Constantin Bisanz

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Constantin Bisanz
Born1974
Austria
Citizenship United States
Occupation Entrepreneur
Years active2001-present

Constantin Bisanz (born 1974) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and extreme sports enthusiast. He is the founder of companies like brands4friends, TruckScout24, PlusDental, and Aloha. He set a world record for kite-surfing across the Bering Strait in 2011.

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Business career

Bisanz started his business career by founding a commercial vehicle company, TruckScout24, at the age of 27. [1] Then he launched three more business companies. His fifth company, Brands4Friends, a German fashion e-commerce site that was founded in 2007, was sold to eBay in 2011. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Later, he studied the Ayuryedic medicines during his visit to India. Getting inspired by it, he launched his own wellness brand, Aloha, in January 2014, in New York. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2017, he, along with David Khalil, Peter Baumgart, and Lukas Brosseder, started PlusDental, a dental cosmetics company based in Berlin. [10] [11]

Sports

Bisanz set a world record for kite surfing across the Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia in the summer of 2011. On the Necker Island, he conducts kite-surfing events for entrepreneurs alongside Sir Richard Branson. [12] [3] [13] [14] [15]

Accolades

Bisanz was honored as the "German Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Harvard Business School and the "Exit Champion" for closing Germany's largest Internet exit transaction. [16] [17] [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunn, Peter (July 2, 2016). "Constantin Bisanz says goodbye to one company, and 'Aloha' to another". make it.
  3. 1 2 Tobias Schlenk, Caspar (April 5, 2018). "Was Constantin Bisanz mit seinem Zahnschienen-Startup vorhat". Business Insider.
  4. ↑ "Ebay kauft Brands4friends". Der Tagesspiegel. December 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ Marikar, Sheila. "This Entrepreneur Is Making His Own Waves". Inc Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Abrams, Margaret (March 4, 2016). "Aloha Makes Wellness On-the-Go Possible". Observer.
  7. ↑ A. Dolan, Kerry (January 21, 2014). "Founder Of Wellness Startup Aloha, Armed With $4.5 Million From Khosla Ventures And Others, Lays Out Big Plans". Forbes.
  8. ↑ Grinnell, SunHee (October 5, 2015). "Aloha! Meet Constantin Bisanz, a Man with a Big, Healthy Mission". Vanity Fair.
  9. ↑ Clarke, Nile (August 4, 2016). "SEE IT: Yoga extraordinaire and Aloha health food founder teaches Daily Newsers to share 'the breath of life'". Daily News.
  10. ↑ "the nu company sammelt 14 Millionen ein – Boxine geht per SPAC-IPO an die Börse – Carbonfuture bekommt 2,8 Millionen". Deutsche-Startups. August 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Achtstelliges Investment für Zahnschienen-Startup Plusdental". Business Insider De. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ↑ A. Dolan, Kerry (January 4, 2015). "Strait Shooter: CEO Constantin Bisanz And His Bering Strait Kite-Surfing Adventure". Forbes.
  13. ↑ "You Should Know: ALOHA's Constantin Bisanz". Guest of a Guest. October 13, 2014.
  14. ↑ Bennett, Dashiell (July 15, 2011). "This "Serial Entrepreneur" Wants To Kite Surf Across The Bering Strait This Weekend". Insider.
  15. ↑ Way, Hermione (January 17, 2013). "MaiTai: Richard Branson invites Silicon Valley elite to kiteboard on Necker Island". The Next Web.
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  18. ↑ "Kitesurfers To Cross From Alaska to Russia". Seeker. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2022.


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