About
Luis Schmitz is an investor at Headline who focuses on technologies that transform processes through analytics, automation, and AI, including applications within venture capital. His interests span engineering and economics.
Experience
- HeadlineInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor2025Berkeley, California, United States
- CelonisData Analytics Consultant2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Simon CapitalVisiting Analyst2023Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- AUDI AGProduction Planning Engineer2022Ingolstadt, Bayern, Deutschland
- Various CompaniesFurther Internships2016 — 2019
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Analytics2024 — 2025
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenBachelor of Science - BS, Economics2020 — 2023
- Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering2019 — 2023
- Haileybury UKInternational Baccalaureate2017 — 2019
Skills & more
English2AI AgentsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)EngineeringStartupsData EngineeringDatabasesOptimizationModeling and SimulationPython (Programming Language)2Market Research1Technical Understanding2
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Financial ModelingFinanceEconomicsProduction TechnologyRenewable Energy SystemsGame TheoryMicroeconomicsEconometricsPsychologyOperations ManagementProcess MiningAutomotiveLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Also attended Technical University of Munich186
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley186
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
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Also worked at Celonis17
Laurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthDave PetersonStorytelling Expert at Notion CapitalMuz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCVAliénor BosséPortfolio Success Lead at SpeedinvestRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalHarry NelisPartner at Accel
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Also worked at Simon Capital4
Also worked at AUDI AG9
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