Track Record
"Receipts, Not Resumes"
25+ years of building, scaling, and exiting deep-tech ventures. Below are the numbers, and the companies behind them.
€120M+Capital Raised
4Successful Exits
60+Patents Filed
Summary
Track Record
Key metrics across fundraising, scaling, IP, and partnerships
Fundraising
€120M+Capital Raised
8Funding Rounds Led
Product & Market
4Companies Founded
3Successful Exits
Scaling
30+Startups Advised
5Countries Scaled To
IP & Patents
60+Patents Filed
Partnerships
10+OEM & Strategic Partners
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60+ Patents Filed
Innovation isn't just about ideas, it's about protecting them. From AI-powered phenotyping to electric weed control, intellectual property has been central to every venture I've built.
Strategy Meets Execution
Sustainable innovation demands both vision and practical implementation. Every strategy I build is grounded in real-world experience from the trenches.
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"A track record isn't just wins, it's what you learned when things went sideways. The scars teach more than the trophies."
On Experience
Engagements
Ventures &
Outcomes first. Each card shows what was actually achieved, not what was promised.
Foundation Era
1999-2016
LemnaTec
1999-2016
Seed → ExitFounder & CEO
Global #1
Market leader in digital phenotyping
100+
Research institutions as customers
Acquired
Strategic exit to Nyxoah (2019)
AgTechAI/MLSaaSRobotics
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Tielsa Holding
1999-2016
Seed → GrowthCEO
€20M+
Investment secured
Premium
Luxury smart kitchen brand established
B2B + B2C
Dual market strategy executed
Smart HomeIoTConsumer Electronics
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Growth Era
2016-2025
crop.zone / Zasso Group
2016-2025
Seed → Series BFounder & CEO
€25M+
Venture capital raised
3 OEMs
John Deere, CNH Industrial, Nufarm
ARPA-E
U.S. Dept of Energy partnership
AgTechCleanTechHardwareIoT
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Advisory Era
2025-Present
PureSurf
2025-Present
Pre-SeedStrategic Advisor
GTM
Go-to-market strategy developed
Investor Ready
Pitch deck & data room prepared
Pipeline
Investor introductions made
CleanTechBioTechSustainability
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ENANTIOS
2025-Present
Pre-Series AStrategic Advisor
Series A
Fundraising strategy in progress
FDA Pathway
Regulatory positioning refined
Network
Investor & partner introductions
Deep TechPharmaScientific Instruments
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AckerKapital
2025-Present
SeedStrategic Advisor
Agri-PV
Market strategy defined
Partnerships
Farmer network development
Business Model
Revenue model validated
AgTechEnergySustainability
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In Their Own Words
PureSurf
Dirk's strategic insight and deep understanding of sustainable technologies have been instrumental in shaping our go-to-market approach. His experience scaling green-tech ventures is exactly what PureSurf needed.
Markus Hochegger-Krawanja
CEO, PureSurf
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