Dr. Andre Retterath — CEO
Interested in venture capital, AI & data? Follow my weekly newsletter www.datadrivenvc.io I’m a General Partner in Earlybird's Munich office where I head the firm’s AI and infrastructure investment practice, with a particular focus on frontier models, databases, developer, design, and automation tools. Moreover, I have a deep passion for the intersection of AI, media, and content creation. I’ve led investments and/or hold board seats at Aleph Alpha, Black Forest Labs, Ceartas, Celus, CTRL (exit to Sana Labs), DeepCode (exit to Snyk), Energy Robotics, EthonAI, Sintra AI, Snyk, spAItial AI, thingsTHINKING (exit to Aleph Alpha), and TopK, among others. Before transitioning into VC in 2017, I gained more than 5 years of experience as a process automation and predictive maintenance engineer at ThyssenKrupp and further insights as a management consultant at GE North America. I conducted my Ph.D. at the Technical University of Munich on the topic of "Machine learning and the value of data in venture capital". Moreover, I hold a M.Sc. in Management and a B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering and was previously educated at Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and Georgia Institute of Technology, among others.
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Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Experience: 13 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
Career Highlights
- Expert in AI and venture capital investments.
- Led multiple successful funding rounds for innovative startups.
- Ph.D. focused on machine learning in venture capital.
Work Experience
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Board Member & Investor (5 mos)
SpAItial AI
Board Member & Investor (10 mos)
TopK
Board Member & Investor (10 mos)
sintra.ai
Board Member & Investor (11 mos)
Black Forest Labs
Investor (1 yr 6 mos)
Ceartas DMCA
Board Member & Investor (1 yr 11 mos)
EthonAI
Board Member & Investor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Workist
Board Member & Investor (3 yrs 7 mos)
CELUS
Board Member & Investor (3 yrs 8 mos)
Keel
Board Member & Investor (3 yrs 11 mos)
Aleph Alpha GmbH
Board Member & Investor (4 yrs 8 mos)
Ctrl (Acquired by Sana AI)
Board Member & Investor (Acquired by Sana AI) (3 yrs 4 mos)
thingsTHINKING
Board Member & Investor (Acquired by Aleph Alpha) (4 yrs)
Energy Robotics
Board Member & Investor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Snyk
Investor (5 yrs 7 mos)
DeepCode (AI for Better Software)
Board Member & Investor (Acquired by Snyk) (1 yr)
Getsafe
Board Observer & Investor (3 yrs 2 mos)
Lexoo
Board Member & Investor (Acquired by Kalexius) (5 yrs 6 mos)
Videdressing
Board Observer (Acquired by Schibsted OTCPINK:SBSNF) (7 mos)
Earlybird Venture Capital
General Partner (8 yrs)
Summer Analyst (2 mos)
Data Driven VC
Founder (8 yrs)
GE Energy Connections
Management Consultant (3 mos)
thyssenkrupp
Technology Consultant (11 mos)
Dual Student and Junior Engineer (Predictive Maintenance) (4 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Technical University of Munich
Management (Semester abroad) at University of Cambridge
Management (Semester abroad) at Harvard University
M.Sc. Management at Technical University of Munich
Management (Semester abroad) at Georgia Institute of Technology
B.Eng. Mechatronics (Dual Degree) at University of Applied Sciences Koblenz
Electrical Engineering (Semester abroad) at Durban University of Technology
