EVCA Chairwoman 2010-2011
Ms. Uli Fricke, Triangle Venture Capital Group
Uli is one of Triangle’s founders. She focuses on internet and media-related software companies. In addition to Triangle, she is also Chairwoman of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. She was recently named one of the 100 most influential women in Europe’s finance industry by Dow Jones, and one of the 20 most powerful people in European private equity by REALDEALS. She currently serves on the board of fg microtec, iOpener, ontoprise, TakWak and xaitment.
Uli was one of the pioneers in the early internet days, programming BTX (the German internet predecessor) at the start-up “Institut für Bildschirmtext und Telematik” (today part of Amadeus) back in ’88. She graduated at the age of 21 from the University of Applied Sciences, Worms with an MBA. After graduation she soon was appointed CEO of the start-up company DFSR (a student exchange travel operator), which Uli joined while still in college. After preparing the company for sale, Uli joined CareMed (a medical insurance underwriter) as CEO, which she later sold successfully. Uli is an unflinching optimist and an entrepreneur to the core – so it’s best not tell her something “does not work”!
In her leisure time Uli enjoys ballroom dancing, hiking and snowboarding.
