Entrepreneur, Instigator, Innovator. Connectioneer btw Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Hollywood. Dealer in Powerful Ideas.
San Francisco Bay Area
Entrepreneur, Instigator, Innovator. Connectioneer btw Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Hollywood. Dealer in Powerful Ideas.
San Francisco Bay Area
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"Entrepreneur, Instigator, Innovator. Connectioneer between Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Dealer in Powerful Ideas."
Educated in international finance and economics at Switzerlands leading business school and NYUs MBA program, Mr. Trenker's professional career spans the fascinating and cutting-edge worlds of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.
As a technology banker in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Trenker participated in numerous equity, debt, and M&A transactions for clients from the software, internet, and biotech industries. He helped raise approx. $3B in growth capital through public stock offerings alone. Moreover, Mr. Trenker worked on M&A mandates ranging from billion-dollar mergers to LBO-type industry rollups to strategic divestitures. Mr. Trenker eventually left Deutsche Bank to complement his banking credentials with a hands-on management role as a startup executive.
As CFO at digital entertainment startup Eveo, Mr. Trenker helped raise $15M in VC funding, managed M&A projects, and oversaw Eveos corporate planning, strategy and finances. Eveo was among a handful of startups that pioneered digital distribution of independent film over the Internet. The company made Fortune magazines list of Cool Companies / Hot Ideas and, unlike most peers, survived the Internet bubble.
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Finance, fundraising, venture philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, planning & strategy, business development, product development, team building, independent film, motion pictures, film financing, film funds.
In addition to his professional pursuits in technology, film and finance, Mr. Trenker has a particular interest in world politics and international relations that runs in the family. Mr. Trenker's uncle used to be Austria’s Foreign Minister, and several members of his family are international diplomats. Mr. Trenker himself is well connected in diplomatic circles.
Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF), FilmAngels Club, Mensa
E&Y's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award