Summary
Michael Aring is a company-builder and enterprise software leader with eight years of experience focused on scaling developer tools and go-to-market motion across EMEA. Currently Head of EMEA – Enterprise at Ona, he blends hands-on product intuition about engineering workflows with commercial leadership, having led enterprise GTM and marketing for rapidly growing dev tools. His background spans VC and growth equity, founding a startup, and launching European operations for Riverside Acceleration Capital, giving him a rare combination of operator, investor, and builder instincts. He prioritizes long-term partnerships, strong opinions in culture and communication, and people development as levers for durable growth. Based in Cologne and frequently working across London, Munich and California, he’s equally at home at dev tool conferences and strategy calls with engineering leaders. Outside work he pursues cross-cultural interests, electronic music, and athletics—threads that inform his global perspective on products and teams.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Academic Exchange Semester Guadalajara International Business, Academic Exchange Semester Guadalajara International Business at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) International Business (Finance), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) International Business (Finance) at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
University College London