Simon D. Trimborn

Simon D. Trimborn is a Managing Director at Flash Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and company builder based in Munich, Germany. In this role, he oversees pre-seed funding rounds by writing initial investment checks ranging from $500,000 to $1 million for Day 0 startups operating primarily within the global software services and consumer sectors. Established in 2020, Flash Ventures historically leveraged the operational infrastructure of Rocket Internet to support its portfolio companies before the firm's closure in 2024 and subsequent transition toward Lucid Ventures. Prior to his focus on traditional venture capital, Trimborn conducted academic and practical research into cryptocurrency investments, notably publishing a 2017 academic paper on liquidity-constrained approaches to digital asset allocation. His professional background centers on identifying early-stage founders and providing the foundational capital necessary to scale emerging technology enterprises.