Daniel Graetzer speaking on stage

Operator. Adviser. Investor. Speaker.

Daniel Graetzer

I’ve spent more than two decades building, leading, investing in, and advising ambitious businesses. I work with people who value experienced judgment, direct involvement, and getting difficult things done.

Now

Spain

Advising companies and public-sector teams, backing founders, and still building things of my own.

Partis

Gaming-industry advisory firm spanning consulting, capital, and managed services.

Advisory Partner · 2024–present

Newton-Lorenz

Strategic consultancy and seed investor helping businesses from ideation to exit.

Partner · 2023–present

Profile

I’m a builder at heart. I get close to the problem, work with good people, and turn complicated ideas into practical businesses and products. That work has taken me across Europe, the US, Latin America, Africa, and Australia, and into the public sector.

Selected proof

$100M+

M&A and investment transactions led, supported, or advised across different sides of the table.

20+

Years building and scaling companies through growth, transactions, restructuring, and exits.

6

Consecutive years Mano Rota was listed in the Michelin Guide.

Published photojournalist. Field work has appeared internationally, including Kumbh Mela coverage for Anadolu Agency.

Creative footnotes. A Top 5 Apple App Store product and three bronze creative awards. Work I’m proud of, but not the whole story.

Experience

Carousel Group

B2B & B2C iGaming group

Founder & President

2017–2024

MaximBet

Licensed US sportsbook

CEO

2021–2022

Mano Rota

Michelin-listed restaurant

Owner

2018–2025

Mediatech Solutions

iGaming B2B SaaS

Sold to R. Franco Group.

Executive Director, COO, CPO

2013–2017

Earlier: Technical Director at igloo, Co-Founder of Urban Expression, and Founder of Digital Age Corp.

Open source

I still like building things myself. This is a small selection of the projects I’ve made public so far, for other people to use, adapt, or improve. There’s plenty more to come.

SafeMac AV dashboard

macOS 13+SwiftUIMIT

SafeMac AV

I think Mac malware scanning should feel both approachable and private. SafeMac AV wraps ClamAV in a native interface for on-demand scans, watched folders, quarantine, updates, and scheduling, without subscriptions, telemetry, or cloud uploads.

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Family Message Box with eight illuminated buttons

ESP32-S3TypeScriptMIT

Family Message Box

I built this for my family: a physical box that turns voice messages into lights and buttons, so staying in touch feels less like using another screen. The repo includes everything needed to build your own.

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Media

Founder mode: whatever it takes to get the job done

An iGaming Leader conversation about founder mindset, operator grit, and what it takes to turn an idea into a working business.

Writing

Notes from the edge of AI, technology, leadership, and regulated betting.

Contact

For speaking, consulting, advisory work, or anything else, email is the best way to reach me.