3x founder

Marilena Schmich

Fractional | Co-Founder & COO theblood | Ex-McK | Ex-YC founder | I IFS Coach and Therapist

Co-founder

Ordinary Seafood· Summer 2022Berlin Metropolitan Area

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2026Co-founder· theblood

Founder · since 2021

Company

theblood

Role

Co-Founder & COO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Berlin, Germany

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Ordinary Seafood

We are doing for seafood what Impossible did for meat

Summer 2022

Experience

Career

theblood
Co-founder
Co-Founder & COO · Berlin, Germany · 2026 – Present
2026
theblood
Interim COO · Berlin, Germany · 2025 – Present
2025
Marilena Yo Advisory
Founder
Founder · Berlin, Germany · 2024 – Present
2024
Career Break
Health and well-being · 2023 – 2024
2023
numi foods
Co-founder
Co-Founder and CEO · Berlin, Germany · 2021 – 2023
2021
Nucleus Capital
Entrepreneur In Residence · Berlin, Germany · 2021 – 2022
2021
INFARM
Commercial Data Analytics Researcher · Berlin, Germany · 2021
2021
McKinsey & Company
Senior Consultant · Berlin, Germany · 2020 – 2021
2020
McKinsey & Company
Consultant · Berlin Metropolitan Area · 2018 – 2020
2018
RWTH Aachen University
Scientific Associate · 2021
2021
PwC Singapore
Deals Strategy Intern · 2016
2016
NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Reporter · 2012 – 2016
2012
British Embassy Japan
Research Assistant · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2015
2015
Peace Boat
Intern · Tokyo, Japan · 2014 – 2015
2014
ARD German TV
Internship · 2012
2012

Bio

Co-founded a plant-based seafood company leveraging the power of biotechnology to make products delicious and hyper-realistic. Started my career in consulting moved over to the startup side. Did business development for food-tech startups and VC. Interested in tackling sustainability through food!