Simon Schmidt

Founder at Unity Finance · Edtech

Unity Finance

Berlin, Germany · CET (UTC+1)

11+ years experience

Humboldt University of Berlin

English, German

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Overview

Building Unity Finance in Berlin - edtech. Took Unity Finance from zero to $8 million ARR. Raised $34 million across 3 rounds. Before that: Deloitte and Google. Most at home with education and mobile. Home cook with strong opinions about biryani.

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growtheducationmobilecontent

HiringHiring for a role

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Unity Finance is hiring 3 product designers in Berlin

Role: Product designer
Level: Mid
Type: Contract
Work mode: Remote within country
Compensation: $165k-$224k + equity
Team: Founding team, 12 people
Start: As soon as possible
Must have: A portfolio of shipped product work Comfort working directly with engineers Ownership of something end to end
Process: Decision within 10 days

Comp €67k-€138k. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Berlin, Germany · remote OKeducationgrowthmobile

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Raising a $15M pre-seed for warehouse robotics for kirana stores

Stage: Pre-seed
Raising: $15M
Instrument: SAFE
Committed so far: $603k from an existing fund
Lead investor: Lead in place
Traction: $267k MRR after 10 months
Use of funds: Go-to-market in two new countries

$267k MRR after 10 months. Looking for investors who know gaming and can help with regulatory approvals.

Berlin, Germanygrowthcontenteducation

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Experience

Founder
Sep 2022 - Present
Unity Finance · 4 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Berlin, Germany
- Took Unity Finance from zero to $6 million ARR.
- Raised $18 million across 2 rounds.
Financial Analyst
Dec 2020 - Sep 2022
Deloitte · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Berlin, Germany
- Closed the books in 3 days, down from 18.
Financial Analyst
Mar 2019 - Dec 2020
Google · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Berlin, Germany
- Built the operating model the board used for a $20 million raise.
- Saved $1 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
Senior Financial Analyst
Nov 2016 - Mar 2019
BMW Group · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Berlin, Germany
- Closed the books in 4 days, down from 14.
- Ran diligence on 8 acquisitions.
Senior Financial Analyst
Sep 2015 - Nov 2016
Maersk · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Berlin, Germany
- Ran diligence on 6 acquisitions.

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Education

Humboldt University of Berlin
BA, Computer Science
2004 - 2007

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