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Adrian Friederich

Investor

Principal, Investment at FoodLabs · Associate at Astanor Ventures · Investor at Atlantic Food labs

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Adrian Friederich is a Principal at FoodLabs, where he invests in early-stage companies focused on deep biology, bio-industrial platforms, and food systems. Previously, he held investment roles at Astanor Ventures and Maersk Growth, where he backed companies including Einride, afresh, and Prometheus Fuels across seed to Series A stages. His investment experience spans venture capital across Europe, the US, and emerging markets, with particular focus on science-driven opportunities in agriculture automation, supply chain software, and bio-industrial applications.

Experience

  1. FoodLabsPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
  2. Goyo Capital UGConsulting and early-stage investingcurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
  3. Rising Tide CollectiveBerlin co-leadcurrent2021 — present
  4. Astanor VenturesInvestment Team2021 — 2024Berlin, Germany
  5. Maersk GrowthInvestment Team2018 — 2021Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  6. Danske BankBusiness Development @Maersk Joint Venture2017 — 2018Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  7. FortoBusiness Development2017Berlin Metropolitan Area
  8. Droege GroupFellow2016 — 2017Greater Dusseldorf Area
  9. VolarisStrategy Analyst2016Mexico City, Mexico
  10. The HomelikeFirst hire2015 — 2016Cologne Bonn Region

Education

  1. Copenhagen Business SchoolMaster's degree, Finance and Strategic Management2017 — 2019
  2. University of CologneBachelor, Business Administration and Management2012 — 2016
  3. Koç UniversityErasmus2015

Skills & more

Start-ups9Unternehmensführung1Strategisches Management8Unternehmensstrategie6Unternehmertum5Marketing5Business Strategy5Marketing Strategy5PowerPoint5Microsoft Excel5

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