Daniel is a serial entrepreneur from Berlin, Germany, nowadays residing in Miami, FL, USA with his wife and two daughters. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Daniel earned a Diploma in Business Administration at the Technical University of Berlin and University of California, Berkeley.

After graduation Daniel went into Management Consulting and ultimately held a position as Senior Project Manager at Homburg & Partner, a strategy consulting boutique specializing in Marketing, Sales, and Pricing servicing Fortune 500 companies globally.

Daniel started his first business, Digital Marketing agency B&F, in 2006, and quickly followed with co-founding gaming company Smeet. Smeet raised +$12MM of Venture Capital, grew to over 35MM users and 8 digit annual $-revenues, ultimately being acquired by Orange Games.

In 2013, Daniel co-founded and bootstrapped eCommerce startup Gourmesso, which advanced to be the online market leader for compatible coffee capsules in Germany and the US. Shortly thereafter, he ventured into new eCommerce territories (sports equipment, pet supplies, supplements, et al.) with a focus on marketplace distribution.

In 2016, Daniel co-founded SpringtechPartners, a partnership of entrepreneurs building and investing into digital businesses across Europe and North America with currently +15 portfolio companies.

And in 2019, after successfully responding to a long year of lymphoma treatment, Daniel re-discovered his beloved old German audio tapes with his two-year-old daughter, which gave him the idea to create Storypod, an interactive podcast player for kids with the mission of providing parents with a healthy alternative to screens for both educating and entertaining their kids.