Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marco Bade

Marco is a Professor and Head of the Research Group "Digital Entrepreneurship & Finance" at the German University of Digital Science. He earned his doctoral degree in economics and completed a Habilitation in business administration. Before assuming his current role, Marco held several academic positions, including Associate Professor of Finance at ICN Business School and Permanent Faculty Member of the CEREFIGE research laboratory at Université de Lorraine. He also served as Interim Professor and Chair of Finance and Banking at University of Potsdam, Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Berlin, and Research Associate at the Berlin School of Economics. His research and teaching focus on entrepreneurship, finance, and strategy, with particular attention to how startups, ventures, and platforms operate within digital ecosystems, investigating how communication strategies, community and investor feedback, and environmental conditions shape entrepreneurial behavior, legitimacy, and outcomes.