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Maximilian Sauter

Principal at Motive Ventures

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Maximilian Sauter is a Principal at Motive Partners with extensive experience in financial transactions, team management, and portfolio management. With a background including roles at Altman Solon and EY, he excels in commercial due diligence and corporate finance, and has a strong track record in leading cross-functional teams and negotiating contracts.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2022 - Current

    Investing in Software and Fintech Companies. Motive Partners is a specialist venture capital & private equity firm with offices in New York City, London & Berlin focusing on venture, growth equity and buyout investments in software and information services companies based in North America and Europe and serving five primary subsectors: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Data & Analytics, Investment Management, and Insurance. Motive Partners brings differentiated expertise, connectivity, and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies. More information on Motive Partners can be found at www.motivepartners.com

Motive Ventures is the early-stage investment arm of Motive Partners

  • Member Board of Directors

    2022

  • Principal

    2020 - 2022

    Functional focus: M&A, Commercial Due Diligence, Strategy, Business Model Innovation, Financial Modelling Industry focus: Telecommunications, Technology and Media

Altman Solon is a strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on the Telecoms, Media, and Technology (TMT) sectors.

  • Manager (ppa.) | Strategy Consulting TMT

    2015 - 2020

    Functional focus: M&A, Commercial Due Diligence, Digital Growth Strategy, Business Model and Product Innovation, Financial Modelling Industry focus: Telecommunications, Technology and Mobility

Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.

  • Global Venture Development

    2014 - 2015

    Venture Building, Business Modelling, Value Creation for Lamoda Industry focus: Consumer Goods and Retail

  • Trainee Venture Capital

    2012 - 2013

    Venture Capital & Venture Building

  • Intern Finance & Controlling

    2012 - 2012

    Corporate Controlling

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