Joachim Schoss
Joachim Schoss, born in 1963, is a serial entrepreneur and was the founder of Scout24, one of Europe’s most successful online businesses.
He started his career as a management consultant before he founded his own consulting company, which was sold in 1996 and today is part of KPMG.
In 1992 he co-founded a callcenter company, which merged 1997 with 350 employees with NASDAQ-listed Sykes Enterprises.
1998 Joachim started ImmobilienScout24 as the biggest shareholder and then Scout24 AG as the biggest private shareholder and CEO.
A serious, almost fatal traffic accident in 2002 lead to Joachim’s retirement from operational work and to the acquisition of Scout24 by Deutsche Telekom.
After his accident Joachim founded the charitable foundations MyHandicap and EnableMe, which became the most frequented online platform for people with disabilities in the German speaking world. Further he initiated the Center for Disability and Integration at the University St. Gallen focusing on research about the inclusion of people with disabilities.
After his accident he became an advisory board member of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, NZZ, two banks, several startups including ResearchGate, the Impact Hub, charitable foundations and academic institutes at WHU and HSG. Since 2013 he also teaches Entrepreneurship within the HSG SIM master program.
He was named „Business Angel of the Year“ and one of the Top Ten „Founders of the Decade“ and was or is an angel investor of several start-ups like Moneybookers, ResearchGate, Control€xpert, 1plusX, HAUSGOLD and others.
Actually he is president of three charitable foundations and of five startups in the fields of fintech, proptech, real estate and big data.
Joachim Schoss is married to Stephanie, has 6 children and lives at Lake Zurich.
An entrepreneur can do more for the prosperity of our society than a member of any other professional group.
Expertise in / interest in the following areas: Improve the world through entrepreneurship, philanthropy and impact investing – actual interest in political governance for the 21st century and beyond
Previous experience:
– Founder of TellSell Consulting, Scout24, MyHandicap, ClearHead, EnableMe, Re-State et al.
– Business angel for Moneybookers, ResearchGate, Control€xpert, 1plusX, HAUSGOLD et al.
– Advisory board member at Holtzbrinck, NZZ, Bankhaus Herzogpark, XTP, 21st, 1plusX et al.Favourite quote: We value a man by what he gives, not by what he owns. (Maori Wisdom)