Executive Summary
Daniel has a vast experience as a banker with UBS, and Goldman Sachs, as well as a headhunter. His headhunting experience leads him to semi-automate the matching of startups and potential (advisory) board members at Board Owl. The startup is based in Zürich, Switzerland. The potential members are from Germany, Switzerland, the US, and the UK, as well as the Middle East and Africa, where there is no limitation of sector or seniority. The knowledge of potential members is also a very diverse background with a strong emphasis on tech. Their know-how ranges from fundraising, to team set-up, to former CTOs, former fashion industry executives, as well as former healthcare executives.
Investors will be very happy to see a high caliber of experienced people on your advisory board.
Daniel Aghdami, Co-Founder and CEO — Board Owl
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The Founder
Daniel is the CEO and co-founder of Zürich, Switzerland-based HR tech startup Board Owl. The startup helps other startups and companies to find suitable members for supervisory boards or advisory boards.
Daniel has past experience as an analyst with UBS, a technology analyst at Goldman Sacha, and several positions as a headhunter, including in Dubai. He also had a brief stint in structure products as well.
In 2010 he co-founded executive search company DART, where he realized that finding board members could be much less labor intensive and therefore cheaper for younger and smaller companies. This was the birth of Board Owl.
The Startup
Board Owl is a spin-off of Daniel’s executive search company. It enables matching companies looking for board members with potential board members.
The people available on the platform are from very diverse backgrounds, work experience, and very diverse geographies. Half of the potential board members are from either Germany or Switzerland. The rest is equally spread across the UK, the US, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as Africa. The platform works for all sectors.
Supervisory boards in Germany and Switzerland are required by law (given a certain size of a company and legal form). Companies from other countries are looking to fill positions on advisory boards e.g. for their network, know-how, or geographical knowledge.
Venture Capital Funding
Board Owl is currently raising a seed round. A Berlin-based VC fund will join this round. You can reach out to Daniel directly about the fundraising on LinkedIn or talk to us.
Consultants will get in and after the project is done get out. An advisory board stays with you for a longer period of time. Daniel Aghdami, Co-Founder and CEO — Board...
Swiss-Based Board Owl Matches Companies and Board Members