About
Gesa Biermann holds a PhD in environmental studies from Ludwig Maximilian University and an M.Sc. from TU Munich, and has held C-level consulting roles at Kearney and Audi. She co-led the Center for Digital Technology and Management in Munich during her doctoral research, where she taught entrepreneurship and managed corporate partnerships and recruitment.
Founder at Pina EarthYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Gesa went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Pina Earth's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gesa can intro founders to Pina Earth's investors below.
Pina Earth's investors · 3
Co-founders at Pina Earth
FF
Florian FinckeFounder
Experience
- RobCoChief of Staff, CEO Officecurrent2026 — present
- Pina EarthAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Pina EarthCo-Founder & CEO (YC W22)2021 — 2025München, Bayern, Deutschland
- Center for Digital Technology and ManagementManagement Team2016 — 2020München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- KearneyStrategy Consulting Trainee2016Munich, Germany
- 180 Degrees Consulting MunichCo-Founder & Vice President2014 — 2015Munich, Germany
- Audi Electronics Venture GmbHCorporate Strategy & Innovation Management Intern2015Ingolstadt, Germany
- Das Goldene TaxiCo-Founder & Managing Director2012 — 2014Munich, Germany
- BMW Group ChinaQuality Management Intern2011Beijing City, China
Skills & more
People ManagementStrategie3Leadership2Management2Fundraising2Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Vertrieb2KPI-ReporteQualitätsmanagementTreueprogrammeRechnungswesenProduktentwicklung
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EinkaufDesignErneuerbare EnergienE-CommerceTrendanalysenResearchCorporate SustainabilitySustainabilityEntrepreneurshipStrategy ConsultingProduct ManagementUnternehmertumLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gesa Biermann?
- Gesa Biermann holds a PhD in environmental studies from Ludwig Maximilian University and an M.Sc. from TU Munich, and has held C-level consulting roles at Kearney and Audi. She co-led the Center for Digital Technology and Management in Munich during her doctoral research, where she taught entrepreneurship and managed corporate partnerships and recruitment.
- Where does Gesa Biermann work?
- Gesa Biermann is Founder of Pina Earth.
- What companies did Gesa Biermann found?
- Gesa Biermann founded Pina Earth.
- Where did Gesa Biermann go to school?
- Gesa Biermann studied at Y Combinator (YC W22); University of California, Berkeley (Visiting Scholar, School of Information and Haas School of Business); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (PhD, Human Geography and Sustainability).
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