Raphael Zeller

As Head of Business Development & Global Growth at muffintech, I lead global expansion efforts by building and executing a growth strategy that drives entry into new markets and develops opportunities beyond muffintech’s domestic market. Achieving long-term growth through strategic alliances and expanding into new markets and business fields is the primary goal. Responsibilities include: - Developing and executing a solid global expansion strategy - Building and maintaining relationships with potential strategic partners - Identifying and exploring new markets and business opportunities - Negotiating contracts and collaborations - Conducting market analysis and monitoring competition

In this position, I was dedicated to scaling start/scale-ups globally by helping them to enter the South American markets and develop and grow their businesses. Additionally, it was my responsibility to establish all program structures for South America on behalf of the Start2 Group, which is executing the German Accelerator Program while Start2 itself was entering the South American markets for the first time. Key responsibilities included: - Building an ecosystem of mentors, key stakeholders, and thought leaders, as well as establishing the Start2 and German Accelerator brands in South America - Supporting the establishment and management of the local team - Developing and executing all program activities - Independently traveling and staying on-site to maintain networks, contacts, and business development

In this position, I was dedicated to scaling start/scale-ups globally by helping them to enter the Asian market and develop and grow their businesses.

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Linde Corporate Digitalization Office - Linde.Digital The Linde Group has been named “Best Innovation Lab 2018” for its Digital Base Camp, also ranking number one in the category “Industry”. The award is presented by the renowned business magazine Capital and the company Infront Consulting & Management GmbH. In addition to coming top in the category “Industry”, the Linde Digital Base Camp was ranked among the top four innovation labs out of almost 60 German companies that were analysed in this study.

The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition is committed to fundamental legal and economic research on processes of innovation and competition and their regulation. Its research focuses on the incentives, determinants and implications of innovation. With an outstanding international team of scholars and excellent scientific and administrative infrastructure including our renowned library, the MPI hosts academics from all over the world and actively promote young researchers. We inform and guide legal and economic discourse on an impartial basis. As an independent research institution, MPI provides evidence-based research results to academia, policymakers, the private sector as well as the general public.