team – xpress ventures

Meet our team of partners, investors, and world-class problem solvers.

Founders need the support of passionate entrepreneurs, experts, and operators. Get to know the people shaping the future of the industrial world.

adrian graf

Partner

adrian graf

Adrian is Partner at XPRESS Ventures and responsible for operations, finance internal venture building and deal flow. After he started his career in the M&A department of a large US Bank, he founded 6 companies in the offline marketing, online education and travel space. He is a passionate tennis and squash player and holds a B.Sc in business law from European Business School (EBS) and a M.Sc. in economics from Leipzig School of Management (HHL).

Newton Davis

Investment Manager

Newton Davis

Newton joined XPRESS in May 2022 as a mobility expert. Newton sharpened his toolkit through past experiences in consulting and venture capital at Accenture and 500 Startups. Newton is a self-proclaimed foodie with a B.A. in history from Williams College and M.Sc in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, Schwarzman College.

philipp teßmann

Venture Architect

philipp teßmann

Philipp is the logistics and market nerd at XPRESS. Before joining XPRESS, he held various positions in strategy and operations at startups and companies in logistics and eCommerce. Among others, he built the fulfillment service line of the Berlin-based LogTech start-up Warehousing1 and developed a supply chain visibility product at global industry leader Kühne + Nagel. Philipp originates from the rural area of Hamburg and studied International Management (B.Sc.) at BSP in Hamburg and UC Berkeley in California. In his free time, Philipp is passionate about cycling and reading books.