CEO of simfy, co-founder of Music Networx and founder of element 5
“I´ve known Earlybird since 1999. As investor, Earlybird has always been ready and willing to think through upcoming decisions with us. And it all works extremely unconventionally: we would just sit down together around a table, discuss the matter at hand, and make a decision. Then we get up and do it.”
With element 5, Gerrit Schumann developed an easy way to sell software via downloads on the Internet. In 2004, Schumann sold his first enterprise to Digital River for €120 million. Being a serial entrepreneur, he is already involved with a new company. simfy fulfills the dreams of music lovers and specializes in music streaming and in marketing of live music. Gerrit Schumann deliberately returned to Earlybird when looking for an investor for this enterprise. “The Earlybird partners have been intensely involved with our business model from the very beginning. As a team, we have been discussing and developing ideas together.”
