Filip is a Founding Partner at Cherry. While en route to becoming a classically trained musician, he had his first dab in entrepreneurship and things escalated quickly.

Filip credits his past life as a serial entrepreneur for succeeding as an investor. First, he started a digital marketplace for art and collectibles and, later, joined the founding team of a promising startup called Zalando. He played a crucial business development and international expansion role in the retail giant’s growth into Europe’s largest lifestyle marketplace. Filip truly understands what it means to be in the founder's shoes, during both ups and downs, and is passionate to help our founders with both.

Outside of Cherry, Filip sits on the board of KfW Capital, the German Startup Association as well as the board of Trustees of the State Opera Berlin. He’s also a guest lecturer at his alma mater WHU and IMD-Lausanne business school. He’s also established a family foundation dedicated to providing access to entrepreneurship and education for families from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Filip is a two-time Midas List Europe awardee and was voted Investor of the Year 2022 by the German Startup Association.