Heike Schirmer · Owner-operator

For founders who care who comes next.

An operator who has scaled teams, grown revenue, and built AI products at Amazon and start-ups, now buying a business to run and grow.

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About Romero Ventures

As a business passes to a new owner, we are here to help it keep what makes it special.

Romero Ventures is run by Heike, an experienced, hands-on operator with a passion for technology and a plan to acquire and grow one great business.

We partner with an experienced group of institutional and individual investors who bring both capital and real-world experience growing small businesses.

About Heike

Heike Schirmer

Heike grew up on a farm in southern Germany that has been in her family for generations. She learned early that a business is more than its numbers: it is people, a name, and years of work that deserve a careful handover.

Since then she has led teams at McKinsey, Amazon, and AI start-ups. What she wants next is one great business to run herself.

What we look for

Businesses we partner with

Focus

Technology companies and service businesses

Serving the consumer packaged goods or sports & fitness industry

Financials

$10–50 million in revenue

$2+ million in EBITDA

Not a perfect match? We would still love to talk — especially with female business owners.

Why us

Why owners choose us

Personal

You will know exactly who takes over. Heike will run the business herself, full-time, for the long term.

People-First

We will invest in your existing team and work with you to ensure employees’ long-term success.

Flexible

Sell fully or keep a stake, stay involved as an advisor, and set a transition timeline that works for you.

Contact

Let’s talk

Whether you are ready to sell, just starting to think about what is next, or know an owner who might be, we would love to hear from you.
Every conversation is confidential.

Book a 30-min call

heike@romero-ventures.com