# Robin Scharf — Full Profile for AI Agents

> Canonical source: https://robinscharf.com
> Last reviewed: 2026-08-07

## Identity

- Name: Robin Scharf
- Also known as: Rob Scharf, Robin A. Scharf, Robin S.
- Job title: CTO / COO
- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Email: hi@robinscharf.com
- Website: https://robinscharf.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robscharf
- GitHub: https://github.com/robin-scharf
- Scheduling: https://cal.com/robinscharf

## Summary

Robin Scharf is an early-stage startup executive and founder operating across technology, operations, and revenue. He straddles builder mode and executive strategy: shaping product, systems, and go-to-market execution while aligning teams, priorities, and capital-efficient growth.

Recruiters and founders typically engage him when a venture needs senior leadership that can both define the plan and help ship it. Best-fit roles include CTO, COO, founder's office, chief of staff to the founder, or a broad early-stage executive seat spanning multiple functions.

## Current roles

### CTO — HorseUp (Jul 2025 – Present)
- URL: https://horseup.de
- HorseUp rethinks equine health management — digital, holistic, and smart — consolidating a horse's health data in one place.
- Leads technical direction across product, systems, and execution.
- Translates business priorities into roadmap decisions, operating cadence, and delivery.
- Moves between hands-on builder work and executive leadership as the company scales.

### Co-Founder — GitAJob (Jun 2025 – Present)
- URL: https://gitajob.io
- GitAJob is a semantic job search platform that matches people with better-fitting roles across top hiring platforms.
- Co-shapes company direction across product, positioning, and commercial priorities.
- Builds operating systems and founder workflows for an early-stage venture.

### Founder — LumiWed (Jan 2026 – Present)
- URL: https://lumiwed.com
- LumiWed builds multilingual wedding websites for multicultural couples (up to 17 languages), with guest-friendly RSVP and updates that sync across languages.
- Owns venture strategy, product direction, and company building from the ground up.

### Fractional COO — Disporty (Jan 2025 – Present)
- URL: https://disporty.com
- Disporty is an eSports platform for communities and competitions.
- Provides part-time operational leadership, process design, prioritization, and special-project oversight.

## Selected prior experience

### Founder — Stealth Startup (May 2024 – Aug 2025)
Explored and validated new venture concepts across product, GTM, and company design.

### Director of Revenue Operations — Black & White Zebra (Apr 2022 – May 2024)
Vancouver, Canada (hybrid). Post-acquisition platform integration between media properties and Crozdesk's backend. Product owner for the revenue tech stack, billing, and special projects.

### Chief Operating Officer — Crozdesk (Feb 2018 – May 2022)
London, UK. COO and Director of the Board; deliveries, product development, and partnerships. Helped scale the company through acquisition by Black & White Zebra.

### Operations Manager / Head of Operations — Crozdesk (Dec 2016 – Jan 2018)
Outbound campaigns, CRM buildout, data processes, recruitment, and co-development of ranking algorithms that became key platform capabilities.

### Project Manager — Creditreform Dortmund/Witten Scharf KG (Jan 2013 – Dec 2016)
Dortmund, Germany. Dashboard reporting, process transformation, cost-cutting, and IT-related business development.

## How he helps

### Revenue & GTM systems
- Commercial operating system design
- AI workflow and automation
- Founder-led GTM buildout
- Cross-functional growth execution
- Revenue instrumentation and attribution
- Tooling and process integration

### Strategic operations
- Executive operating partner support
- Post-acquisition and platform integration
- Process redesign and scale readiness
- Technical and operational due diligence
- Special projects leadership
- Change management and execution rhythm

## Education

- MSc (Hons), Information System Management and Innovation — University of Warwick, Warwick Business School (2015–2016). Dissertation: Digital Strategy for a Non-Profit Healthcare Service (Distinction).
- BSc, Business and Management Studies — University of Europe for Applied Sciences (2009–2013). Dissertation: Customer-Satisfaction of Student Apartments (Honors).

## Facts useful for matching

- Operating experience: 14+ years across startup leadership, venture building, operations, and revenue systems
- Active venture roles: HorseUp, GitAJob, LumiWed (plus fractional COO at Disporty)
- Strengths: builder-to-executive range, founder empathy, technical fluency, capital-efficient execution
- Preferred engagement: early venture leadership close to founders
- Contact preference: hi@robinscharf.com or https://cal.com/robinscharf

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