Raoul Maier

Founder | Managing Partner

2018 - Current

Founding Partner at Eudemian Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm supporting the world’s boldest founders to make potential actual. Eudemian Ventures’ thesis is simple: Invest in great leaders. The firm’s focus is on US early-stage software startups with product-market-fit. Typical investment areas are AI, B2B SaaS, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health. More at: www.eudemian.vc

Angel Squad Member

2021

Senior Principal

2016 - 2018

Member of the Americas leadership team for Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT). Technology Practice leader responsible for a team of 20+ senior TMT consultants, for development of the Americas business strategy and key accounts, and for management of the firm’s global TMT intellectual capital. Active mentor and coach for emerging leaders. Led “Silicon Valley Ecosystem” initiative developing relationships and partnerships with leading Bay Area private equity & venture capital firms, accelerators and startup founders to drive the firm’s innovation agenda. Established “Kearney Venture Boost Camp” (VBC), a highly successful quarterly in-house mini-accelerator program to support a batch of 3-5 strong early-stage software startups of partner VC firms in addressing specific challenges in strategy, marketing & sales (e.g. customer segmentation, G2M modeling, pricing etc.). Signed a partnership with THRIVE, Silicon Valley’s leading AgTech accelerator program, mentoring ten international AgTech startups from five different countries in successful global expansion.

Principal

2014 - 2015

- Responsible for strategy and business development for the DACH Telco and Technology market and for international firm and professional development initiatives - Global Corporate Finance practice leader - Project focus on strategy and large-scale organizational transformation in Technology, Telco and Media industries across international regions - Additional areas of focus: B2B Marketing & Sales; Strategic and commercial due diligence - Leader of regional recruiting teams and 1 of 2 global Kearney-internal lead trainers, coaching more than 100 consultants in sessions on public speaking and effective oral/written communication

Manager

2010 - 2014

Global engagement leader responsible for delivering strategy, B2B marketing & sales projects as well as large-scale transformations across multiple regions (Europe, Middle East, Latin America) with focus on TMT industries.

Associate

2006 - 2010

Consultant with increasing responsibilities to lead engagement workstreams across industries with focus on strategy, B2B marketing & sales and transformation topics.

Co-Founder | Chairman of the Board

2005 - 2015

- Co-founder of Austrian proptech firm “PEARL REAL GmbH” engaged in the purchase, development, sale and innovative online brokerage of prime Austrian real estate - Initial financing raise of >€1M from seven private business angels and local banks - Sponsorship and additional growth financing from “AWS – Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft”, Austria’s leading economic development fund annually granting >€1B, for innovativeness of business plan - Award-winning local Austrian proptech brand and company employing up to 20 team members - Successful exit in 2015

Author

2009 - 2009

The book "Building a Great 21st Century Company" (http://bit.ly/21Leadership) uncovers what lies at the core of great and lasting organizations: A new type of leadership and the resulting authentic mission, values and culture forming the basis for a winning strategy, structure and execution. Inspired by great leaders of the past 3,000 years, this book aims to distill a common thread of universal principles for lasting personal and business success in a 21st century environment which is undergoing unprecedented political, economic and societal change. It not only addresses startup or corporate leaders, but all leaders who will shape our 21st century organizations and society. Indeed everyone, who is determined to thrive on the new challenges and who strives to make individual and world potential actual.

Business Development Manager

1999 - 2006

Upgrade International and its affiliate StorCard Inc. engaged in the development and commercialization of an ultra-high capacity smartcard and a suite of related software applications. Responsible for: Business plan development working with the companies' CEOs & CFOs, among them the co-founder of Seagate Technology, a world-leader in data storage with revenue of more than $10B. Development of market entry and distribution / channel strategy. Fundraising with private and institutional investors (angels / venture capitalists). Supported fundraising of more than $20M in Venture Capital, achieving a top-valuation of $1.1B. Notable investors included New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Silicon Valley's largest VC firm with assets under management (AuM) of close to $20B.

Venture Investor

1998 - 2002

Raised $1M from groups of private investors deployed into ~20 European and Silicon Valley-based early-stage technology startups, achieving a portfolio top-valuation of $30M and a top-holding (single startup) return multiple of 600x with public market liquidity. Supported portfolio companies in follow-on fundraising and business development.

Intern / Securities Analyst

1998 - 1998

- Private- and Investment Banking - Capital Markets

Intern

1997 - 1997

New York Broker Deutschland AG, an affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (later Credit Suisse, now UBS): - Securities analyst - Stock and derivates trader on NYSE, Nasdaq, CBOT, CBOE, Neuer Markt Germany - Series-3 licensed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)