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About
Gerald Pollak is a Principal at 3VC focusing on European founders in B2B software, particularly in AI, automation, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer tools. He previously co-founded Blocktorch, an observability platform for the decentralized stack, which was acquired by thirdweb. His investment approach combines founder experience with technical expertise and a European network to support early-stage companies scaling toward product-market fit and beyond.
Experience
- 3VCPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentVienna, Austria
- Career BreakTravel2025Vienna, Austria
- thirdwebHead of Ecosystem Business Development2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- BlocktorchCo-Founder & CEO (acquired by thirdweb)2022 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2022Berlin, Germany
- TatumBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- RapidCompact by DGGBoard Member2020 — 2022
- 3VCInvestment Manager2019 — 2022Vienna
- SpeedinvestJunior Analyst2018Vienna
- AppleSales Analyst Telecom2016 — 2017Vienna, Austria
- ApplePA of Country Manager2014 — 2016
- Austrian Armed ForcesProfessional Athlete2013 — 2014
- Abel Technology Consulting GmbHMarketing Assistent2013
Skills & more
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Venture CapitalNew Venture DevelopmentInvestment ManagementTechnology Start-upSeries AEarly-Stage StartupsNew Business DevelopmentStrategic Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipFundraisingStrategisches ManagementUnternehmensberatungLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Italienisch · Mandarin chinese · Portuguese
- Scientific Computing with Python — freeCodeCamp
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- Who is Gerald Pollak?
- Gerald Pollak is a Principal at 3VC focusing on European founders in B2B software, particularly in AI, automation, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer tools. He previously co-founded Blocktorch, an observability platform for the decentralized stack, which was acquired by thirdweb. His investment approach combines founder experience with technical expertise and a European network to support early-stage companies scaling toward product-market fit and beyond.
- Where does Gerald Pollak work?
- Gerald Pollak is Investment Team at 3VC.
- Where did Gerald Pollak go to school?
- Gerald Pollak studied at London Business School (Master's degree, Global Master in Management); Fudan University (MSc International Business); WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (Bachelor of Science, Business Administration).
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