Team Europe

Team Europe is the lead investor in SponsorPay.

The Berlin-based company operates internationally and has launched many successful startups like Spreadshirt, StudiVZ and brands4friends, among others. Currently, their portfolio comprises 10 companies.

Hasso Plattner Ventures

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in the areas of information technology and clean-tech.

Co-Founder Prof. Dr. h. c. Hasso Plattner supplies the lion's share of investment capital, followed by InvestitionsBank Brandenburg, CMEA Capital, Shai Agassi and Arnon Katz.

Nokia Growth Partners

Nokia Growth Partners is the premier venture investor focused on growth stage companies in the mobile industry.

With $350M under management, Nokia Growth Partners invests in companies and people that are changing the global face of mobility, communications and the Internet.

Kite Ventures

Kite Ventures, founded in late 2008, focuses on the high tech and Internet sectors in Russia and Europe. It invests in companies in different stages, from ideas to established businesses.

Andreas Bodczek

Chief Executive Officer, co-founder

Andreas is a passionate entrepreneur with a proven track record of managing high-growth businesses. At SponsorPay, he oversees the evolution of the company, with a focus on finance, strategy and corporate development. He is ardent advocate of engagement advertising as an effective model for brands and publishers worldwide.

Andreas has 15+ years of experience in business development, strategic expansion and financial management. In his previous role as CEO of Telefónica Deutschland, Andreas was responsible for the German fixed net operations of the Spanish telecoms group.

Janis Zech

Chief Revenue Officer, co-founder

Janis is a Berlin and San Francisco-based serial entrepreneur and angel investor passionate about mobile and online ventures. He co-founded SponsorPay in 2009, and has since grown it to the leading value-exchange advertising company with offices in Berlin (HQ), Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seoul and Tokyo.

Janis was previously with Team Europe, one of Europe's most successful incubators, and invested in several seed stage startups.

Markus Knoke

Chief Technology Officer

Markus leads SponsorPay’s product management and IT teams. He is responsible for the end-to-end engineering and management of our award-winning technology platform.

Markus brings extensive experience in web application development from his prior work at different startups and at global consulting company Accenture. At Accenture, Markus was responsible for coordinating large engineering teams in delivering e-commerce projects for renowned companies.

Felipe Sperotto Ogibowski

VP Publisher Relations

Felipe is responsible for business development and partnerships with online and mobile publishers. He heads the team that has been in charge of bringing SponsorPay's BrandEngage online publisher network from ground zero to a top distributor of in-game video and engagement ads globally.

Previous to joining SponsorPay, Felipe worked as an analyst at Citigroup Markets and Banking and Barclays Capital in London, UK.

Andrew Bibby

SVP Global Advertiser Sales

Andrew oversees the strategy and execution of all initiatives related to the BrandEngage™ advertising platform. He is responsible for the growth and development of the technology in current and new markets.

Andrew brings more than 15 years of experience in the digital space. Previously, he was the Global Agency Director at Microsoft where he established and fortified the company’s relationship with WPP.

Simon Kröger

VP Engineering

Simon is responsible for everything that moves without having a brain on its own (besides the coffee machine).

Various projects over 12 years of freelancing have prepared him for the technical challenges of this project that has thousands of external interfaces and millions of users everyday. He knows half a dozen languages inside out and happily shares his experience with everyone willing (and able) to follow.

Laura Jassoy

VP Advertiser Relations

Laura started in the company’s early days, developing the southern regions and being responsible for the account management of major European publishers. She later focused on business development on the advertiser side and is now responsible for sales and relations.

Before joining SponsorPay, she worked in consulting at A.T. Kearney.

Projjol Banerjea

VP Marketing & Talent

Projjol’s role at SponsorPay includes overseeing marketing, PR/communications, industry relationships, business development and sales support, as well as recruiting and talent management.

Previously VP Marketing for mobile payments company Surfpin, he has a diverse range of professional experience across the US and Europe.

Pieter Walsweer

VP Product

As the head of the product team, Pieter lays the foundation for the product roadmap and ensures consistency across all platforms while managing day-to-day operations.

He brings to the table years of experience both in the gaming industry and as a developer. Pieter previously worked at GameDuell where he was responsible for building the company's social gaming platform.