About me
"Success requires discipline, strategy and the courage to take calculated risks."
A brief overview
2002
I founded Bouncer4You, which soon became the largest provider of IRC services in Germany. The foundation was thus laid.
2006
I started the e-sports team hoorai – and its trophy shelf soon filled up with national and international titles. (Wikipedia)
2015
firstcolo is a founding partner of diva-e Digital Value Enterprise GmbH, which makes me one of the group's shareholders.
2025
As part of the founding of firstcolo Infrastructure GmbH, I am implementing a greenfield data center with a capacity of 24 MW.
2026
Groundbreaking ceremony for FRA7 in Rosbach near Frankfurt: firstcolo's first completely in-house data center. €250 million investment, 24 MW capacity, commissioning scheduled for early 2027.
2004
With FSHost, I have created one of the most successful game server providers in Europe, favored by many professional players and leagues.
2007
First Colo GmbH is founded. Four years later, we open our first company-owned data center in Frankfurt am Main.
2016
Evalue Capital GmbH was established as a holding company for my investments in the tech and real estate sectors. The portfolio is growing steadily.
2024
I am selling my shares in the diva-e group
2026
I will be elected to the newly created board of the German Datacenter Association – as a representative of the data center operators, for three years.
2026
CVC DIF, one of Europe's largest infrastructure investors, is acquiring a majority stake in firstcolo. The founding team will remain on board and increase their shareholding.
CAREER
I knew early on that I wanted to build something of my own: I got my first PC at 13, and founded my first company at 15. My entrepreneurial journey really began with firstcolo – from renting data in other people's data centers to building my own.
WHAT I STAND FOR
Digital sovereignty isn't achieved through declarations of intent, but through investment and implementation. With FRA7, we're building one of Germany's most modern and sustainable data centers – powered by 100% renewable energy, and the waste heat will soon heat around 3,600 households in Rosbach. And as a member of the board of the German Datacenter Association, I'm working to ensure that data centers are recognized by municipalities and policymakers for what they truly are: a key factor in business location decisions.
RESPONSIBILITY
Success brings responsibility. In Ghana, I financed the construction of two schools, a kindergarten, and a health center so that children in rural areas would have access to education and medical care. Not as a side project, but because I believe others deserve a chance too.