About
Maximilian Marquart co-founded 27pilots, a corporate innovation consultancy that connected startups with enterprise clients, before establishing Planet A Foods. He holds a Ph.D. in Material Science and Mechanical Engineering.
Founder at Planet A FoodsYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Maximilian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Planet A Foods's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Maximilian can intro founders to Planet A Foods's investors below.
Planet A Foods's investors · 8
Burda Principal InvestmentsMunichCherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksNucleus CapitalBerlin · $1M – $1.1M checksTet VenturesBerlin · $50K – $250K checksWorld FundMunich · $1.1M – $16.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021ZintinusBoulder
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Co-founders at Planet A Foods
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Sara MarquartFounder
Experience
- Planet A FoodsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- 27pilotsManaging Director2018 — 2021Munich
- BMW GroupProject Leader2012 — 2018Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Skills & more
MatlabJavaMicrosoft OfficeAutomobilindustrieAutomotive EngineeringMachine VisionProduction processesLightweight DesignStart-upsProject ManagementSix SigmaInnovation Management
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IngenieurwissenschaftenProduktentwicklungFertigungKundenzufriedenheitSchlanke ProduktionVerbundwerkstoffeProjektmanagementManufacturingFahrzeugbauCustomer SatisfactionUnternehmensstrategieLanguages Albanisch · Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Italienisch
- Promotionsurkunde — RWTH Aachen University
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From Maximilian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maximilian Marquart?
- Maximilian Marquart co-founded 27pilots, a corporate innovation consultancy that connected startups with enterprise clients, before establishing Planet A Foods. He holds a Ph.D. in Material Science and Mechanical Engineering.
- Where does Maximilian Marquart work?
- Maximilian Marquart is Founder of Planet A Foods.
- What companies did Maximilian Marquart found?
- Maximilian Marquart founded Planet A Foods.
- Where did Maximilian Marquart go to school?
- Maximilian Marquart studied at Y Combinator; ETH Zürich (Doktor (Ph.D.), Ingenieurwissenschaften); RWTH Aachen University (Doktor (Ph.D.), Ingenieurwissenschaften).
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