Deniz Schütz is the co-founder and CEO of StrategyBridgeAI, a German fintech firm specializing in private-market intelligence and advanced business analysis for M&A, audit, private equity, and banking teams worldwide. Since founding StrategyBridgeAI in 2022, he has scaled the company into a fast-growing enterprise with over 20 employees, driving innovation in data-driven decision-making.

Prior to StrategyBridgeAI, Deniz served as an Equity Strategist at UniCredit in Munich and Milan, where he managed more than €1bn in equity assets, primarily for family-office clients. His expertise in market analysis and asset management has been recognized across the financial sector.

Deniz studied Quantitative Finance in Vienna, where he began automating data-analysis workflows for international financial institutions. He is passionate about the transformative potential of AI and data in finance, frequently sharing insights on best practices, key skills, and the evolving limits and opportunities of AI in the industry.