Where does Thomas Arend work?

Thomas Arend is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.

What does Thomas Arend invest in?

Thomas Arend invests in AI & Machine Learning.

Where did Thomas Arend go to school?

Thomas Arend studied at ESCP (Master in Management); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Bachelor in Business Administration); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Erasmus Exchange Student).

Thomas Arend

Investor

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital · Investment Principal at Kharis Capital

San Francisco, CA, USA

About

Thomas Arend launched his own venture in 2014 after advising and mentoring numerous international startups. He previously led international product efforts at Airbnb and Twitter, headed mobile at Mozilla (launching Firefox on Android), worked on global products at Google, and held roles at SAP and IBM Research, later leading product teams at Facebook focused on next-billion users and AI-driven innovation. He holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Technical University Berlin and works as a keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor, including as an executive product advisor to Singularity University.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

Kharis CapitalInvestment Principalcurrent2025 — present
CapdesiaInvestment Manager2019 — 2025
KKR & Co. L.P.Associate2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
Commerzbank AGAssistant Vice President - Leveraged Finance2012 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
Rocket Internet GmbHBusiness Developer at Lazada2012Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nomura InternationalSummer Analyst2011London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Languages Bulgarian · English · French · German · Spanish

From Thomas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Fresco Capital

Abhishek Kant

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Adam Omar Shanti

Venture Partner at Fresco Capital

Allison Baum

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Andreas Seidler

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Angela Lee

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Angela Lee

Investor at 37 Angels

Christopher Scollo

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Daohong Shi

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Arend?: Thomas Arend launched his own venture in 2014 after advising and mentoring numerous international startups. He previously led international product efforts at Airbnb and Twitter, headed mobile at Mozilla (launching Firefox on Android), worked on global products at Google, and held roles at SAP and IBM Research, later leading product teams at Facebook focused on next-billion users and AI-driven innovation. He holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Technical University Berlin and works as a keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor, including as an executive product advisor to Singularity University.
Where does Thomas Arend work?: Thomas Arend is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.
What does Thomas Arend invest in?: Thomas Arend invests in AI & Machine Learning.
Where did Thomas Arend go to school?: Thomas Arend studied at ESCP (Master in Management); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Bachelor in Business Administration); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Erasmus Exchange Student).