Christoph Gerlinger | |
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Born | Hessen, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany | July 27, 1967
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | JW Goethe University (1988 - 1992) |
Occupation(s) | Founder and MD of SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA |
Known for | Founder and CEO of German Startups Group and of Frogster Interactive Pictures AG |
Christoph Gerlinger[1] (born July 27, 1967 in Frankfurt/Main, West Germany) is a German venture capitalist and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and CEO of the former venture capital investor German Startups Group, which is publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and was transformed into a Private Equity firm in late 2020.[2][3][4] Prior to that he was a senior executive and entrepreneur in computer and online games companies since 1996. He was CEO of the MMO Games publisher Frogster Interactive Pictures AG [de] (now Gameforge Berlin AG),[5] listed at Frankfurt stock exchange from 2006 until its takeover in 2010.[6] Gerlinger was named one of Germany's most 50 interesting young entrepreneurs by a leading German business magazine.[7]