The founder
Sven Haberhausen
Operator, builder and advisor - bridging financial discipline, technical depth and clear business narratives. Twenty years across PE-backed scale-ups, cloud and security ventures, and international transformation programmes.
Bio
Sven helped scale a 15-person Berlin startup into a 700+ person European market leader for cloud computing, big data and machine learning - central to its strategic repositioning, the merger with Basefarm and the eventual €350M sale to the Orange Group.
In 2019 he co-founded Alice & Bob Company, Germany’s first cloud-native IT security platform, and founded BMTB as the holding for his ventures and advisory engagements with founders, executives and investors.
How he works
- Hands-on, results-led. Strategic foresight paired with operational delivery.
- Data and facts before opinion. Agile decision-making, transparent reasoning.
- Collaborative leadership. Strong stakeholder management across boards, founders and investors.
- Transformation operator. From early-stage build-up to PE-grade scale-up and exit.
Focus areas
Corporate strategy & growth · digital transformation · startup acceleration & scaling · turnaround & performance improvement · M&A, buy-and-build & post-merger integration · operational excellence · finance & cost management.
Sectors: technology & cloud, digital health, healthcare, automotive & OEM, circular economy, logistics, robotics and AR/VR.
Earlier career
- Head of Controlling · Swissbit · semiconductor industry · 2012 – 2013
- Head of Controlling · Smurfit Kappa · paper & packaging, restructuring · 2010 – 2011
- Assistant to EVP Purchasing · Volkswagen Group China, Beijing · 2009 – 2010
- Controlling & Assistant to CFO · ALBA Group · circular economy · 2007 – 2009
- Finance & Assistant to CFO · Hella & HDO Group · automotive OEM · 2002 – 2006
Education
- Bachelor, Business Management · University of Sunderland
- General Management · IBS International Business School
- Apprenticeship, Industriekaufmann · Hella & HDO Group
AI Business Fellowship
Member of Perplexity’s AI Business Fellowship since March 2025 - staying at the forefront of AI transformation and emerging opportunities across business and technology.
Languages
German (native) · English (fluent, business)