# Martin Tschopp

> Martin Tschopp is the Swiss CEO of Prosus Ventures. His career spans strategy consulting, leadership of eBay marketplaces including mobile.de and eBay Germany, the CEO role at nonprofit lending platform Kiva, and operating and investment leadership at Naspers and Prosus Ventures. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from ETH Zurich and an MBA from INSEAD.

- **Role:** CEO at Prosus Ventures
- **Organizations:** Prosus Ventures, Naspers Ventures, Kiva, eBay, mobile.de, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, DHL Worldwide Express
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** MSc in Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich, MBA, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Led eBay Germany and mobile.de; briefly oversaw the German Marketplaces group., Served as CEO of Kiva during its post-startup operational development., Ranked number 3 in Global Corporate Venturing’s 2022 Powerlist.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Begins career in strategy and operations at McKinsey after engineering studies.
- **Before 2003** — Works at Bain in investment analysis/private equity and DHL in strategic business development in San Francisco.
- **2003** — Joins eBay as Strategy Manager Europe; later works in finance and strategic projects.
- **2007** — Moves into developing eBay classifieds businesses; leads local classifieds in North America and Asia-Pacific.
- **2009** — Becomes head of mobile.de.
- **2012** — Appointed Vice President eBay Germany; helps launch eBay Kaufraum in Berlin in December.
- **2013** — Appointed interim Vice President eBay Marketplaces Germany ahead of a return to the United States.
- **Before 2015** — Serves as Vice President and General Manager of eBay Advertising.
- **2015** — Becomes CEO of Kiva.
- **2017** — Joins Naspers Ventures as chief operating officer.
- **2020-11** — Becomes CEO of Prosus Ventures.

## Achievements

- Led eBay Germany and mobile.de; briefly oversaw the German Marketplaces group.
- Served as CEO of Kiva during its post-startup operational development.
- Ranked number 3 in Global Corporate Venturing’s 2022 Powerlist.
- Included in Global Corporate Venturing’s 2024 Powerlist.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Commented on Prosus Ventures’ third investment in Endowus, emphasising its advisory model, values and technology-enabled trust.
- **2026-10** — Prosus’ leadership and Ventures pages continue to list Tschopp as CEO of Prosus Ventures; verified during research.

## Links

- Website: https://www.prosus.com/leadership
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martintschopp

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