As a serial entrepreneur and CEO of denkwerk Group, Axel Schmiegelow has been involved in marketing, media, the internet, and start-ups over the last 15 years. He has seen the New Economy come and go (and then come back again). His full service internet agency denkwerk always strives for creative innovation and attracts some of the brightest talents (and start-ups) in our industry. In 1999, he helped found the world’s first bookmarking and tagging start-ups, oneview, which he rolled out in 16 countries and 10 languages.
Axel is an active Board Member of the company shaping the future of travel commerce, itravel, and a Board Member of the exciting local search and rating company, Qype. As an investor in armedangels, he is supporting an endeavor to make the world a better place. Since September 2006, he has been CEO of the company that will shape the future of TV and internet media: sevenload!
Current Roles:
As Founder & CEO of denkwerk Group and its seed venture capital funding subsidiary, dw capital gmbh, Axel is currently involved in a variety of start-ups. Currently, he is involved in the following companies in the following roles:
- Investor, armedangels (Social Fashion Company GmbH)
- CEO, sevenload GmbH (Germany’s leading photo and video community platform)
- Co-founder and Board Member, itravel GmbH
- Co-founder, webtravel gmbh
- Board Member, Qype GmbH
Prior Achievements:
- Co-Founder and CEO of Europe’s largest independent Interactive Agency, denkwerk
- Founder and CEO, oneview GmbH
- Cannes Lions Jury Member (2000)
- Vice President of the German Digital Economy Association (BVDW e.V.), (2003 – 2007)
- Independent Management Consultant for: Apple Computer, Thyssen Handelsunion, and Hewlett-Packard
- Chairman of the Board, Organisation of the Association for World Business Dialogue (OFW e.V.)
- Co-founder / Managing Director, OSCAR GmbH
Academic Background:
In 2000, Axel completed the EDP Program at MIT (a shareholder in denkwerk). Axel studied law with an emphasis on Business and International Law at Sorbonne (Paris) and the University of Cologne. During his studies he was awarded a scholarship from the elite German Scholarship Foundation (”Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”).
