Philipp Derkum
Business Development Manager at D-POWER Modellbau
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolPhilipp Derkum is a business development and finance specialist with 11 years’ experience helping startups and SMEs optimize cashflow, fundraising and financial planning from Cologne. He has led CFO-as-a-Service initiatives, built 25+ financial models for Pre-Seed to Series B rounds, and advises on investor and bank negotiations across SaaS, FinTech, MedTech and other deep-tech sectors. Philipp pairs hands-on operational experience in liquidity and FX management with consulting work in M&A and restructuring, giving him a rare blend of executional rigor and strategic finance. Currently driving new business fields and cashflow improvements at D-POWER Modellbau, he also built CFgO’s AI-enabled cashflow tooling to turn bookkeeping data into actionable forecasts. His academic background (MSc in Entrepreneurship, cum laude) complements a practical track record of turning complex financial requirements into investor-ready plans.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, 2,0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, 2,0 at Universität zu KölnMaster of Science - MS, Entrepreneurship, 3,81 (cum laude), Master of Science - MS, Entrepreneurship, 3,81 (cum laude) at GBSB Global Business School
German, English, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
firmware10
rc7
headset7
embedded6
protocols6
opentx6
orientation5
autopilot5
arduino-nano5
multimodule4
racing4
rssi3
arduino3
receiver3
camera3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Ziege-One/Servotester_Deluxe
Oct 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:5 releases, 8 commits, 8 pushes in 2 years
Ziege-One/Strom2Hott
May 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:10 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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