sc. and B.Sc. level. I repeatedly was ranked among the best professors at Frankfurt School by our students. In 2015, I made 2nd place in teaching evaluation. Selected publications:Rauch, C., Umber, M., 2015. Leveraged buyouts. In: Baker, H.k., Filbeck, G., Kiymaz, H, 2015. Private equity: Opportunities and risks. Oxford University Press.Umber, M., Grote, M., Frey, R., 2014. Same as it ever was? Europe's national borders and the market for corporate control, Journal of International Money and Finance.Hankir, Y., Rauch, C., Umber, M., 2011. Bank M&A: a market power story? Journal of Banking and Finance. Show less

    • High-Tech Gründerfonds

      Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
      Senior Investment Manager

      Investments in these areas: Data Analytics, Software Programming, GIS, FinTech, InsurTech. Business models primarily B2B, SaaS, IT-Infrastructure and Enterprise Software.Board Member of figo GmbH, various lead-investor positions, e.g., incapptic connect GmbH, fundflow GmbH, replex GmbH, wetransform GmbH, ReTest GmbH, and others.

    • Incapptic Connect

      Aug 2016 - Jan 2019
      Seed-Investor & Board Member

      HTGF seed investment, now part of MobileIron Corp.

    • Figo GmbH

      Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
      Board Member

      board member of figo GmbH, Europe's first banking service provider.

    • Replex.io

      Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
      Board Member

      HTGF seed investment, now part of Cisco

    • EnBW New Ventures

      Mar 2019 - now

      We invest in startups in the converging energy, mobility and urban life markets.

      • Head of Investment Team

        Jan 2023 - now

      • Investment Director

        Mar 2019 - Dec 2022

    • Lumenaza GmbH

      May 2019 - Jun 2021
      Board Member

    • HOLO-LIGHT

      Mar 2020 - now
      Board Member

      Redefining engineering. Industrial AR solutions for enterprises.

    • Enspired

      Oct 2021 - now
      Board Member

    • Easelink

      Jan 2022 - now
      Board Member

    • 3YOURMIND GmbH

      Jan 2023 - now
      Board Member

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ESRC Advanced Training Programme in Financial Econometrics

      Economic & Social Research Council and the University of Exeter (UK)
      Mar 2007

    • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000

      Microsoft
      Aug 2002

    • Microsoft Certified Professional

      Microsoft
      Nov 1998

    • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows NT4

      Microsoft
      Apr 2000

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dr. Marc Umber
      GCV Emerging Leader 2022 Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Feb 2022 The selection process involves researching more than 20,000 industry professionals across more than 2,500 corporate venturing units to identify the top 0.5%.