Severin Zugmayer

Bio

A former brand and marketing expert, Severin’s prior work experience allowed him to engage with startups and visionary founders from numerous perspectives. This growing interest in the startup ecosystem ultimately led to him joining the investor’s side of the table. Now at Speedinvest, Severin hunts down Europe’s most interesting consumer tech startups and the visionary founders that grow them. Most recently, Severin worked at Google, supporting tech startups in accelerating their growth. Prior to his time at Google, he was part of the Red Bull team leading the company’s efforts in Austria’s university startup ecosystems. Severin gained his first professional work experience in the field of executive search at Kienbaum Consulting. Severin was born in Austria and has since lived and worked in Oslo, Wroclaw, Hamburg and New York before his recent move back to Vienna to join the Speedinvest team. Severin is extremely passionate about everything human and consumer centered like design thinking and societal trends, which has allowed him to develop a comprehensive understanding of category defining consumer companies. In his spare time, Severin is overly competitive about basketball and loves all kinds of outdoor sports like skiing and mountaineering.