Sara Marquart
FounderCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Planet A Foods
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
FoundedPlanet A Foods · YC
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242 people in our graph share verified history with Sara — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Luisa DüsbergunlockedSara: together at Technical University of Munich (2015–2017)
×9Sara: together at Technical University of Munich
Sara: together at Planet A Foods
Sara: together at ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
About
Sara Marquart holds a Ph.D. in Food Chemistry and works on food science applications.
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Planet A FoodsYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Sara 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, Sara can intro founders to Planet A Foods's investors below.
Planet A Foods's investors · 10
Bayern KapitalLandshut · $275K – $55M checksBurda Principal InvestmentsMunichCherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checks · since 2021Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Nucleus CapitalBerlin · $1M – $1.1M checks · since 2021Omnes CapitalParis · since 2025Tet VenturesBerlin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021World FundMunich · $1.1M – $16.5M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021ZintinusBoulder
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Co-founders at Planet A Foods
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Maximilian MarquartCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Experience
- Planet A FoodsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte WissenschaftenHead of Flavour2019 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- Atomo CoffeePrincipal Scientist2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- Deutsches MuseumChief Curator2017 — 2019Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Technische Universität MünchenPHD Researcher2013 — 2017Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Fraunhofer-GesellschaftFood Scientist2012 — 2013Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
CoffeeFood Science21Analytical Chemistry15Mass Spectrometry12Food Safety7LC-MS4Data Analysis1Data Science1Statistical Data Analysis1Data Visualization1Food ChemistryNMR Spectroscopy6
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GC-MSFood LawPython (Programming Language)RManagementCoffee ResearchLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Filipino · Französisch
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sara Marquart?
- Sara Marquart holds a Ph.D. in Food Chemistry and works on food science applications.
- Where does Sara Marquart work?
- Sara Marquart is Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Planet A Foods.
- What companies did Sara Marquart found?
- Sara Marquart founded Planet A Foods.
- Where did Sara Marquart go to school?
- Sara Marquart studied at Technical University of Munich (Doctor of Science, Food Chemistry); Y Combinator (YC S21); Technical University of Munich (Staatsexamen, Food Chemistry).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Atomo Coffee mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Technical University of Munich471
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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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Planet A Foods6
Julian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsLuisa DüsbergPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsAriel GolanInvestment Director at Bayern KapitalChris MurphyAssociate at Blue Delta CapitalMaximilian SchwarzGeneral Partner at Nucleus CapitalMaximilian MarquartFounder at Planet A Foods
Also worked at ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften5
Benedek OrbanHead of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs at CV LabsThomas MeierManaging Partner at Lightbird Ventures AGMathias SchillingPartner (e.ventures fund) at Redpoint eventuresTilmann TrommsdorffMember of the Board of Directors / Member of the Investment Committees (Private Equity, Private Credit, Private Equity Partnerships) at Blue Earth Capital AGMarco HochstrasserFounder at Nexoya
