Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. They invest across geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once they commit to a team, they go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

Venture Capital

Headline

Founding Partners

Jana Laubach

Ines Kopácsi

Martina Mattersberger

Teresa Huang

Tom Gieselmann is a founding partner at Headline, a technology-driven PR agency. Tom also has experience working in product development, having worked at AOL from 1996 to 1998. Prior to that, they served in the German Federal Armed Forces from 1995 to 1996.

Tom Gieselmann graduated from Rhodes College with a BA in Economics.

Tom Gieselmann

Hong Lu

Tatsuya Kawamura is the vice president of partner relations at Headline. Tatsuya has over ten years of experience in the field and has previously worked as an auditor and salesperson. Kawamura is a certified public accountant and has a degree in business administration.

Tatsuya Kawamura is an economics student at Keio University.

Their manager is Andreas Haug, Founding Partner. Tatsuya Kawamura works with Akio Tanaka - Partner, Jett Fein - Partner, and Brian Lu - Partner.

Tatsuya Kawamura

Jett Fein is currently a partner at Headline, a position they have held for two years. Prior to their current role, Jett served as the CEO of [GRIN](/org/grin), a software development company specializing in mobile apps.

Jett has also held positions at [Shopmonkey](/org/shopmonkey), [Fancy](/org/fancy), [Elemy](/org/elemy), and Playbook Technologies Inc., where they served as the head of product development. In their role at goPuff, Jett led the company's expansion into new markets and oversaw the development of their flagship app.

Jett is a seasoned entrepreneur with a proven track record of success. Jett is passionate about technology and its potential to change the world.

Jett Fein attended [Deerfield Academy](/org/deerfield-academy) for their high school education. Jett then went on to [Stanford University](/org/stanford) for their undergraduate degree, where they graduated with distinction. Finally, they attended the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law for their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Jett Fein works with Tatsuya Kawamura - VP, Partner Relations, Viktor Gorlow - Legal Counsel, and Conrad Chu - Partner. Jett Fein reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Jett Fein

Lauren Lyon is a Partner at Headline. Prior to joining Headline, Lauren served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Marketing at [Mohr Davidow Ventures](/org/mohr-davidow-ventures) from April 2013 to March 2016. From March 2012 to January 2013, Lauren was the Director of Partnerships at Samasource. Lauren also spent four and a half years at Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P., where they served as Director, Marketing & Investor Relations from October 2007 to March 2012. Lauren began their career in the nonprofit sector at [Operation Smile](/org/operation-smile), where they served as Northeast Development Manager from August 2006 to October 2007.

Lauren Lyon completed their undergraduate degree at [Princeton University](/org/princeton), where they majored in English Literature and Women & Gender Studies.

Lauren Lyon reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner. Lauren Lyon works with Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe, Akio Tanaka - Partner, and Romero Rodrigues - Partner.

Lauren Lyon

Oanh Tran is the current Controller at Headline. Prior to this, they were a Manager at KKR & Co. Inc. from August 2018 to September 2021. Before that, they were a Fund Administration Officer at AssetMark from June 2014 to August 2018. 

In their role as Fund Administration Officer, Oanh was responsible for coordinating quarterly Board meetings, preparing agendas and consolidating material for Trustees to review. Oanh also drove the completion of Form N1-A annual updates of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for three Trusts. Additionally, they managed all aspects of the financial reporting process, including statement reviews with executive management and liaising between auditors and service providers during fiscal year end reporting. 

Oanh also led Fund Administrator meetings to discuss issues regarding reconciliations, transaction errors and implement improvements to accounting processes. Oanh also performed expense management and projection analysis across three mutual fund families and evaluated advisor profitability. 

In their current role as Controller at Headline, Oanh is responsible for leading the finance team and providing financial leadership across the organization. Oanh oversees all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and decision support. Additionally, they manage the team that is responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and payroll.

Oanh Tran graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance from California State University-Sacramento. Oanh is certified from [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) in The Six Morning Habits of High Performers.

Oanh Tran reports to Dorothee Poetter, Senior Director of Finance. Some of their coworkers include Ebrahim Armankhah - Finance Manager.

Oanh Tran

Ian Su is currently the Chief Data Scientist at Headline. Prior to that, they were a Data Scientist & Software Engineer at Infinity Ventures from June 2018 to May 2021. Ian was also the lead software engineer and cross department coordinator at Junyi Academy from October 2013 to May 2018. Ian has a wealth of experience in data science and software engineering, and has been instrumental in developing various educational platforms and services. Ian is a highly skilled data analyst and is able to effectively utilize data to drive decision making. Ian is a passionate advocate for data-driven education and has dedicated their career to developing innovative solutions that improve educational outcomes.

Ian Su's educational career includes completing nano degrees in fields such as user experience, React, artificial intelligence, and machine learning from [Udacity](/org/udacity). Ian also holds a master's degree in optoelectronic from [National Taiwan University](/org/national-taiwan-university) and a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the same school. Ian Su is also certified from [Udacity](/org/udacity) in their machine learning nano degree program.

and Jeremy Halim - Data Scientist reports to Ian Su. They are on a team with Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe, Brian Lu - Partner, and Pat Reilly - Operating Partner & CFO. Ian Su reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Ian Su

Jonathan Becker is a Partner at Headline. Prior to joining Headline, Jonathan was with [Growblocks](/org/growblocks), [UXCam](/org/uxcam), Get Harley, [Layerise](/org/layerise), CAKE – ridecake.com, [Klima](/org/klima), [Podimo](/org/podimo-global) and [Staffbase](/org/staffbase). Jonathan has over 15 years of experience in the industry and has been a driving force in the success of many startups. In their current role, Jonathan is responsible for helping Headline's portfolio companies with their growth and development.

Jonathan Becker is a computer science student at the Fachhochschule Nordakademie Elmshorn.

They work with Tatsuya Kawamura - VP, Partner Relations, Teresa Huang - Partner, and Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe. Their manager is Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Jonathan Becker

Jeremy Halim is a data scientist at Headline. Jeremy has a background in sensory science and has taught at the University of California, Davis and Universitas Pelita Harapan. Jeremy's research interests include flavour optimisation, sensory analysis of foods, and frying technology.

Jeremy Halim received their PhD in Food Science from University of California, Davis. Jeremy also has a Master of Science in Statistics from University of California, Davis and a Master's degree in Food Quality Assurance from Universitas Pelita Harapan. Jeremy received their Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology from Universitas Pelita Harapan. Jeremy is also certified as a Food Safety Expert for Food Suppliers from TÜV Rheinland Indonesia.

Their manager is Ian Su, Chief Data Scientist.

Jeremy Halim

Akihiko Okamoto is a partner at Headline. Akihiko was previously the Corporate executive officer of the R&D department at [Recruit Holdings](/org/recruit-holdings), where they led the new business development initiatives. Akihiko also served as the Managing Director of the group's Venture Capital arm, Recruit Strategic Partners, investing in Silicon Valley, Israel, and India. In addition, they established and managed Megagon Labs, an AI research center, and RING, Recruit's well-known accelerator for internal business development that developed multiple billion-dollar businesses for the group.

Akihiko Okamoto works with Viktor Gorlow - Legal Counsel, Jett Fein - Partner, and Brian Lu - Partner. Akihiko Okamoto reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Akihiko Okamoto

Brian Yen is the Principal at Headline. Brian has over 10 years of experience in the technology, internet media, and financial industries. Brian Yen has a proven track record of success in discovering undervalued companies and generating returns for investors.

Brian Yen started their career as a Management Associate at Citi, where they worked for three years. Brian then founded Ein Prosit Corp, a successful tech startup that was acquired by Capitalise.ai in 2017. After working as a Research Intern at Cloud Alpha Capital Management, Brian Yen joined [Zaiko](/org/zaiko) as the Head of Asia Pacific. In this role, they led the company's expansion into Asia and helped grow the business to over $100 million in annual revenue.

In May 2021, Brian Yen joined Headline as the Principal. In this role, they are responsible for identifying and investing in technology and internet media companies with high growth potential.

Brian Yen's educational career includes earning a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from [IESE Business School](/org/iese-business-school) and a Bachelor of Commerce - BCom from [National Taiwan University](/org/national-taiwan-university) in International Business.

Brian Yen

Estelle Mamane is currently the Head of Investor Relations, Europe at Headline. Prior to this, they were with [Idinvest Partners](/org/idinvest-partners) from December 2014 to June 2021 as an Investor Relations where they were responsible for the development of the institutional client base in Europe across asset classes including Private Equity (Venture & Growth capital), Private debt (Leveraged loans, Unitranche/Mezzanine), and Secondaries. Before Idinvest, Ms. Mamane was with Access Capital Partners from June 2014 to December 2014 as an Investor Relations Analyst conducting market research in the Private Equity asset class and providing assistance in producing marketing materials for new product launch and Investor Relations. Her first role in Investor Relations was with JVP from January 2013 to August 2013.

Estelle Mamane has a MSc in Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School as well as a Degree in International Business Management from [Newcastle University](/org/newcastle-university).

They work with Viktor Gorlow - Legal Counsel, Brian Lu - Partner, and Jonathan Becker - Partner. Estelle Mamane reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Estelle Mamane

Conrad Chu is currently a partner at Headline. Prior to this, they served as the CTO and co-founder of Munchery, a company that raised $130M to bring real food to everyone, everywhere. Chu has also worked as a design director at IAC, responsible for all Ask.com and Dictionary.com properties. In addition, they have worked as a VFX Technical Director - Lighting at [Tippett Studio](/org/tippett-studio-inc), where they worked on films such as Hellboy (2004) and Constantine (2005). Chu has also worked as a Senior Manager, Usability and Design at Convio and as a UX Designer / Front-end Developer at GetActive Software. Finally, they interned at Pixar Animation Studios from January 1997 to December 1997.

Conrad Chu received a BS in Electrical Engineering Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. Conrad then went on to receive an MFA in Lighting & Visual Effects from the [Academy of Art University](/org/academy-of-art-university).

Some of their coworkers include Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe, Hong Lu - Partner, and Jett Fein - Partner. Their manager is Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Conrad Chu

Jonathan Userovici is a Partner at Headline. Jonathan has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry and has held various positions at startups and major companies. Jonathan was previously a Board Director at Alsid, which was acquired by [Tenable](/org/tenable) for $120 million. Jonathan was also a Seed Lead Investor at Cardiologs, which was acquired by Philips.

Jonathan Userovici attended HEC Paris for their MSc Grande Ecole and then École Polytechnique for their Master of Research. Jonathan has a certification from Google in Google Adwords.

Some of their coworkers include Jett Fein - Partner, Teresa Huang - Partner, and Ian Su - Chief Data Scientist. Jonathan Userovici reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Jonathan Userovici

Joseph Huang is a partner at Headline, a venture capital firm. Joseph was previously with Infinity Ventures and the Abico Group.

Joseph has over 15 years of experience in the venture capital and private equity industries. Joseph has been involved in many successful investments, including in companies such as Twitter, [Slack](/org/slack), and [Atlassian](/org/atlassian).

Joseph has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Joseph Huang has an MBA from IESE Business School - University of Navarra and a BA in Asian American Studies from [UC Santa Barbara](/org/uc-santa-barbara).

Joseph Huang reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner. They are on a team with Viktor Gorlow - Legal Counsel, Akihiko Okamoto - Partner, and Jonathan Becker - Partner.

Joseph Huang

Pat Reilly is the current Operating Partner & CFO at Headline. Prior to that, they were the Chief Financial Officer at Technology Crossover Ventures from August 1999 to October 2019. Pat started their career as a Senior Accountant at Meisel, Tuteur & Lewis P.C. from January 1995 to August 1999.

Pat Reilly attended [Seton Hall University](/org/seton-hall-university) and [Loyola University Maryland](/org/loyola-university-maryland).

They are on a team with Conrad Chu - Partner, Viktor Gorlow - Legal Counsel, and Molly Martell - VP, Brand. Some direct reports include James Vaccaro - AP Billing Lead, Bryan Sheehan - Global Head of Tax, and Dorothee Poetter - Senior Director of Finance. Pat Reilly reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Pat Reilly

Romero Rodrigues is a partner at Headline, a previous company. Romero has also been a board member at ABFintechs, Redpoint eventures, [Olist](/org/olist), and [Pismo](/org/pismo). [Wayfair](/org/wayfair) is the leading e-commerce destination for the category. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, [Wayfair](/org/wayfair) employs more than 1,600 people in its eight global locations. NeoGrid is a global technology provider of Supply Chain Management solutions, with 9 of the top 10 brands in the world relying on NeoGrid (Interbrand Report: Best Global Brands 2013). NeoGrid delivers quick time to value through our fast-to-implement next generation supply chain solution — which provides analytics, planning and execution from production to store shelves in a global cloud-based platform.

Romero Rodrigues has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo, a certification from Comissão de Valores Mobiliários in CVM, and a certification from CREA-SP in CREA. Romero also attended the Stanford Executive Program in Business Administration and Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the Executive Education Programme in eCommerce Programme at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

Some of their coworkers include Ian Su - Chief Data Scientist, Conrad Chu - Partner, and Akihiko Okamoto - Partner. Romero Rodrigues reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

Romero Rodrigues

Ebrahim Armankhah

Viktor Gorlow is currently the legal counsel at Headline. Prior to this position, they worked as a wissenschaftlicher mitarbeiter at Hengeler Mueller from December 2016 to July 2017 where they advised on corporate and financial law issues with a focus on tech companies and innovative products, as well as on M&A transactions and venture capital investments. From April 2016 to November 2016, they were the coordinator at the Masters Program in German and European Business Law where they analysed current developments and legal implications of the blockchain. Viktor then worked as an associate at [Gleiss Lutz](/org/gleiss-lutz) from February 2018 to February 2022 before taking on their current role.

Viktor Gorlow reports to Andreas Haug, Founding Partner. Viktor Gorlow works with Romero Rodrigues - Partner, Tatsuya Kawamura - VP, Partner Relations, and Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe.

Viktor Gorlow

James Vaccaro

Toshiaki Shimakawa

Bryan Sheehan is the Global Head of Tax at Headline. Bryan was previously the Vice President Finance- Head of Tax at TCV from August 2014 to February 2022. Prior to that, they were the Director of Tax at Paul Capital Partners from April 2005 to August 2014. Before that, they were a Manager at [Deloitte](/org/deloitte) from January 1998 to March 2005.

Bryan Sheehan has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from [Florida State University](/org/florida-state-university), and is certified as a Certified Public Accountant from the State of California.

Bryan Sheehan reports to Pat Reilly, Operating Partner & CFO. Bryan Sheehan works with and Dorothee Poetter - Senior Director of Finance.

Bryan Sheehan

Anna Vershebeniuk

Jingjing Gong

Mathias Schilling

Christian Leybold

Akio Tanaka

Elias Börgmann-Dehina

Molly Martell

Andreas Haug is a founding partner at Headline. Prior to this, they were a board member at [Exporo](/org/exporo) from August 2016 to July 2020. Before that, they were with [Smartfrog](/org/smartfrog), [Azimo](/org/azimo), [Raisin DS](/org/raisin-ds), and Headline. From January 2007 to May 2015, they were a partner at dgroup - part of Accenture Consulting.



Some individuals on their team include Teresa Huang - Partner, Akihiko Okamoto - Partner, and Conrad Chu - Partner.

Andreas Haug

Dorothee Poetter

Brian Lu is a Partner at Headline. Brian has over 20 years of experience in venture capital and has been involved in many successful startups.

Brian started their career at Infinity Ventures, where they were a Venture Partner for two years. Brian then moved to Inteluck Corporation and Hive Ventures, where they were involved in startups in the Asia-Pacific region.

In their current role at Headline, Brian is responsible for investments in the US and Asia. Brian is also a Board Member at SAVii, a startup accelerator in Taiwan.

Brian Lu studied international/global studies as an undergraduate at UC Irvine. Brian then attended Piedmont High School.

They are on a team with Ian Su - Chief Data Scientist, Estelle Mamane - Head of Investor Relations, Europe, and Elias Börgmann-Dehina - Head of Legal. Their manager is Andreas Haug, Founding Partner.

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