Fabian joined Vitruvian in 2017, is heading the DACH office in Munich and is focused on Technology and Healthcare investments in the DACH and CEE region overall. Prior to Vitruvian Fabian has been a Partner with EQT, committed to the mid-market segment in the DACH and Nordics region. Prior to joining EQT, Fabian worked at MCap Finance investing in German mid-cap companies as well as for KPMG in the corporate finance team. In the course of his career, he has also co-founded an internet start-up. Fabian has over 17 years’ experience in mid-market private equity as well as growth investments across Europe. He has a MSc in Business Administration from the University of Cologne and a MBA from CEMS.

Tim Draper is a top global venture capitalist, having founded Draper Associates and DFJ. The firms’ investments include Coinbase, Robinhood, TwitchTV, Skype, Tesla, Baidu, Focus Media, YeePay, Hotmail, SolarCity, Athenahealth, Box, SpaceX, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC, Ledger, and many others. He is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin, Blockchain, ICOs, and cryptocurrencies and led investments in the companies that would issue two of the largest ICO’s: Tezos and Bancor. In promoting entrepreneurship, he created Draper University of Heroes, a residential school based in San Mateo, Ca to help extraordinary people accomplish their life missions. The school launched entrepreneurs from 76 countries who built 350 companies including NVision (sold for $275 million) and crypto leaders QTUM, Spacecash, DataWallet, and Credo. Tim Draper received a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University majoring in electrical engineering and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Dan is currently a Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, helping manage the Digital East Fund. Dan is a member of the Board of Directors of Flipps, DCSPlus, Photoneo, FintechOS and UIPath.

Kriss is an investment professional in VC and BA fund-of-funds investments, former business angel, entrepreneur and management consultant. Kriss has substantial track-record in management and business consulting, "hands-on" experience in co-founding and developing businesses in product and service sectors, as well as investing as a business angel himself. Kriss is a result focused and motivated team player who posses a strong combination of analytical, people and business development skills and looks at any of his undertakings from broader business owner perspective. Kriss holds an MBA degree with distinctions from INSEAD (Singapore, France). Financial Times ranked INSEAD MBA No.1 program globally ahead of Harvard, LSE, Wharton and Stanford.

Mr. Bartos joined Innova in 2004 from Allianz Specialized Investments as a Head of Office in Warsaw. Prior to that, he worked in the investment banking and capital markets at the Commerzbank Group and the Polish Development Bank. During that time, Andrzej was involved in scores of IPOs, equity financings, corporate and privatization advisory projects. His principal area of responsibility is Manufacturing investments. Due to his extensive experience within Polish public markets, he is actively involved in any transactions involving the public markets. He co-led the investments in EBCC, Fuchosa, Donako, Libet, Energobit, Trimo, Flokk and PLIC. He was responsible for the successful IPO of ACE on the WSE in 2007. Mr. Bartos graduated from Warsaw School of Economics, and he holds several professional qualifications, including Securities Broker’s license and postgraduate executive trainings from INSEAD and Harvard Business School. In the past Mr. Bartos also served on the board of Polish Private Equity Association and established the first Polish Management Buy-Out Club, a gathering of over 70 local executives.

Vytautas Plunksnis has more than 15 years experience in the Baltic private equity and capital markets - investing in Central and Eastern European equities, managing pension and investment funds, and handling M&A transactions. Other areas of expertise include the control of business operations and the development of strategy for business expansion. Vytautas Plunksnis has successfully implemented over 10 deals with a total value of EUR 250 million and was appointed to management/supervisory bodies of 20+ portfolio companies. Vytautas holds bachelor degree in Business Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Vytautas has started its career path as a business journalist in 2002 and since 2004 for a year was Editor in Chief, Business Desk, Lithuanian News Agency Elta, UAB. His career in asset management started in 2006 as a strategic analyst and fund manager in Finasta Asset Management, UAB (INVL portfolio company). Since 2009 until 2016 he was an Investment Manager at INVL and since 2016 – Head of Private Equity and Member of the Management Board at INVL Asset Management.

Director at PFR Ventures, PFR NCBR CVC Fund of Funds, before that Managing Partner, Founder at ENEA Innovation Venture Capital Fund (the first corporate VC fund focused on multi-stage investments in energy sector in Poland). Before establishing the fund together with ENEA Group, she created a multi-stage VC fund constisting of two VC Funds: WinVentures (60 M PLN) and WinQbator (11M PLN) where she was Founder and Managing Partner. In 2007 she created first VC Fund in Poland consisting of private and public funds – HelixVenturesPartners (40M PLN) together with MCI and National Capital Fund (KFK), being as well Investment Partner in MCI. Before that she run the project in UNDP Moldova as an Investment Broker – GSB (Growing Sustainable Business for Poverty Reduction) focusing on wine, IT and wool sector in Moldova and Georgia. Previously, she has been involved in operational and general management at the positions of CEO in in large companies, listed on WSE – e.g. as a CEO (2002-2005) of Optimus S.A. (Business model changing/focusing on SME market and server technology, financial restructuring); The Mint of Poland, Proxy and Director of Electronic Payment Department; Compaq Computer/HP – Marketing Director; UN – UNTAET East Timor Mission – Bobonaro Disrtict Coordiantor, Lotus Development – IT Software, Marketing Coordinatior. Co-funder of fashion company (exited in 2013); Investor and Business Angel. Małgorzata holds an MBA from University of Minnesota and Warsaw School of Economics, Master Degree in Cultural Studies fro University of Warsaw, D.E.A. from Sorbonne Universtiy (Paris VII, III) Journalism and Political Science Warsaw University.

Manuela Fumarola is the ESG Manager for Private Markets at Aberdeen Standard Investments, overseeing private equity, venture capital and private lending assets. Prior to joining ASI, Manuela was a Private Equity Associate at M&G Investments where she led the department’s ESG integration strategy and their efforts on impact investing. Manuela holds a BSc (Hons) Management from Cass Business School and recently completed a postgraduate qualification in Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the S of ESG and investors’ responsibility and influence on human rights across supply chains.