Management Board

Heiko Hubertz is founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Hamburg-based Bigpoint GmbH and San Francisco-based Bigpoint Inc.
Founded in 2002 in Düsseldorf, Bigpoint has become the world’s largest portal for browser games and ranks among the top three gaming portals worldwide. Hubertz started Bigpoint GmbH by developing the first game, Hockey Manager, himself.
Prior to founding Bigpoint, Hubertz leveraged new technology to pioneer new services in Europe. As the Managing Director of AASP GmbH, he created the first telephone payment system. With the merger of AASP with eops AG and Coolspot AG, the native of Schleswig-Holstein was responsible for running the most successful payment solutions company in Europe from 1999 to 2003.
Over the course of his career, Hubertz has won several executive leadership awards. In 2009, he received the Stevie® International Business Award as the “Executive of the Year in Europe.” In 2007, he received second place as Internet Businessman of the Year. Bigpoint has also received many industry awards, including the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and a Red Dot design award in 2009, among many others.

In April 2011 Summit Partners and TA Associates acquired $350 million (US) worth of Bigpoint GmbH shares and became the new main investors:

Summit Partners is a growth equity firm that invests in rapidly growing companies. Summit seeks outstanding management teams that have built their companies to profitability and market leadership, and provides capital for growth, recapitalizations and management buyouts. Founded in 1984, Summit has invested in more than 320 growing companies across a range of geographies and industries including technology, education, business services, healthcare, consumer and industrial products, among many others. With offices in Boston, London and Palo Alto, Summit has raised more than $11 billion in capital since inception.

Founded in 1968, TA Associates is one of the largest and most experienced middle-market growth private equity firms. The firm has invested in over 400 companies and has raised more than $16 billion in capital. With offices in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong, TA Associates leads buyouts and minority recapitalizations of profitable growth companies in the technology, financial services, business services, healthcare and consumer industries.