Marco Zeller

Marco Zeller is a retired venture capital executive and the former Managing Director of IBB Ventures based in Berlin, Germany. Prior to his official transition into retirement between 2022 and 2023, he spent decades shaping the regional startup ecosystem through various leadership roles at Investitionsbank Berlin. In these positions, his work focused primarily on economic development and early-stage funding for emerging technology enterprises. Working alongside industry figures like Roger Bendisch, Zeller helped transform the German capital into a premier European technology hub over a 25-year period by directing institutional capital toward local founders. During his tenure as Geschäftsführer, he managed public-private investment initiatives designed to stimulate local economic growth and scale regional startups. His professional background centers on institutional venture capital management, public economic policy, and the strategic promotion of Berlin's early-stage innovation economy.