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Nicolai Schaettgen
Match-Maker Ventures, CEO
Speaker Bio
I am the Founder and CEO of Match-Maker Ventures (MMV). We are the conversion layer between technology supply and operator demand in telecom and digital infrastructure. Not an advisor, not a scout, not a reseller.
We do three things at once, and the combination is the product:
- We see the supply. More than 100 proven technology companies screened for every one we take into the portfolio.
- We hear operator priorities. Close to 1,000 meetings across 195 organizations in 2026 to date, in group and OpCo boardrooms across every major region.
- We experience what scales. Eleven years carrying companies from first meeting to signed contract, with our fee tied to conversion rather than activity.
Since 2015, MMV has worked across 40+ countries, backed by a network of ~100 senior telco leaders, and today represents 16 portfolio companies from 12 countries across network, energy, customer experience, security and data center domains.
Before MMV, I was a Principal in Arthur D. Little's global telecom leadership team, advising boards and C-suites on strategy and transformation. I lecture at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and regularly chair and keynote at MWC, TM Forum DTW and Network X, with experience across 35+ markets.
Talk to me if you are an operator or infrastructure leader who wants deployable technology with a named number behind it, or a proven technology company that needs senior access and disciplined enterprise sales execution.
