Karime Mimoun, CFA

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DISC Type : SD

Finance at LANCH

Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany

Overview

Karime Mimoun is a finance leader with extensive experience in corporate finance, M&A, and controlling for high-growth mobility and tech companies like LANCH, CarOnSale, and TIER Mobility. A CFA charterholder with an MSc from Bristol Business School, he is described as knowledgeable, professional, and dedicated, with a talent for explaining complex topics.

Beyond his executive roles, Karime is passionate about education and mentorship, serving as a Lecturer for Corporate Finance at The Berlin School of Economics and Law. He is also a coach at Startup Incubator Berlin, guiding startups on financing, growth strategies, and business modeling. His interests include technology trends and global economics.

He uniquely combines senior corporate finance leadership with a parallel career in academia as a university lecturer and startup mentor.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Calm

Consummate Professional

Output-Driven

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Startup Fundraising
As a mentor and former Head of Controlling at TIER Mobility, he has deep expertise in fundraising strategies, capital structure, and pitching to investors at various stages.
Financial Strategy
His career focuses on leading finance for fast-growing companies, managing FP&A, controlling, and M&A to drive expansion and profitability.
Mentoring Startups
He actively coaches early-stage companies on financing, growth strategies, and pitch deck optimization at the Startup Incubator Berlin, showing a passion for developing new ventures.

Media Appearances

Karime has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Finance at LANCH
4-2017
Lecturer for Corporate Finance at The Berlin School of Economics and Law
3-2021 - 5-2024
VP of Finance at CarOnSale
3-2019 - 2-2021
Head of Controlling at TIER Mobility
10-2018 - 2-2019
Senior FP&A Manager at mobile.de GmbH

Education

2009 - 2010
MSc from Bristol Business School

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Exp : 8 Location : Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany Job Level : N/A Designation : Finance at LANCH
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Insights For Selling To Karime

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karime is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karime

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karime move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Karime take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Karime

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