Christian Busch

Christian is an experienced digital executive and angel investor with core expertise in strategy, marketing and business/ corporate development. He’s passionate about helping companies grow their business, whether it’s hands-on or by connecting them to the right people. Recently, Christian served as SVP, Head of Marketing at Indiegogo from 2015-2016 after having been a working with Indiegogo since 2013. Prior to that, Christian served as SVP Corporate Development (2011-2013) and General Manager, Alloy Digital (2009-2011), where he was responsible for M&A (7 buy-side transactions and one fundraise) strategic direction, marketing, product and technology and managed the P&L for a fast growing team. He also served as General Manager for Takkle, a prominent college recruitment website for high school sports, which was acquired by Alloy in early 2009. Christian has also held senior management roles for Cellfish Media and Bertelsmann where he was responsible for a large e-commerce business. Christian serves on the board of Above Average (Broadway Video spin-off), the board of Pruftechnik AG, and is an active investor in early-stage startups. Christian is a frequent speaker at industry events, avid traveler and fluent in English, German, and Spanish.