7pace
Marc Schaeffler is an experienced technology entrepreneur and product leader with a career spanning over three decades. Currently serving as the Head of Product at Appfire since August 2022, Marc has also founded and led multiple companies, including 7pace, which specializes in productivity systems for software developers, and Berichthaus Software, focusing on business intelligence systems and professional services. Prior roles include Managing Director at Phase 4 Communications GmbH, where Marc oversaw online marketing and advertising, and Director at SCM Microsystems, managing a product line dedicated to personal security solutions. As a founder of Schaeffler Interactive AG and co-founder of DataDesign AG, Marc has extensively contributed to software development and database solutions within the IT industry.
7pace
7pace changes the way how software engineering teams manage time. With 7pace Timetracker, the premier extension to Microsoft Visual Studio, teams are enabled to improve productivity with informed decisions. Made by engineers for engineers and seamlessly integrated into the workbench for software development, the control is given back into the handsof the people who really drive the edge - software developers. 7pace is delivering solutions to track, manage, report, and plan efforts spent in the application lifecyle. 7pace started development on Timetracker in 2014 and today has more than 1,000 customers, from small teams to Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions and global IT consultancies.