Dr. Eike Gerhardt
FounderFounder at Autopoiesis Sciences
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAutopoiesis Sciences
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Dr. Eike Gerhardt: together at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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Dr. Eike Gerhardt is a co-founder of Autopoiesis Sciences, a company developing AI systems for autonomous scientific discovery, where his work centers on the economics of accelerated scientific progress. He previously worked in venture capital, M&A, and banking, and holds a PhD focused on entrepreneurial persuasion and startup pitching as well as an MBA. His work has been featured in Business Insider, WirtschaftsWoche, and TechCrunch.
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Experience
- Autopoiesis SciencesCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of TuebingenLecturercurrent2021 — present
- SciencePitchFounder | DeepTech Start-up Consulting2021 — 2025
- Schumpeter VenturesPrincipal | Venture Capital2024 — 2025Frankfurt, Germany
- Schumpeter VenturesInvestment Manager | Venture Capital2021 — 2024Frankfurt, Germany
- FineVestFundraising | Venture Capital2022 — 2025
- Schumpeter VenturesVisiting Associate | Venture Capital2021Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- Corporate Finance Mittelstandsberatung GmbHJunior Analyst | Mergers & Acquisitions2019 — 2020Düsseldorf, Germany
- Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-PfalzInternship | Venture Capital2020Mainz, Germany
- TARGOBANKBanking & Advisory2016 — 2017Tübingen, Germany
- Daniel Koeppel & AssociatesInternship | Consulting in Asia2014Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand
- Deutsche BankBanking & Advisory2010 — 2012Greater Dusseldorf Area
Skills & more
Business BuildingTeammanagementProjektmanagementUnternehmensberatungEnglischLeadershipPeople ManagementKommunikationstrainingZusammenarbeit mit InvestorenInvestorbeziehungenStrategische KommunikationKommunikation
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Financial ServicesEconomicsVenture CapitalPitchingStart-upsPersuasionFinanzmodelleFinanzanalysenTeamworkNegotiationDue DiligenceSalesLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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- Who is Dr. Eike Gerhardt?
- Dr. Eike Gerhardt is a co-founder of Autopoiesis Sciences, a company developing AI systems for autonomous scientific discovery, where his work centers on the economics of accelerated scientific progress. He previously worked in venture capital, M&A, and banking, and holds a PhD focused on entrepreneurial persuasion and startup pitching as well as an MBA. His work has been featured in Business Insider, WirtschaftsWoche, and TechCrunch.
- Where does Dr. Eike Gerhardt work?
- Dr. Eike Gerhardt is Founder of Autopoiesis Sciences.
- What companies did Dr. Eike Gerhardt found?
- Dr. Eike Gerhardt founded Autopoiesis Sciences.
- Where did Dr. Eike Gerhardt go to school?
- Dr. Eike Gerhardt studied at University of Tübingen (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Study of rhetoric); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Venture Finance Programme, Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital (Top of Class)); AKAD University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship and Innovation).
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AKAD University mafia2
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