Patrick Beitel

Managing Director and Partner at Yttrium

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Patrick is Founding Partner and Managing Director of Yttrium, a B2B technology growth fund manager with more than USD 830 million of Assets under Management. At Yttrium, Patrick focuses on growth equity investments in the areas of financial services, logistics, and HR tech, where he has built a strong network of portfolio companies, co-investors, and industry partners. He also serves on the board of several leading B2B tech companies, such as HeyJobs, PriceHubble, Zencargo, and Seven Senders, where he supports their strategic vision, operational excellence, and global expansion.

With over 27 years of experience in the financial services, capital markets, and investing, he has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the digital transformation of these industries. He leverages his expertise to identify, invest in, and help to scale the most innovative and fast-growing B2B software businesses in Europe and beyond.

Before founding Yttrium, Patrick spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company, Inc. At McKinsey, he became a Partner since 2006 and co-led the Corporate Finance Practice as well as the Market Infrastructure Practice as part of the Financial Institutions Group. He served banks, global custodians, asset managers, insurers and stock/derivatives exchanges globally. Patrick holds a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance and an M.Sc. in Engineering and Business Administration.