Anja Rath

About

Anja Rath joined her first startup in 1998 after finishing her A-Levels, initially as an intern in the finance department. This startup was co-founded by Nikolas Samios in Munich. She quickly assumed more responsibility and replaced the previous COO/CFO. Parallel to her work in financial management, organizational development, and general management, Anja studied part-time at the British OU University in Milton Keynes and received both a Master’s in International Finance and an MBA. After years in corporate management, Anja specialized in supporting founders and shareholders in growth and turnaround situations, structuring financing rounds, mergers, and exits, often taking on interim CFO mandates. Together with Nikolas Samios, she also set up Brandenburg Ventures GmbH, the VC investment entity of MP3 inventor Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg, and advised listed companies on corporate venture capital programs, portfolio and M&A aspects. Anja is co-author of the venture capital standard reference book DEALTERMS.VC and a member of the Extended Board of Directors of the Startup-Verband (German Startup Association).