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Oskar Hartmann | |
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| Born | 1982[1] |
| Education | WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, University of Hawaiʻi |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | founding KupiVIP Group, CarPrice and as a board director of Alfa-Bank and Moscow Exchange |
| Spouse | Tatiana Hartmann |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | oskarhartmann |
Oskar Hartmann (born 1982) is a German entrepreneur, investor and author.[2] Hartmann is the founder of companies such as KupiVIP, CarPrice, Aktivo, Carfix and others. He is known for founding a number of companies and as an activist promoting information on changing lifestyle habits for individuals with health issues.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
editOskar Hartmann was born in 1982, in Kokterek village, Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR.[6] He spent his early childhood in Kazakhstan. His father, Richard, worked as an engineer, and his mother was a teacher. Hartmann has three siblings, two brothers and one sister. In 2001, at the age of 19, he created an online store, which was his first Internet project.[7]
Hartmann attended high school in Germany and later participated in an exchange program at Tuscarawas Valley High School in Ohio, USA.[8][9] He pursued his higher education at the WHU School of Management in Koblenz, Germany, where he studied international economics, graduating in 2008. In 2007, Hartmann participated in an MBA program from the University of Hawaii, USA.[10][1][11]
Career
editIn 2008, Hartmann founded KupiVIP Group, an online shopping club that offered daily private sales of designer products.[12][13][14]. The site had over 7 million customers, and in 2010, the company's revenues grew by 600%.[15][16] In 2011, KupiVIP raised $55 million in investment. Hartmann stepped down as CEO in 2014.[3] In 2010, Hartmann co-founded Fast Lane Ventures, an investment company in Moscow, with French businessman Pascal Clément. By 2012, the company had launched eighteen Internet businesses.[17] One of them was Sapato, an online retailer of shoes and accessories, 100% of which was sold to OZON a year and a half after its foundation.[18][19]
In 2012, Hartmann established Simile Ventures Partners, a fund with offices in Luxembourg and Moscow that invested in projects from various countries, with investments exceeding half a million dollars per project.[7]
Hartmann launched the real estate crowdfunding platform AKTIVO in Russia in 2015 and created CarFix in 2016, investing 1 million euros in the latter.[11] Mail.ru Group acquired a stake in CarFix in 2016.[20] The same year, Hartmann became president of the Institute for Accelerating Economic Development (Rybakov Foundation), co-founded by entrepreneur Igor Rybakov.[21]. Together, they also established the World Entrepreneurship Leadership Foundation (WELF) to support and encourage entrepreneurship globally.[10][22]
In 2017, Hartmann started a YouTube channel producing educational videos for aspiring entrepreneurs.[1] As of March 2024, the channel has 473 thousand subscribers and 363 videos.[23] Hartmann has authored or co-authored several books on entrepreneurship and personal development.[3][24]
From 2017 to March 2022, Hartmann served on the Board of Directors of Alfa-Bank. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Moscow Exchange in April 2020 and re-elected in 2021 and 2022, serving as an independent member on various committees. Hartmann resigned from the Supervisory Board on November 1, 2022.[25]
In May 2021, Hartmann was elected to the board of directors of the development company SAMOLET as an independent director, overseeing minority shareholder interests, innovation, technology, and startup investments.[26]
As of 2024, Hartmann has invested in over 75 companies, 14 of which have reached a capitalization of more than $1 billion.[3]
CarPrice
editIn 2014, Hartmann co-founded CarPrice, an online auction for used cars, with Artem Bolshakov, Alexander Cherniak, Eduard Gurinovich, and Alexander Danilov. The service received $2 million in funding from various investors and quickly expanded, with a turnover of 3.5 billion rubles in 2015, tripling to 9.3 billion rubles in 2016.[27][28] By 2017, CarPrice had a turnover of 14 billion rubles, 140 offices, and more than 4,000 dealers trading on the platform.[29] Mitsui & Co. Corporation acquired a 25% stake in the company's Japanese subsidiary in 2017.[30] In March 2018, CarPrice was ranked among the most promising European growth companies with Unicorn-potential by Tech Tour Growth 50 experts.[31]
Rowing
editIn 2020, at the age of 37, competing in the lightweight category for the 30-39 age group, he recorded a time of 13.4 seconds.[32] The following year, in 2021, as a 38-year-old in the heavy category, he completed the same distance in 12.9 seconds.[33] His 2021 performance, which was verified and conducted using slides, demonstrated a wattage output of 1304 and a speed of 27.9 km/h, with a pace of 1:04.5 minutes per kilometer.[33]
Community involvement
editDiagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis at age 19, Hartmann has focused on projects promoting a healthy lifestyle. He co-founded Acteam holding company to support such initiatives, including the Soon application, which helps users form healthy eating habits.[34][35]
In 2018, Hartmann provided financial assistance to ARGIMOZ, an Arkhangelsk regional public organization supporting parents raising children with multiple organic and rare genetic diseases.[36][11]
In 2021, Hartmann released a 50-hour YouTube podcast titled "What does a person need for happiness?" featuring 50 interviews without a break for sleep.[37]
References
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- ^ Мовчан, Андрей (31 January 2020). "«Иногда хочется потерять все деньги»: Оскар Хартманн об инвестициях в недвижимость и личном бессмертии". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Насонова, Анастасия; Бабушкин, Ярослав (17 March 2024). "Оскар Хартманн — Forbes: «Предпринимателем не может стать каждый»". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Каримова, Карина (22 December 2020). "Фудтех, e-commerce, жилые площади. Оскар Хартманн об индустриях будущего". РБК Инвестиции (in Russian). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Потапова, Елизавета (7 September 2018). "Оскар Хартманн: биография и история успеха российского миллиардера и филантропа". FB.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Миллиардер Оскар Хартманн приехал в родной аул Коктерек". el.kz (in Russian). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Самые харизматичные венчурные инвесторы: увлечения, инвестиции, отношение к жизни | Rusbase". rb.ru (in Russian). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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- ^ a b c Karpovich, Polina (26 November 2018). "«Притворялся бедным фермером»: богач из списка Forbes подарил северодвинцам более 5 миллионов рублей". 29.ру - новости Архангельска (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Bradshaw, Tim (18 September 2019). "Russian online group secures $55m injection | Financial Times". Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Venkataramanan, Madhumita. "Europe's 100 hottest startups 2012: Moscow". Wired. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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- ^ Henni, Adrien (8 September 2021). "Russian Online Retail Pioneer KupiVIP Shuts Down". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Sadchikov, Yakov (15 June 2012). "The Top 10 Russian Internet Entrepreneurs to Watch". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Aris, Ben. "Ozon.ru: so far so good". www.ft.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "After Raising $100 Million, Russia's Amazon (OZON) Acquires Russia's Zappos (Sapato)". TechCrunch. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Оскар Хартманн опять нашёл не умершую автомобильную нишу в онлайне — ремонт → Roem.ru". Roem.ru (in Russian). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Кадры: Хартманн возглавил «Рыбаков Фонд» — новую НКО по поддержке предпринимательства → Roem.ru". Roem.ru (in Russian). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Как создать вечный фонд поддержки предпринимателей?". Legacy Endowment Services (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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- ^ "Оскар Хартманн: биография автора, новинки, фото - Хартманн Оскар | Эксмо". eksmo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Oskar Hartmann resigns from Moscow Exchange supervisory board". interfax.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Новости, Недвижимость РИА (11 May 2021). "В совет директоров девелопера "Самолет" вошел Оскар Хартманн". Недвижимость РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Тросникова, Дарья (23 July 2015). "Сервис по продаже подержанных авто CarPrice привлекает $40 млн". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Крюков, Дмитрий (25 October 2016). "Основатель CarPrice покинул пост гендиректора". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Романова, Татьяна (3 August 2021). "«Никакой магии»: как сервис CarPrice чуть не разорился, но в пандемию нарастил обороты". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Рожков, Роман (21 June 2017). "В CarPrice перегнали инвестиции из Японии". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Рожков, Роман (13 March 2018). "В рейтинг перспективных компаний Европы попали три российские". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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