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Maria completed a Master's in Software Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Before cofounding Phantasma Labs, she held visiting research positions at Brown University and at Oracle.
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Experience
- ActoHead of Agentic Systems and Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- ActoHead of Artificial Intelligence2025Berlin, Germany
- Aleph AlphaSenior Team Lead AI Engineering2025
- Aleph AlphaAI Engineering Manager2024 — 2025
- Career BreakGap year2024
- Phantasma Labs LimitedCTO and Co - founder2018 — 2023Berlin Area, Germany
- KI Bundesverband e.V.Co - Lead of Working Group Mobility2021 — 2023
- On DeckOn Deck Deep Tech Fellow | ODDT12021 — 2022
- Entrepreneur FirstBE1 Cohort Member2018
- SimplaexSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- OracleResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Redwood Shores, California
- World Economic ForumGlobal Shaper2013 — 2014
- EyeEmEngineering Intern2013Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of TechnologyTechnical Teaching Fellow2011 — 2012Accra, Ghana
Skills & more
Engineering ManagementTechnical LeadershipPeople ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Reinforcement LearningSoftware Project ManagementStart-ups32Entrepreneurship23Programming25Software Engineering17Software Development16Product Development10
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Distributed SystemsMachine LearningStrategyBusiness StrategyProject ManagementJavaPythonMySQLHTMLScalaSQLC++Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Polnisch · Portugiesisch
- Big Data — edX
- Scalable Machine Learning — edX
- Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark — edX
- Machine Learning — Coursera
- Mining Massive Datasets — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Meier?
- Maria completed a Master's in Software Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Before cofounding Phantasma Labs, she held visiting research positions at Brown University and at Oracle.
- Where does Maria Meier work?
- Maria Meier is CTO of Phantasma Labs.
- What companies did Maria Meier found?
- Maria Meier founded Phantasma Labs.
- Where did Maria Meier go to school?
- Maria Meier studied at Brown University (Visiting Researcher); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science (M.Sc.) with honors, Software Engineering - Elite Graduate Program); Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) (Honors Degree, Technology Management).
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Marc BenioffSenior Vice PresidentFounded SalesforceSurojit ChatterjeeSenior Member Of Technical StaffFounded Ema +2Abhay ParasnisStrategic Advisor, Oracle Public CloudFounded Microsoft +2Marty BeardVice President, Oracle OnlineFounded Always AI +2Benny SchnaiderVP SW DevelopmentFounded Salto +2Dustin LucienSenior Member of Technical StaffFounded Parallel Markets +1
Brown University mafia312
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Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) mafia75
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Anselm BauerHonours DegreeFounded Alasco +1Sebastian SchuonHonours DegreeFounded Alasco +1Roman SchumacherHonours DegreeFounded Personio +1Vlad LataHonors DegreeFounded KONUX +1Benjamin GuentherHonors Degree Technology ManagementFounded Alasco +1Jonas TemplesteinGraduate Degree in Technology Management (incomplete)Founded Monzo +1
USP - Universidade de São Paulo mafia73
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Also attended Brown University744
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Technical University of Munich477
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsLuisa DüsbergPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsPaula SchultheissSenior Associate at AN Venture PartnersThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
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Also attended Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)93
Gabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly VenturesAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALFrederic KostInvestor at HV CapitalFabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalNelly MarkovaPartner - Molten East at Molten Ventures
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Also attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo172
Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAlexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniMichel AbadiManaging Partner at Maverick Ventures IsraelBruno YoshimuraCo-founder and General Partner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundPaulo VerasInvestor at MatterScale Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aleph Alpha10
Friedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsAndre RetterathGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalHongquan JiangInvestment Partner at Robert Bosch Venture CapitalAndreas UnseldPartner at UVC PartnersOliver SchoppePrincipal at UVC PartnersNils SeelePartner at LEA Partners
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Also worked at Phantasma Labs Limited2
Also worked at KI Bundesverband e.V.7
Dr. Rasmus RotheCo-Founder and General Partner at Merantix CapitalMaik Taro WehmeyerFounder at TaktileLucas SpreiterFounder at Venta AITimon RubanFounder at LuminovoAnna Lukasson-HerzigCEO at nyrisMarian KleeManaging Director, Co-Founder and Former CEO at Brighter AI
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Also worked at On Deck261
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentinePaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates
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