CV Stephan Uhrenbacher
After having gone through all possible ups and downs as a successful serial entrepreneur, I currently focus on mentoring startups in climate relevant industries and at the same time work with proven entrepreneurs to help them achieve their full potential in their personal lives and business.
Since 2020: Founder and CEO of Sustainable Aero Lab,
a global accelerator for startups in sustainable aviation. In 2023, Sustainable Aero Lab received funding from Breakthrough Energy, the organisation founded by Bill Gates
Since 2020: Fellow at Artificial Intellige Centre (ARIC) Hamburg, Germany.
Since 2019: Mentor at in the Climate Stream of Creative Destruction Lab at Oxford
Since 2015 active Angel Investor in 15 AI companies in Europe and North America
2018-2020: Digital Advisory Board Member, Lufthansa Innovation Hub
2016-2021: Mentor in AI and Quantum Streams of Creative Destruction Lab, Toronto
2014-2019, Founder & CEO of FLIO
global airport app
2010-2013, Founder & CEO 9flats.com
argest competitor to airbnb. Bought wimdu.com. Partial exit to Wyndham hotels.
2006-2013, Founder, CEO, board member Qype.com,
largest local review website in Europe, sold to Yelp.com
2010-2017, Co-founder, Chairman avocadostore.de,
Germany’s largest eco-marketplace, sold to DDVG in 2017
2004-2005, Chief Operating Officer DocMorris.com
turnaround of large mail order pharmacy,increased revenues from € 30M to €130 M
2002-2003 Product Director Bild.de
major turnaround of a large online media website.
– 1999-2001, Head of Northern Europe, lastminute.com,
IPO in 2000
– 1994-1998, various positions at Bertelsmann,
founded Travel Channel, one of the first online travel websites in Germany
– 1989-1994 Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration,
University of Kaiserslautern Germany
– 1991-1992 Exchange student with MBA programme
at Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
