Dirk Schuran

Rainmaker Society acts as an exclusive career agent for high-level consultants and executives, guiding "difference makers" ("Unterschiedsspieler") discreetly and individually through their professional evolution. Moving beyond traditional recruiting, we leverage data-driven insights and an elite network to match the best minds with the most strategic roles in leading companies. Much like a world-class sports agent, we ensure our members are positioned for their next high-impact career move with precision and excellence. LET. IT. RAIN. Performance matters.

I am a sparring partner for B2B business models and specialist in sales, human resources and strategy. As an external consultant, investor or board member.

One8y DB is a specialized data platform for the sports business industry. The database focuses on making market research data, fan insights, and business statistics quickly and directly accessible for practical use.

BackBone Ventures is an early stage VC, focussing on the DACH region. We have a rather broad industry focus but are extremely selective about the investments we do. Currently we invest out of our 5502 Fund, which focuses on backing underrepresented founders in Germany & Switzerland at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

Classtime is a pioneering educational software that complements in-class teaching by providing immediate feedback on students’ level of understanding.

Aimance offers an AI-powered software platform to analyze and enhance employer attractiveness. The Hamburg/Vienna-based company helps firms optimize their recruiting processes and employer branding in real-time.

Widgetbook is an open-source package helping Flutter developers to build their widgets in isolation, testing them in all states and configurations, and cataloging them in their own design system.

Leveraging digitalization to uplift the storage industry to the next level. sedisto is simplifying the self storage user journey end-to-end by automating processes and digitizing access control - from gate to boxes. Discover OPEX savings, manage your facility and create an exciting experience for your tenants!

Impact-tech company that helps businesses achieve and communicate positive impact through integrating impact products such as tree planting, plastic collection and coral reef restoration into their businesses.

SalesPlaybook is a leading Swiss B2B revenue enablement and HubSpot CRM agency headquartered Zurich. It specializes in helping B2B SaaS startups and SMEs in the DACH region scale their sales operations quickly and efficiently.

MBA-Thesis: "Value creation potential of Digital Transformation in the industrial value chain of the travel industry"

Master-Thesis: "Die Einbindung von Kundenzufriedenheit und Servicequalität in das Balanced Scorecard-Modell"

Diploma-Thesis: "Entwicklung von New Business Models für eine Wirtschaftstageszeitung – Lösungsansätze zur Reduzierung der Abhängigkeit vom klassischen Anzeigengeschäft"