Our story.

Anne, born into a business family in logging and integrated wood industry, she took the turning point by joining PT. Pan Brothers Tbk and Group when it was ailing in 1997. As Vice CEO, she had played a vital role in turning the Company into Indonesia’s largest garment manufacturer producing apparel for international well-known brand.

She is an award-winning and passionate professional who graduated from University of Southern California – USA and received her MBA degree from Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles – USA (1994).

Along with her passion, she actively involves in various organizations in Indonesia and Internationally, such as: The Indonesian Entrepreneur Association; YPO Indonesia Committee; Board of Women in Business Committee & Trade and Investment Task Force of B20 2022; Board of Supervisor of Indonesian Alumni Association of University of Southern California, just to name a few.

Dieter founded a media agency early in 2001. He led and grew the company into a leading digital agency with 150+ employees.

In 2017, Dieter successfully handed the company over and went on to found Speedinvest Pirates as a joint Venture with the VC fund Speedinvest to support the portfolio companies and help them scale to the next level. Over the past 5 years, Dieter and his team supported over 200 early-stage startups.

Dieter is an experienced Investor and Business Angel with a great reputation within the European Startup ecosystem.

Phil is a growth-oriented executive leader for technology & media, with 40 years of working with entrepreneurial founders to build and scale their companies.

His operating career in marketing, venture capital, and executive management has resulted in cumulative new products demand totalling over $1B in addition to the growth of established product sales in raw startups, scaling entrepreneurial companies, as well as private and public firms, ranging from pre-revenue to over $1B annual sales.

Phil now spends his time as a venture capital investor, operating advisor, execution partner and incubator for new companies by focusing his efforts on strengthening the ecosystem for new technology and media company creation and their development, particularly in B2B markets.

Walid has 30 years of experience in the telecom sector where he has always pioneered technical and operational innovations from within big corporates.

He has worked on 5 continents and has held several CTO and board advisory positions across the globe. In the last few years he founded and launched a pure fiber telco in Italy and is currently managing its growth into a national alternative network to the incumbent.

He is a strong believer in the supernatural powers of a cohesive team with a clear vision and objectives.

Jaana is the co-founder of Sororitê LATAM’s largest female angel investor network focused on female led startups. She’s an active angel investor, focused on FinTech, RetailTech and DigitalHealth, is a board member of Columbia Ventures do Brazil and Zissou, and a mentor to startups in LATAM and Switzerland.
 
Jaana holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master’s in Engineering from ETH Zürich. She is a Swiss national, now residing in São Paulo, with more than 15 years of experience in LATAM. Prior to angel investing, she had a successful career as an executive at American Express, Expedia Group and McKinsey & Co, focusing on strategy, business development, and product. 
 
As an investor, Jaana focuses on underrepresented founders because it allows her to tap into traditionally overlooked talent and investment opportunities. In founders, she looks for visionary minds that combine contagious passion with the necessary pragmatism to execute.
 
Given QBIT’s investment focus on Swiss founders and its global vision, Jaana is excited to leverage her network to bridge Swiss technology to solve problems in LATAMs economy.

Nils, a graduate of Architecture from ETH Zürich, brought his expertise to the family business, REHAU, a global leader in polymer technologies.

He played a key role in shaping the company's growth in China and Asia by focusing on business and organizational development. After his tenure in Asia, Nils returned to Germany and Switzerland where he has built REHAU New Ventures, a Corporate Venture Builder that drives the development of innovative businesses from the ground up.

His ability to quickly analyze complex problems, his sharp and well-structured approach, and his sales and marketing experience in the US and Asia make him a valuable asset to our portfolio companies.