Founder · Looking for a Technical Co-Founder

Vera
Martel

Founder · AI Builder · Product Owner

Business co-founder. B2B SaaS platform shipped, paying customers acquired through direct sales — now testing whether per-customer economics support scaling. Several years as IT Product Manager and Product Owner in enterprise, before and alongside founding. Currently running early customer discovery on an AI knowledge layer for German tax firms, and open to other directions — looking for a technical co-founder.

Business Co-Founder Discovery Product Direct Sales Customer Support P&L Ownership Marketing
Ventures & Projects

What I've Built

Founded, shipped, and iterated — from product definition to live customers.

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AgroVision AI
AI plant disease detection app
UX Designer · TechLabs Berlin · WS 2025/2026
Completed

User research, wireframing, prototyping and usability testing for an AI, mobile-first image recognition app — diagnosing plant disease with confidence scores and prevention recommendations for smallholder farmers. Capstone project of the TechLabs UX Design Track (EU co-financed).

UX Research Prototyping AI app AgriTech
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Websites & Local SEO
AI-built websites for small businesses
Freelance · Project-based
Ongoing

Built complete websites for small businesses with Claude Code, handled SEO, and set up Google & Yandex Business profiles and website analytics. End-to-end — from briefing to going live.

Claude Code Local SEO Web
Employee Experience

Background in Product & IT

9 years in IT projects, product management and digital transformation.

IT Project Manager
10.2025 · now
Munich, Germany
Proxy Product Owner & Scrum Master
02.2025 – 05.2025
Aveyara · Stuttgart, Germany
  • Requirements engineering and prioritization for a web app store (schools in Baden-Württemberg)
  • Moderated Scrum events; user acceptance testing and release management
Sr. IT Product Manager
12.2018 – 10.2024 · 6 years
Telefónica · Munich, Germany
  • Lead PM overseeing a portfolio of customer service projects — up to 20 project teams, €2–4M budget
  • Led vendor selection and defined MVP for a real-time agent coaching tool; ran PoC with 20 agents
  • As PO: integrated on-prem call-center platform with cloud CRMs; launched Prepaid channel in 3 months
  • Planned and executed cross-sell campaigns for ~2M o2 subscribers per campaign
Consultant Digital Transformation
01.2017 – 11.2018
CGI · Düsseldorf / Munich, Germany
  • Business analyst in transformation programs; demand management for a retail front-end system
Project Support (Interim)
03.2016 – 12.2016
Syngenta Seeds EMEA Pricing · Kleve, Germany
  • Supported requirements gathering for a regional pricing project; bridged SAP data with new pricing tool
Marketing & Customer Service
01.2011 – 12.2015
Various projects · Russia & Germany
  • Local & global marketing; competitor analysis; product launches
Skills & Tools

What I bring

AI & Building
Claude Code Lovable Base44 Replit AI Automations Prompt Engineering MCP Integration
Founding & Business
B2B Sales Customer Discovery Unit Economics Account Management Pricing Marketing
Product & Agile
Product Management Requirements Engineering (IREB) Scrum (PSPO I, PAL I) User Research UX / Prototyping Usability Testing
Tools & Platforms
Jira Confluence Azure DevOps Figma API Integration
Certificates

Credentials

Professional SCRUM Product Owner I
Scrum.org · PSPO I
2024
Professional Agile Leadership PAL I
Scrum.org · PAL I
2022
Prince2 Foundation
Axelos Global Best Practice · Project Management
2021
Certified Professional Requirements Engineering
IREB · Foundation Level
2019
LeSS Basics Certification
The LeSS Company · Large-Scale Scrum
2020
Education
M.A. International Marketing
2014
Diplom Organizational Management
2010
Languages
German C1 · Fluent
English Fluent
Russian Fluent
Spanish Basics