Katharina’s initial spark towards early-stage venture capital caught fire during her time at Rocket Internet. That’s where she learned everything about building and developing tech companies globally.

She then went on to scale the ecommerce aggregator Razor Group from 100 to 400+ employees before joining Cherry as an investor. At Cherry, combining her knowledge, experience and passion, Katharina’s main investment focus areas are healthcare, climate and sustainability, and consumer.

Like – at least some – great stories, it all started with golf. Katharina earned her BSBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Denver, where she played golf for the Division 1 NCAA team. Afterwards, she completed her studies with an MSc degree in Economics & Strategy from Imperial College London. She might have left the professional greens for now, but the Vienna-native still enjoys her time spent outdoors, hiking, biking, and with other sports-related activities.