I've lived on both sides of the table — as CTO, as CEO, as investor. A decade in Berlin, translating technical depth into commercial judgment.
Founder, operator, investor, and advisor based in Berlin. I build, back, advise, and — selectively — step in and operate AI-native companies at the point where AI stops being a demo and becomes something an organization can win with.
How I work
Where a founding team needs a counterweight, I operate — CEO or CTO, with skin in the game. Where operating isn't the fit, I advise: paid, selective, and always aimed at a decision I'd stand behind. If I wouldn't own the outcome, I don't take the seat.
I care about the translation between AI and business, from both seats. Where tech stops being a demo, a business starts winning with tech. That's the bridge I keep building.
Partner with skin in the game — deep AI/LLM and agentic architecture, a builder's instinct for shipping, entrepreneurship experience.
Pre-seed and seed checks for founders with conviction — vertical AI, agentic systems, automation infrastructure. People first, slides second.
Paid advisory for founders and companies — AI strategy, architecture, evaluation, and the operating questions that come with them. Selective, project-based, and…
2021 — now
Independent advisory and operating engagements across AI strategy, architecture, and evaluation.
2019 — now
Operating seat with skin in the game — equity over fees, invested in the outcome.
2015 — now
Building and operating AI-native software for studies and human data.
2015 — now
Angel investing and company building — pre-seed and seed checks for founders with conviction.