| University BA of Mannheim, Germany., Degree | |
| Economics and Business Management |
Alex Ott founded CrossContinentalVentures in 2002. He is a veteran in the enterprise software industry with operational and board level experience on four continents.
He has been partnering with many entrepreneurs in the US, Europe and Israel in building thought leading technology enterprises that seek to make a difference such as QlikTech whom he was an investor and is a current board member.
Before founding CrossContinentalVentures, Alex was a member of the Executive Committee of Siebel Systems, where he was responsible for building a major presence in EMEA as VP and General Manager, growing revenues, customer and employee base tenfold in just two years. He then ran the Americas geography, Siebel’s largest market with revenue responsibilities of over $1B.
Prior to Siebel Systems, Alex played key executive roles within SAP AG (member of the extended global board) and SAP America (Executive Committee member) for almost a decade. Latterly, he held the position of CEO SAP International and Senior VP of Latin America, dramatically growing revenue and profitability through a sustained increase in SAP’s Latin American infrastructure and the establishment of new subsidiaries.
Alex holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from University BA of Mannheim, Germany.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Squirro | 1/13 | Seed | 1 | |
| NextPrinciples | 3/12 | Seed | $1.2M | 1 |
| Memonic | 2/12 | Seed | $1.5M | 5 |
| Squirro | 2/12 | Angel | $1.5M | 5 |
| GrabCAD | 6/11 | Seed | $1.1M | 7 |
