Felix W. Schmitt is the initiator of TOAC. He has started it based on the belief that operator-angels play a vital role in the European tech ecosystem.

Hi there 👋 I'm an early-stage investor, community builder and advisor based in Berlin.

I work at EWOR (the fellowship for outlier founders) and Roundtable (the Angellist of Europe).

Beyond that, I'm a community-driven angel investor: I lead a community of operator-angels (exited founders, operators from unicorns & more) and deal-by-deal syndicates. I've invested +€1M with funds such as Lightspeed, Blueyard, Seedcamp or Cherry Ventures (co-investing or coming in afterwards).

Before that, I was a Principal at Entrepreneur First ($12B portfolio, backed by the founders of Stripe/Paypal/Linkedin), ex CFO at Habyt, the world's largest Co-Living company (Sequoia backed) and ex-BCG. I'm passionate about helping exceptional founders from the get-go, the possibilities of new technologies, longevity and travelling across the world.

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“Felix, a self-starter who “runs through walls”, was working directly with me in his Principal capacity. He played a crucial role at EF in enabling us to invest in some of Europe’s most exceptional founders through our Berlin site. I’ve been especially impressed by how easy it was for him to become a trusted advisor for exceptional talent–-founders loved working with him.” – Matt Clifford, Founder & CEO of Entrepreneur First, Sherpa of UK’s Prime Minister & Chair of ARIA

“I have worked closely with Felix during my time at EF. He’s great at judging founders and ideas. Moreover, I’ve always been impressed by how quickly he dissected situations in the early-stage investing context based on his deep understanding of the interests, entrepreneurial challenges and emotions of both the founder and investor sides” – **Gesa Miczaika,** Founding GP at Auxxo, Board Member at German Startups Association