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Dr. Andre Retterath

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General Partner at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG

Munich

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About

Dr. Andre Retterath is a General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, based in the firm's Munich office, where he leads its AI and infrastructure investment practice with a focus on areas including frontier models, databases, and developer, design, and automation tools; he is also the founder of the Data Driven VC newsletter. His investments and board roles include Aleph Alpha, Black Forest Labs, Celus, Energy Robotics, EthonAI, Snyk, and DeepCode (acquired by Snyk), among others. Before entering venture capital in 2017, he worked as a process automation and predictive maintenance engineer at ThyssenKrupp and as a management consultant at GE North America, and he holds a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich on machine learning and the value of data in venture capital, along with an M.Sc. in Management and a B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering.

Experience

  1. Earlybird Venture CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. RecursiveInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  3. SpAItial AIBoard Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. Black Forest LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentFreiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  5. Aleph Alpha GmbHBoard Member & Investorcurrent2021 — presentHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  6. SLNG//Board Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  7. TopKBoard Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentPrague, Czechia
  8. sintra.aiBoard Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
  9. Ceartas DMCABoard Member & Investorcurrent2024 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  10. EthonAIBoard Member & Investorcurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  11. WorkistBoard Member & Investorcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
  12. CELUSBoard Member & Investorcurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  13. KeelBoard Member & Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  14. Energy RoboticsBoard Member & Investorcurrent2020 — presentDarmstadt, Hesse, Germany
  15. SnykInvestorcurrent2020 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  16. Data Driven VCFoundercurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  17. thingsTHINKINGBoard Member & Investor (Acquired by Aleph Alpha)2021 — 2025Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  18. Ctrl (Acquired by Sana AI)Board Member & Investor (Acquired by Sana AI)2021 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  19. LexooBoard Member & Investor (Acquired by Kalexius)2018 — 2024
  20. GetsafeBoard Observer & Investor2019 — 2022Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Skills & more

Venture Capital84Start-ups61Artificial Intelligence (AI)46Project Management32Business Strategy18Digital Strategy13Consulting11Business Analysis12Programming10Entrepreneurial Finance7Technology Scouting8Rhetoric10
+5 moreDigital TransformationAnalytical SkillsLeadershipStrategic ThinkingIntercultural Skills

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Colleagues at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG

Akash Bajwa
Principal at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Anna Andersson
Head of Community & Events at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Ben Wilkening
Vision Lab Partner at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Benedetta Montani
Fund Management at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Cecile Roulet-Veli
People Operations Manager at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Charlotte Zietlow
Office Manager & Team Assistant at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Christian Nagel
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
Dan Lupu
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr. Andre Retterath?
Dr. Andre Retterath is a General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, based in the firm's Munich office, where he leads its AI and infrastructure investment practice with a focus on areas including frontier models, databases, and developer, design, and automation tools; he is also the founder of the Data Driven VC newsletter. His investments and board roles include Aleph Alpha, Black Forest Labs, Celus, Energy Robotics, EthonAI, Snyk, and DeepCode (acquired by Snyk), among others. Before entering venture capital in 2017, he worked as a process automation and predictive maintenance engineer at ThyssenKrupp and as a management consultant at GE North America, and he holds a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich on machine learning and the value of data in venture capital, along with an M.Sc. in Management and a B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering.
Where does Dr. Andre Retterath work?
Dr. Andre Retterath is General Partner at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG.
Where did Dr. Andre Retterath go to school?
Dr. Andre Retterath studied at Technical University of Munich (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics/Finance); University of Cambridge (Management (Semester abroad), GPA: 4.0/4.0 (German 1,0) - best 1%); Harvard University (Management (Semester abroad), GPA: 4.0/4.0 (German 1,0) - best 1%).

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