Our Team

Christophe Maire // Partner

Christophe is one of the founders of Atlantic Ventures and he is deeply involved in the company's daily operations. He was awarded Best Angel Investor of the year by the readers of TechCrunch Europe in 2011 and 2012.

Currently, Christophe holds the position of CEO at Txtr, a world leader in the eReading business. Moreover, Christophe is actively involved in the management of successful tech startups such as Soundcloud, Eye'em and Amen.

In the past, Christophe co-founded and co-headed gate5 AG and Plazes, before the acquisition of both companies by Nokia.

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Olivier Kobel // Partner

Olivier is a partner at Atlantic Ventures. He has more than 15 years experience in supporting entrepreneurs and investors in corporate finance related matters. His background includes 3i plc, a leading European private equity investment firm, Zetra International , a Zurich based small- and mid-market M&A boutique, and Monitor Company , a global strategy consultancy.

Franz Salzmann // Venture Partner

Franz worked at Axa Private Equity and Deutsche Bank prior to joining Atlantic Ventures, where he now co-manages the portfolio.

He holds a master's degree from St. Gallen (Strategy & International Management) and University of Oxford (Russian and East European Studies).

Jens-Philipp Klein // Venture Partner

Jens-Philipp joined Atlantic Ventures in 2007. As a venture partner he identifies startup opportunities and kickstarts new companies.

Before joining the company, Jens-Philipp gathered experience in the financial sector by working at Sal. Oppenheim, Commerzbank, Lincoln International and Dublin-based Depfa Bank.

Simon Fabich // Venture Partner

Before joining Atlantic Ventures, Simon worked as a strategy consultant for Roland Berger. He holds a Master degree in Strategy and International Management from the University of St. Gallen and an MBA from Nanyang Business School.

Simon has extensive experience with Asian markets as he comes from Chinese studies at the Fudan University in Shanghai, he worked in Asia and he speaks Mandarin.

Steffi Brinkmann // Partner Assistant

Steffi has been with Atlantic since 2010. As a partner assistant, and the personal assistant of Christophe Maire.

She is in charge of the back office and supports the startups in all kinds of administration matters.

In parallel she works for txtr, where she is responsible for HR, finance and accounting.