# Fabian Fussek

> Startup operator across product, growth and strategy. Co-founder and CEO of Kaiko Systems, part of UniSea Group. Venture Partner at Motion Ventures. Berlin, London, Singapore.

Updated: 2026-11-06. Source: https://fabianfussek.de/

## Now

- Kaiko Systems: co-founder and CEO since October 2020. AI inspection software for shipping. More than 40 enterprise customers and 1,000 vessels. About €10M raised across pre-seed, seed and Series A. Sold to UniSea (https://www.unisea.no/), backed by Adelis Equity (https://www.adelisequity.com/), in June 2026. https://www.kaikosystems.com/
- Motion Ventures: Venture Partner since October 2026. Advises and supports portfolio companies in maritime and logistics technology.
- Orpheus: his holding company. It invests permanent capital.

## Disciplines

- Product: led product at Zenhomes as first employee and grew Vermietet.de to more than 30,000 landlords. Built the Kaiko platform: mobile inspection tools for ship crews and structured vessel data for shore teams. Built an AI-based navigation product for shipping at Deloitte Digital.
- Growth: scaled Kaiko to more than 40 enterprise customers and 1,000 vessels. Won half of the top 10 global ship managers as customers. Built a global team across Berlin, London, Singapore and the Philippines.
- Strategy: raised about €10M across pre-seed, seed and Series A. Sold Kaiko to UniSea in June 2026. Raised a Series A for a mobility fintech at Deloitte Digital.

## Track record

- 2020 to now: Kaiko Systems, co-founder and CEO
- 2026 to now: Motion Ventures, Venture Partner
- 2019 to 2020: Deloitte Digital, Venture Architect, Munich
- 2014 to 2018: Zeppelin University, BA Sociology, Politics and Economics
- 2016 to 2017: Zenhomes, Head of Product and first team member, Berlin. Founding team of Vermietet.de (https://www.vermietet.de/), later acquired by Scout24 (https://www.scout24.com/).
- 2013 to 2014: Austrian Armed Forces, officer training. Platoon commander in the reserve.

## Studies

- Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, 2014 to 2018: BA Sociology, Politics and Economics. National Chengchi University, Taipei (2017). Tsinghua University, Beijing (2018).

## Recognition

- Maritime 30 under 30
- People's Vote, The Captain's Table, Hong Kong, 2023

## Open to

- Pitch decks from founders in maritime and logistics technology: fabian.fussek@motion.vc

## Contact

- E-mail: fabian@orpheusholding.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianfussek/