Accelerating Blockchain Innovation by S. Gottwald
14 Jul. 2025 |
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Sarah Gottwald is CEO of the Blockchain Founders Group, Munich (01/2023 - present). The BFG is building and supporting crypto, DLT (Digital Ledger Technology) and blockchin start-ups through an accelerator program. They will get an introduction regarding the status quo in the economy.
Sarah was also co-founder of th Academy 4 DISRUPTIVE MINDS, Zurich (02/2024 - present), focusing on Education AI & Blockchain. Before she was at BMW AG, Munich (2013 - 2022) in Corporate and Product Strategy - M&A and Strategic Cooperations. She led and represented BMW in strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and M&A deals in the digital ecosystem including target identification, due diligence, negotiation, and integration.
She shaped the strategy for highly & fully automated driving, aligning technology, business models, and partnerships
Acted as key interface between strategy, legal, finance, and R&D to ensure cross-functional alignment
She got her Master of Engineering (Business Administration and Engineering Munich, University of Applied Sciences Madrid, Universidad Europea de Madrid). She is passionate about Company Building, Business Model Design, Blockchain & Tokenization Strategy.