Team

Abhijay Thacker
Investment Advisor
Abhijay Thacker
Investment Advisor

Abhijay joined Picus in 2021 as an independent Investment Advisor to focus on our India investments. Prior to joining Picus, he worked for Citi in the Investment Banking division in Mumbai where he advised institutional clients on M&A and capital markets transactions across emerging technology, financial services, industrials, and infrastructure industries.

Abhijay holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), and a bachelors degree in economics from NMIMS.

Alessandro Kopp
Senior Vice President
Alessandro Kopp
Senior Vice President

Alessandro joined Picus in 2020 and is based in our London office. He has worked with several of our early- & growth-stage portfolio companies, particularly in FinTech and B2B SaaS. Before joining Picus, he gathered experience in consulting at McKinsey & Company.

Alessandro graduated from the Technical University of Munich with a bachelor's degree in Management & Technology.

Alex Rohregger
Vice President
Alex Rohregger
Vice President

Alex joined the Picus team as Investor in 2022. He focuses on robotics and deep tech topics within the Seed / Series A team.

Prior to joining, Alex worked on the operator side worked at robotics ventures like Kea Robotics & MonitorFish. He also conducted research and prototyping to explore novel methods of robot control & simulation for bio-inspired robots at the Chair of Robotics, AI & Real-Time Systems at TU Munich.

Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and a master's degree in Robotics, Cognition & Intelligence from the Technical University of Munich and studied at CDTM.

Alexander Kremer
Partner
Alexander Kremer
Partner

Alexander joined Picus in 2021 as a Partner, initially establishing the firm’s presence in China and building a portfolio of 15+ companies. Now based in Madrid, he manages investments across Southern Europe and leads Picus' global efforts in Frontier Tech and AI.

Prior to joining Picus, Alexander was a Director at leading Chinese tech company JD.com and held roles at AI unicorn Mobvoi, McKinsey & Company, and IBM. Additionally, he has been a globally active angel investor, supporting early-stage startups across various sectors and geographies.

Recognized by Forbes as "China 30 Under 30," Alexander is also a graduate of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University.

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Alexander Samwer
Founding Partner
Alexander Samwer
Founding Partner

Alexander founded Picus Capital together with Jeremias in 2015. He is an experienced entrepreneur and technology investor. Prior to starting Picus, he co-founded several successful ventures, among them the European Founders Fund, where he was an early investor in companies like Zalando and LinkedIn.

Alexander graduated from the University of Oxford and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Anthony Hayhoe
Head of IR & Fundraising
Anthony Hayhoe
Head of IR & Fundraising

Anthony joined Picus in 2023 as Head of Investor Relations & Fundraising. He previously worked at Titanbay, a global private markets platform, where he was responsible for capital raising and business development across private investors and institutions.

Prior to Titanbay, he worked at UBS Wealth Management in London where he worked with tech entrepreneurs and family offices, providing strategic investment advice spanning both public and private markets.

Anthony graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, having pursued studies in Economics and Philosophy.

Constantin Seuß
Senior Finance Manager
Constantin Seuß
Senior Finance Manager

Constantin joined Picus in 2022 as Finance Manager. Before joining Picus, he worked at Keyou as Financial Controller and was a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institut.

Constantin holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Engineering and Management both from the University of Applied Sciences Munich.

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Florian Reichert
Partner & Managing Director
Florian Reichert
Partner & Managing Director

Florian joined Picus in 2017 and started building our portfolio in emerging markets next to our core markets Europe and North America. Prior to that, he worked for The Boston Consulting Group in Zurich with a focus on corporate & innovation strategy, organizational restructuring and digitalization topics. Before, he gathered practical experience in investment banking, private banking/wealth management and the automotive sector.

Florian graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a master’s degree in Banking and Finance.

Francesca Piras
Senior Office & HR Manager Americas
Francesca Piras
Senior Office & HR Manager Americas

Francesca joined Picus Americas in 2022 as an Office and HR Manager. Located in New York, she ensures both a smooth running of our office as well as the management of all HR-related topics in the Americas.
Prior to joining Picus, Francesca worked at fintech start-up N26 as Office Manager and at Giorgetti USA in PR & Marketing and in Sales.

Francesca graduated from the Universita di Firenze with a bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism.

Franz Hahn
General Counsel
Franz Hahn
General Counsel

Franz joined Picus in 2022 as Senior Legal Counsel. Prior to joining Picus, Franz worked as a senior legal counsel at N26 where he was responsible for all corporate and regulatory law matters. Before that, Franz worked at the international business law firm Noerr where he advised on a broad range of corporate law matters, with a focus on venture capital and private equity transactions.

Franz is a fully qualified German lawyer. He studied at the University of Freiburg, at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul and at the Free University of Berlin.

Giovanna Roma
HR Manager
Giovanna Roma
HR Manager

Giovanna joined Picus in 2023 as HR Manager, supporting our portfolio companies. Prior to joining, she worked as a Recruiter for McKinsey & Company and completed internships at Bain & Company, Allianz and the European Commission.

Giovanna graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management and a master’s degree in Innovation and Technology from Bocconi University in Milan.

Jeremias Heinrich
Jeremias Heinrich
Founding Partner
Jeremias Heinrich
Founding Partner

Jeremias founded Picus together with Alexander in 2015. Having led large renewable energy and real estate investments in Europe within his function as founder of several companies in this space, he brings a lot of infrastructure expertise to our team. Prior to that, he gathered practical experience in the consulting, construction and infrastructure industry.

Jeremias graduated from the Technical University of Munich with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and Business Administration.

Julia Leipold
EA & Senior Operations Manager
Julia Leipold
EA & Senior Operations Manager

Julia joined Picus in 2021. As part of her role, she manages all administrative needs related to the daily work of our Founding Partner & Managing Director Robin as well as of our Partner & Managing Director Florian. In addition, she drives internal strategic topics to best enable the Seed / Series A team.

Prior to Picus, she gathered practical experience at DataGuard and Ted Baker in London and completed a hotel management apprenticeship at Platzl Hotel in Munich.

Julian Roeoes
Partner Americas
Julian Roeoes
Partner Americas

Julian joined Picus Americas as a Partner in 2020 and manages our Americas operations out of the Picus office in New York. Prior to joining Picus, he worked for Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets division in New York and London. At Credit Suisse Julian advised Financial Services and FinTech clients on M&A as well as private and public financing transactions. Prior to that, Julian gathered practical experience in Private Capital, Investing and Consulting and obtained an IHK Bankkaufmann degree.

Julian graduated from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management with a bachelor's degree in Finance and General Management.

Julius Nagel
Investment Advisor
Julius Nagel
Investment Advisor

Julius joined Picus in 2022 as an Investment Advisor for the crypto/web3 space. He has been investing and building in crypto since 2012 and co-hosts a podcast covering trends in this area called "Alles Coin, Nichts Muss". Prior to that, he worked as Investment Associate at UVC Partners and as Consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Julius holds a bachelor’s degree in socioeconomics from the Universität Hamburg and a master’s degree in Finance and Information Management from the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of Munich.

Lara Hehrlein
Senior HR Manager
Lara Hehrlein
Senior HR Manager

Lara joined Picus in 2021 as HR Manager. Prior to joining Picus, she worked for a Management and HR consultancy in Munich as HR Manager focusing on all operational HR topics for medium-sized clients. This included the mapping of employee lifecycles as well as payroll and the strategic work on HR management topics.

Lara graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and a master's degree in Intercultural Communication from the International University SDI München.

Lorenz Kammer
Investor
Lorenz Kammer
Investor

Lorenz joined Picus as an Investor in 2024. Located in Munich, he supports our pre-seed portfolio companies in business model validation, operational set-up, and growth. Before joining Picus, he gathered practical experience at McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, and our portfolio company Avi Medical.

Lorenz holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from ESADE, a master’s degree in management & technology from TU Munich as well as an honors degree in technology management from the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM).

Lucia Paskert
Platform Partner and CHRO
Lucia Paskert
Platform Partner and CHRO

Lucia joined Picus in 2020 as Head of HR. Prior to joining Picus, she worked for the Boston Consulting Group in Munich for several years, with a focus on recruiting, staffing, and internal HR projects. Among other responsibilities, she was in charge of hiring top talents from all backgrounds and led various recruiting initiatives encouraging an inclusive workplace.

Lucia graduated with a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and a master's degree in International Management from the Maastricht University.

Maseo Brown
Senior Legal Counsel
Maseo Brown
Senior Legal Counsel

Maseo joined Picus in 2024 as Senior Legal Counsel. He previously worked at the private equity practice group of Haynes and Boone, LLP where he focused on mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity investments.

Maseo holds a law degree from Tulane University Law School and spent a semester studying international business law at the University of Hong Kong.

Naman Jhawar
Partner and Head of India & SEA
Naman Jhawar
Partner and Head of India & SEA

Naman joined Picus in 2023 as Partner and Head of India & South East Asia and covers our investments in India, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. He is based in our Singapore office.

Before joining Picus, Naman was Senior Vice President in Strategy & Operations at India's largest eSports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League’s (MPL).

Naman was also active as an angel investor and worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds a graduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Oliver
Oliver Heinrich
Partner
Oliver Heinrich
Partner

Oliver joined Picus in 2017 and is responsible for our pre-seed stage portfolio companies. Prior to that, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Munich where he was in particular involved in marketing & sales, business building for retailers and organizational design. Before, he gathered practical experience in research consulting, portfolio management at an investment holding and in the automotive sector.

Oliver graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a master’s degree in Banking and Finance.

Philipp Emig
Senior Vice President
Philipp Emig
Senior Vice President

Philipp joined Picus in 2021. His focus lies on energy & climate investments, as well as on our pre-seed stage efforts. Prior to joining, Philipp worked for McKinsey & Company in Munich and advised clients across Europe in the energy, mobility and process industry mainly on innovation, strategy and sustainability topics.

Philipp holds an MBA from INSEAD and Wharton Business School, as well as a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim.

Pierre Bourdon
Vice President
Pierre Bourdon
Vice President

Pierre joined Picus in 2022 and is based in our London office. He focuses on partnering with early- & growth-stage companies, particularly in climate tech and fintech. Prior to that, he gathered practical experience in Venture Capital at Signature Ventures and in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Pierre graduated from the University of Mannheim with a master’s degree majoring in Finance & Information Systems and studied Computer Science at the University of Hagen.

Raphael Mukomilow
Partner
Raphael Mukomilow
Partner

Raphael joined Picus in 2021 to support our portfolio companies in growth stages with their growth strategies, raising equity and debt financing, preparing for public markets, and M&A opportunities. Prior to that, he worked at the private equity fund Stirling Square Capital Partners in London and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Munich.

Raphael holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Robin Godenrath
Founding Partner & Managing Director
Robin Godenrath
Founding Partner & Managing Director

Robin joined Picus as a Founding Partner in 2016 and started growing our team as Managing Director. Prior to that, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Munich where he was in particular involved in marketing & sales, digital customer experience and lean services topics. Before, he gathered practical experience in financial markets & equity sales, asset management and the industrial sector.

Robin graduated from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management with a master’s degree in Finance and Economics.

Sebastian Schäfer
Partner
Sebastian Schäfer
Partner

Sebastian joined Picus in 2018 and was promoted to Partner in 2023. His focus lies on our pre-seed investments, where he supports early-stage founders regarding growth and operations-related topics. Prior to Picus, he gathered pratical experience in strategy consulting and private equity.

Sebastian graduated from the London School of Economics with a master's degree in Economic Sociology.

Tatjana Spenst
Senior Finance & Accounting Manager
Tatjana Spenst
Senior Finance & Accounting Manager

Tatjana joined Picus in 2022 as Finance & Accounting Manager. Before joining Picus, Tatjana gathered practical experience as an accountant at FGK Clinical Research and as group accountant for Dr. August Oetker KG.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in business law from the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld.