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Thies Hansen

Founder

Founder at autarc

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Foundedautarc · YC

About

Thies Hansen is co-founder and COO of autarc. He previously worked in process optimization at a logistics company and later held roles in startups and venture capital before moving to heat pump installation software.

Founder at autarcYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Thies went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran autarc's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thies can intro founders to autarc's investors below.

autarc's investors · 3

PT1Berlin · $540K – $4.4M checks · since 2024Visionaries ClubBerlin · $900K checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at autarc

EKEtienne-Noel Krause
Etienne-Noel KrauseFounder
MSMarius Seufzer
Marius SeufzerFounder& CTO

Experience

  1. autarcCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentBerlin, Germany
  2. Bain & CompanyStudent Consultant2022Berlin, Germany
  3. PartechVenture Capital2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
  4. Trade RepublicTrading Operations2021Berlin, Germany
  5. GorillasStrategy & Operations2021Berlin, Germany
  6. Hamburg SüdTrade Specialist2019 — 2020Hong Kong SAR
  7. Hamburg SüdDual Student2016 — 2019Hamburg

Skills & more

Strategy13Leadership11Analytical Reasoning10Public Speaking5Teamwork4Management5Intercultural Skills4Problem Solving3Industry 4.01Digital Transformation5Data Analysis

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Portugiesisch · Spanisch

  • RYE, Germany to Brazil, 2012/13 — Rotary International

From Thies's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thies Hansen?
Thies Hansen is co-founder and COO of autarc. He previously worked in process optimization at a logistics company and later held roles in startups and venture capital before moving to heat pump installation software.
Where does Thies Hansen work?
Thies Hansen is Founder of autarc.
What companies did Thies Hansen found?
Thies Hansen founded autarc.
Where did Thies Hansen go to school?
Thies Hansen studied at Y Combinator (S24); ESCP (MSc); HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration (BSc).

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