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Ignaz Forstmeier is a VC at 3VC, a venture capital firm investing in technology startups across DACH, CEE, and the Baltics. He is also a Co-Founder of Personio, an HR software company, where he previously served as Chief Marketing Officer. Ignaz is a Member of Founders Pledge, through which entrepreneurs commit part of their exit proceeds to high-impact causes, including climate and other global risks.

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Apr 14 2026

Bootstrapped to €1M MRR. Oversubscribed in two weeks. Then everything changed

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