Jan Henric Buettner
Partner, US
Jan, the founding Partner of BV Capital, is an entrepreneur and new media pioneer with an international reputation. He has founded several successful Internet ventures and in the process created more than $15 billion in value. Jan has a long history in developing, managing and operating Internet, telecommunications and media service companies, including an early involvement in the licensing process for the GSM digital mobile network in Europe.
In 1992, Jan and his team created one of the world's first multi-media online services, VideoTel. In 1994, Jan founded AOL Europe as a joint venture between America Online and Bertelsmann. Following the integration of his company into the joint venture, Jan was president and chief executive officer of AOL Germany until 1997.
Between 1994 and 1998, Jan founded, negotiated and led international joint ventures for Bertelsmann and AOL. In 1999, Jan received the "Best Strategic Investor" award from the Red Herring, a leading venture industry magazine. In 2000, the Wall Street Journal named Jan "one of the most influential European technology financiers on either side of the Atlantic."