Mareike (Mary) Popp

An entrepreneur and creative person by heart with a passion for new trends and technology that disrupt the way we live, work and play in the world. Mary is the Co-Founder & CEO of ATLAS ANALYTICS where she works with innovative companies & ambitious teams that want to grow to the next level.

Mary loves building strong & long-lasting relationships and brings entrepreneurs, investors and professionals in Southeast Asia and Europe together to learn from each other, collaborate and build cross-border bridges. Since 2018, she has been an active member of the European startup ecosystem where she ran the Berlin Chapter of Startup Grind, the largest startup community actively educating, inspiring, and connecting entrepreneurs worldwide. Nowadays, Mary spends most of her time in Southeast Asia, deep-diving into the different dynamic growth regions. She also recently launched the SGx Phuket chapter to bring together the emerging startup scene of location-independent entrepreneurs.

Before making the jump to the startup space, Mary worked as an Investment Analyst at a venture capital firm in Berlin. Her career began in the banking & finance world, which led her to live in Frankfurt, London, Barcelona, Istanbul and New York, working in various roles in client advisory, private banking & investor relations at companies like Berenberg Bank, PWC, CR Investment Management and DZ Bank.

Mary holds a Master's degree in Economics from University College London (UCL) and a Bachelor in International Management from FOM University of Applied Sciences. In addition to her professional interests, Mary is an avid traveller, loves nature, trail running and recently got into sailing.