Roman Scharf
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Roman Scharf is a businessman, investor and one of the co-founders of VoIP company Jajah
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Roman Scharf graduated from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, receiving an excellency award from the European Commission
for his thesis on "Environmental Management and Eco-Auditing". This marked the completion of an international academic career touching down in Austria, Russia
, the UK and Denmark
.
After one year of working for the European Commission GD XXIII in Brussels
, Roman eventually started his career as a management consultant. Soon after, he became a managing partner in Vienna
-based consulting firm ECOS Consulting, where he developed expertise in executing large, complex projects on a pan-European basis.
In 1999 Roman was named senior consultant for Central and Eastern Europe. His position and competence opened opportunities for future responsibilities in strategic consulting around Europe, namely advisory positions for a variety of enterprises, mostly in the IT industry.
In 2001 Roman became an original angel investor
in Ecotech Software GmbH, a provider of software solutions for architects and engineers, whose management team he later joined. He was responsible for Business Development and Marketing for the Ecotech Group, as well as Executive Manager of Ecotech Software Germany - the groups main branch. In 2004 Ecotech was acquired by Rockwool international.
to form Jajah. At the company, Roman focuses on strategic product development, marketing and public relations. Roman successfully invited Yair Goldfinger to join the board and Guy Kawasaki
to become an advisor at Jajah. In 2007, Scharf announced that Jajah had secured $15m investment from Intel.
and on
Jajah
Jajah is a VoIP provider, founded by Austrians Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes in 2005. The Jajah headquarters are located in Mountain View, CA, USA, and Luxembourg. Jajah maintains a development centre in Israel...
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Biography
AustrianAustrians
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Roman Scharf graduated from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, receiving an excellency award from the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
for his thesis on "Environmental Management and Eco-Auditing". This marked the completion of an international academic career touching down in Austria, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the UK and Denmark
Denmark
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After one year of working for the European Commission GD XXIII in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Roman eventually started his career as a management consultant. Soon after, he became a managing partner in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
-based consulting firm ECOS Consulting, where he developed expertise in executing large, complex projects on a pan-European basis.
In 1999 Roman was named senior consultant for Central and Eastern Europe. His position and competence opened opportunities for future responsibilities in strategic consulting around Europe, namely advisory positions for a variety of enterprises, mostly in the IT industry.
In 2001 Roman became an original angel investor
Angel investor
An angel investor or angel is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity...
in Ecotech Software GmbH, a provider of software solutions for architects and engineers, whose management team he later joined. He was responsible for Business Development and Marketing for the Ecotech Group, as well as Executive Manager of Ecotech Software Germany - the groups main branch. In 2004 Ecotech was acquired by Rockwool international.
Jajah
In late 2004, Roman teamed up with Daniel MattesDaniel Mattes
Daniel Mattes , called "Bill Gates of the Alps", is a serial Internet entrepreneur and business angel living in Silicon Valley, USA and Austria, Europe. He is the founder and CEO of the online payment company Jumio. In March 2011 Jumio announced closing of its $6.5m round of financing, led by...
to form Jajah. At the company, Roman focuses on strategic product development, marketing and public relations. Roman successfully invited Yair Goldfinger to join the board and Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, bestselling author, and Apple Fellow. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He is currently a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, and has been involved in the rumor reporting...
to become an advisor at Jajah. In 2007, Scharf announced that Jajah had secured $15m investment from Intel.
Additional Projects
- Founder, investor, president and CEO of Talenthouse
- Chairman of the board and original angel investor at Kronomy
- Chairman of the board and original angel investor at eblizz.com
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