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Kolja Heskamp

Commander · DISC type D
Non-Executive Board Member at HR-Benefit Digital GmbH
📍 Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Kolja Heskamp is a Founding Partner at torq. partners, where he operates as a Fractional CFO for startups and scaleups. He specializes in building scalable finance functions, supporting fundraising efforts, and advising on equity storytelling. He holds an MSc in Management of Innovation from Rotterdam School of Management.

He has extensive experience in the startup sector, having supported over 100 companies through various growth phases. He has conducted more than 30 due diligence processes and has helped raise over €300 million in equity and debt for businesses.

Unique fact: Kolja pioneered the fractional CFO model in Germany, co-founding one of the countrys first specialized finance consultancies for startups and scaling it from a 3-person team to a 35-person firm.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Non-Executive Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Personality Overview

How Kolja shows up

Risk-Taker
Impact-Driven
Strong-Willed

They are very proud of what they do. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Priorities

Topics Kolja cares about

Scalable Finance
His core focus is helping fast-growing companies build finance functions that scale with their ambition, turning finance into a growth enabler rather than a bottleneck.
Startup Fundraising
He actively publishes content and hosts podcast episodes on the evolving VC market, providing practical strategies for founders navigating the new fundraising reality in 2025.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Non-Executive Board Member
HR-Benefit Digital GmbH
9-2020
Founder & Managing Partner
torq.partners
3-2024 - 12-2024
Lecturer
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
5-2020 - 4-2021
CFO (interim)
OUTFITTERY
11-2016 - 4-2020
Managing Director & Shareholder
CoCo Finance GmbH
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2014
MSc Management of Innovation
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
2009 - 2012
BSc International Business Administration
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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