Milad Mafi

Partner @ Matchwinners

About

At Matchwinners, I combine my technical mindset with entrepreneurial drive to build scalable, high-impact solutions — aiming to elevate how sporting events and stadiums engage fans, sponsors, and communities. With a background in mechanical engineering and over 10 years of experience working in tech — from pre-seed startups to Series B companies in Germany and Silicon Valley — I bring a deep understanding of how to build, validate, and scale innovative products. Outside of work, I’m passionate about motorsport and typography, both of which inspire my approach to precision, aesthetics, and performance.

Country

City

Germany

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

CFD, Finite Element Analysis, Automotive, Engineering, Project Management, Consulting, Simulations, Matlab, Aerodynamics, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering, Business Strategy, CATIA, CAD, Community Management, Community Development, Relationship Building, Partner Relationship Management, Public Relations, Online Marketing

Experience

Partner

Matchwinners

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Berlin, Germany

Matchwinners is a full-service provider for sports marketing and venue media. We design commercial strategies for clubs and associations, produce content, and operate digital platforms in stadiums. Our team combines consultancy, creative, sales, and on-site operations so clubs and rights holders can grow revenue, enhance the fan experience, and deliver measurable value to sponsors.

PLG & Operations Lead

Wingback (YC W22)

2022-10 - 2024-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Wingback provides tools and APIs for SaaS pricing and packaging. We build infrastructure that allows SaaS startups to deploy any set of features of their product with any pricing model. Using Wingback, non-technical teams run pricing and packaging tests and execute product-led growth campaigns without any engineering involvement.

Co-Founder

MODUM

2019 - 2022-9 · 3 yrs

Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Region

Modum is creating the future of footwear. We're bringing bespoke to the digital age.

Product Marketing Manager

SimScale

2014-8 - 2019-1 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Munich Area, Germany

Browser based CAE simulation is the future! At SimScale we develop the future, browser-based CAE platform. We move the barriers for the worlds engineers, and ensure access to world class CAE simulation capacity to all. The team consisting of computer scientists, mechanical engineers and mathematicians in our headquarters close to München. The SimScale team is fascinated by the potential of digital product development technology. We are convinced that the possibility to validate design decisions very early or generate designs under specific boundary conditions is a decisive competitive advantage. With the SimScale platform's new approach, we aim to provide every interested company with access to this technology independently of its size or infrastructure. The transformation from a desktop application to an interactive and collaborative online platform makes Computer Aided Engineering more efficient and simple to use.

Consultant

ESI Group

2012-5 - 2014-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Consulting and support of the corporation with main emphasis on sales (automotive sales in Germany and USA), product management (competition and product strategy) and Open Source CFD Technology

CFD Consultant

ICON Technology & Process Consulting

2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

Hannover Area, Germany

Implementation of an Open Source CFD process at one of the leading automotive players

Consultant

Mubea

2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

Hannover

Consulting of the Executive Board of Mubea CarboTech regarding innovation management in particular CAE/CFD/FEM, leading an interdisciplinary research project in the field of aerodynamics/production