About
Sara Marquart holds a Ph.D. in Food Chemistry and works on food science applications.
Founder 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.
GP
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 · 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
Co-founders at Planet A Foods
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Maximilian MarquartFounder
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 Founder 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).
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