Connecting people with workplaces they love.

We are here to connect people and businesses with flexible workspaces they love. And to help workspaces discover users they love.

Our mission is to create the best experience for anyone to find and use flexible workspaces. We are here to shape the new way of working.

We offer workspace providers around the world with the leading technology platform to manage their flexible workspaces and make most out of their workspaces. We deliver our users unrivalled simplicity and the highest flexibility in finding and using workspaces they love.

Meet the deskbird team

We are a fully-remote team dedicated to shaping the new way of working.

Ivan Cossu

Co-founder & CEO

Prior to deskbird, Ivan worked as a consultant at BCG and in various positions at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, as well as for a foundation in Costa Rica. Ivan has a master’s degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.

Jonas Hess

Co-founder & COO/CPO

Prior to deskbird, Jonas worked as a strategy manager at BMW Group and as a consultant at BCG. Before that, he worked in various positions in startups and corporates in Munich, New York and Southern France. Jonas had academic stations at Technical University of Munich, UC Berkeley and CDTM, with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and an Honors Degree in Technology Management.

Jennifer Kahn

Head of ux & marketing

As a digital marketeer, Jennifer has built, branded and tracked campaigns for brands such as BMW and FIFA’s partners Visa, Qatar Airways, Coca Cola and others. She holds a master’s degrees in international management (CEMS) and marketing from the Unversity of St. Gallen.

Samit Vaidya

Mobile Dev Technical Advisor

Samit advises deskbird on frontend development at deskbird with special focus on Android native development. Samit has more than six years experience in software development and holds a master’s degree in computer science from Technical University of Munich (TUM).

David Hoffmann

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Manager

Prior to deskbird, David was engaged in the strategy department at BMW Group and as an account manager in a marketing agency. David’s academic education began at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. He then moved to Lisbon, Portugal to complete his master’s degree in management at NOVA School of Business & Economics.

Mihai Honceriu

iOS Developer

Mihai is a passionate iOS developer from Bucharest with a bachelor degree in Computer Science from the University of Bucharest and over 5 years of experience in iOS development. After two years as lead iOS developer for a big e-commerce company, he joined deskbird in hope of doing more of what he loves and that is to bring great value to a product through an awesome iOS app.

Marko Jereminov

Backend & Web Developer

Marko has been working as a full stack developer in Belgrade for over 5 years after having majored in informational systems and technology. He joined the deskbird team to fly the coop and spread his wings in a new adventure, hoping to create some state of art software along the way.

Sandip Basnet

Backend Developer

Before joining deskbird Sandip has spent quality time developing backend solutions in the fintech and e-commerce domain and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from Tribhuvan University(TU).

Carolin Heininger

Business Development

Having worked in various positions at BMW, Daimler and Bosch, Carolin then joined deskbird as a Business Development Manager. She holds a bachelor’s degree from EBS University in Germany as well as Sweden and currently completes her master studies in International Information Systems at the FAU in Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Abhishek Manandhar

Backend Technical Advisor

Abhi has more than seven years experience in software engineering and graduated from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a master’s degree in satellite application engineering.

Jitendra Kasaudhan

Full-Stack Technical Advisor

Jitu advises on backend and frontend development at deskbird. Jitu has more than seven years experience in software development with experience as a startup CTO. Jitu holds a master’s degree in computer science from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Our board of directors & advisors

Experienced board of directors and advisors to support the deskbird team.

Raphael Jaeger

Chairman

Raphael is the chairman of deskbird and supported the team from the very first hour. He is an experienced startup investor, business angel and partner & owner of J&K Rechtsanwälte AG. Previously, he was general counsel (member of the executive board) at the Wegelin & Co. Privatbankiers/Notenstein Privatbank AG and owner of a software company. Raphael holds a master’s degree in law from the University of St. Gallen and is a lawyer and notary in Switzerland.

Dominik Ehrsam

Co-Founder and Advisor

Dominik co-founded deskbird to help accelerating the future of work. He brings his finance and fundraising experience to the ambitious deskbird team. He currently works for a multi-family office focusing on Private Equity and Venture Capital direct investments. Prior to that, he worked in the Private Equity investment team at Partners Group and advised financial services companies as a consultant at EY. Dominik holds a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of St. Gallen and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.

Dr. Matthias Möller

Strategic Advisor

Matthias Möller is a serial entrepreneur and early stage investor. He cofounded several companies in the media industry and invested as angel in companies like Personio, NavVis, deskbird, SimScale or Metoda. Matthias studied Technology & Management at the University of Munich, the MIT Sloan School of Management and CDTM Munich. Being a passionate climber, mountaineer and skier, he is also searching for new challenges in sports.

Dr. Raphael Paschke

Advisor

Raphael works as independent consultant for advanced analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence. The need to have access to flexible workspaces is also his pain point when traveling to his clients. Prior to his current position, he worked as an expert consultant at The Boston Consulting Group and as consultant at MunichRe. Raphael holds a PhD in Finance from University of Mannheim and a master’s degree in Engineering and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsingenieur).