Sarah Gottwald is a venture capitalist and the Managing Director at Blockchain Founders Group (BFG). This venture capital company was founded in January 2022 and is focused on equity investments to participate in the success of early-stage ventures developing blockchain applications. She heads a dynamic team that is fully focused on crypto assets, blockchain, and DLT.
When talking about her past life, she has 9 years of experience in the automotive industry, blockchain, and finance. It was under Sarah Gottwald’s guidance, that BFG became an encouragement for innovation while providing knowledge, capital, and acceleration to promising ventures.
Being a venture capitalist, she has experience working at Vanagon Ventures, which is a firm specializing in web3/blockchain startups, and serving as the managing director of Blockchain Founders Group since January 2023. With experience serving in several professional companies, Sarah Gottwald brings a wealth of expertise to her current role.
Her current job role includes aiding in providing capital, ideas, and acceleration to Blockchain Founders Group. Sarah Gottwald is an early-stage crypto investor who is also internationally active in various programs and events. She has participated in Lugano’s Plan B summer school and is a member of the Unit Network, H.E.R. DAO. She has also served as a mentor for young female talents in web3 because of her expertise in blockchain and the autonomous industry.
Early career and personal details
Before her venture capital career, Sarah Gottwald spent 9 years at BMW in the financial and strategy departments, where she focused on fully autonomous driving. She was successful in negotiating collaborations and closing multiple M&A deals. Apart from her professional achievements, she participated in Frankfurt School Blockchain Center’s Web3 Talents programs, served on the executive board of ITSA, and hosted a podcast, all while deepening her expertise in blockchain technology.
Speaking of her early education life, Sarah Gottwald did her Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) at Pforzheim University (2007-2011) and then studied at Universidad Europea (2012-2012). Later, she did her Masters of Engineering at Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (2011-2013) and attended the NFT Talents program and DeFi Talents Program in the years 2022-2023 at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
The career of Sarah Gottwald
As we are aware, Blockchain Founders Group is steadily growing and Sarah Gottwald has been the latest addition to the executive team. After serving 9 years in leadership roles at BMW and being on the board of the International Token Standardization Association, Sarah Gottwald brings professional experience from the corporate to the firm. She has set the goal of bringing the company-building efforts within the BFG Superstars startup incubation program to the next level.
She joined with her colleagues Max Zheng and Jong-Chan Chung who have been with her through thick and thin, successfully helping her build plenty of startups in the web3 space. Sarah Gottwald is quite a popular figure, and the Blockchain Founders Group was very excited to announce her appointment to the new venture capital team. She has a track record in the web3 industry and a passion for supporting and investing in innovative technologies, making her ideal for the position in the company.
Sarah Gottwald is expected to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the web3 space and is responsible for providing strategic guidance and support to portfolio companies. Also, she should be building relationships with key industry players and driving the growth and success of the firm.
Max Zheng, the Head of Corporate Development at Blockchain Founders Group has announced that her experience and vision will make her a perfect fit to drive the growth and success of the company and web3 space. The team is confident to have her on the team and considers her a valuable asset to the company.
Conclusion
Sarah Gottwald is a popular public figure, who happens to be a venture capitalist and the Managing Director at Blockchain Founders Group (BFG). Because of her potential and expertise, she now heads a dynamic team that is fully focused on crypto assets, blockchain, and DLT. Before her current role in the blockchain company, she has 9 years of experience in the automotive industry.
She was assigned the current role expecting to provide capital and ideas to accelerate the success and growth of Blockchain Founders Group talking about her previous life, Sarah Gottwald spent 9 years at BMW in the financial and strategy departments, focusing fully on autonomous driving.
Blockchain Founders Group is steadily growing and the company has appointed Sarah Gottwald intending to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the web3 space. Also, she is responsible for providing strategic guidance and support to portfolio companies, which shall boost the company’s growth.
