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Portrait of Laura Alberty, Brand & Communications Manager. Communication, Platform.

Laura Alberty, Brand & Communications Manager

Communication, Platform

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Portrait of Dr. Benedikt Buchspies, Senior Scientist. Impact Assessment, LCA Development.

Dr. Benedikt Buchspies, Senior Scientist

Science & Life Cycle Assessments

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Portrait of Jessica Burley, Investor. Dealflow.

Jessica Burley, Investor

Dealflow

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Portrait of Kim Dang, Talent Advisor. People and Talent, Platform.

Kim Dang, Talent Advisor

People & Talent, Platform

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Portrait of Fridtjof Detzner, GP. Platform, Investor Relations and Vision

Fridtjof Detzner, Co-Founder & General Partner

Platform, Investor Relations

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Portrait of Nick de la Forge, GP. Investor Relations, Dealflow

Nick de la Forge, Co-Founder & General Partner

Investor Relations, Dealflow

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Christoph Gras, Co-Founder & General Partner

Investor Relations, Dealflow

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Dr. Christian Gonzalez, Investor

Dealflow

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Siyana Marinova, Finance Assistant

Finance & Governance

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Michael Münnix, Venture Partner

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Portrait of Florian Schabus, Investor. Dealflow.

Florian Schabus, Investor

Dealflow

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Christian Schad, Co-Founder & General Partner

Investor Relations, Finance & Governance

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Tobias Seikel, Co-Founder & General Partner

Dealflow, HR

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Xin Shao, Head of Finance

Finance, Portfolio Management

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Kritesh Shridhar, Sustainability Impact Analyst

Life Cycle Assessments

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Portrait of Ulrike Schütze, Personal Assistant. Communication and coordination

Ulrike Schütze, Personal Assistant

Communication & Coordination

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Portrait of Lena Thiede, GP. Impact Assessment and Communication.

Lena Thiede, Co-Founder & General Partner

Science & Impact Assessment, Policy

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David Wortmann, Senior Policy & Market Advisor

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Portrait of Laura Alberty, Brand & Communications Manager. Communication, Platform.

Laura Alberty, Brand & Communications Manager

At Planet A Laura is responsible for communication as well as supporting founders to develop their brands. She has experience in top tier strategy consulting and PR campaigning.

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Portrait of Dr. Benedikt Buchspies, Senior Scientist. Impact Assessment, LCA Development.

Dr. Benedikt Buchspies, Senior Scientist

Benedikt holds a Master of Science degree and a PhD in environmental engineering. At Planet A, Benedikt is responsible for impact assessments, methodology development and calculating the LCAs.

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Portrait of Jessica Burley, Investor. Dealflow.

Jessica Burley, Investor

Jess holds a politics degree from Cambridge. Prior to joining Planet A, she worked as an analyst in a climate VC and a researcher for the UN.

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Portrait of Kim Dang, Talent Advisor. People and Talent, Platform.

Kim Dang, Talent Advisor

Kim is the sounding board of founders in everything talent and people. Having worked in early-stage startups and VC, she helps founders to build a sustainable organization.

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Portrait of Fridtjof Detzner, GP. Platform, Investor Relations and Vision

Fridtjof Detzner, Co-Founder & General Partner

Fridtjof co-founded the DIY website builder Jimdo before he shifted his focus to supporting and investing into founders that contribute to an economy within the planetary boundaries.

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Portrait of Nick de la Forge, GP. Investor Relations, Dealflow

Nick de la Forge, Co-Founder & General Partner

Nick is the deep-tech expert at Planet A, leading the fundraising efforts and is responsible for expanding our network within the European investment space.

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Portrait of Christoph Gras, GP. Investor Relations, Dealflow.

Christoph Gras, Co-Founder & General Partner

Christoph is a serial entrepreneur (e.g. myphotobook, enorm, Tomorrow Bank, Leaders for Climate Action) and startup investor for more than 12 years.

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Dr. Christian Gonzalez, Investor

Christian is an experienced scientist, consultant, entrepreneur, and business developer in both the chemicals and biotech industries. Christian holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.

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Siyana Marinova, Finance Assistant

Siyana holds a master’s degree in economics and brings 3 years of experience at Deutsche Apotheker- und Aerztebank. At Planet A Sissi is the backbone of our finance, reporting and accounting.

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Michael Münnix, Venture Partner

Michael is a trained physicist and accomplished investor with extensive venture capital experience.

Portrait of Florian Schabus, Investor. Dealflow.

Florian Schabus, Investor

Florian studied Operations Research and holds a Masters degree in strategy and international management from the University of St. Gallen. At Planet A he looks at Agtech, CDR, Carbon Markets, Plastic, Packaging and Waste.

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Christian Schad, Co-Founder & General Partner

Christian is a serial entrepreneur and a social activist. At Planet A, Christian is spearheading the financial strategy as well as governance and compliance matters.

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Tobias Seikel, Co-Founder & General Partner

Tobias is a skilled manager and senior investment professional with extensive experience in building start-ups and VC. Tobias is responsible for the fund’s dealflow and investment process.

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Xin Shao, Head of Finance

Xin is a seasoned finance professional with nine years of expertises in a full-service accounting firm and venture capital funds. At Planet A she directs portfolio management, fund finance and reporting.

Kritesh Shridhar, Sustainability Impact Analyst

Kritesh holds an M.Sc. degree in renewable energy engineering and management. At Planet A, he assesses the environmental impact of investment opportunities and supports strategy and methodology development, utilising his experience in conducting LCAs, PEF, PCF, and LCA database development.

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Portrait of Ulrike Schütze, Personal Assistant. Communication and coordination

Ulrike Schütze, Personal Assistant

Ulrike is an experienced assistant with an extensive background in the start-up scene as well as a corporate company builder.

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Portrait of Lena Thiede, GP. Impact Assessment and Communication.

Lena Thiede, Co-Founder & General Partner

Lena is an environmental and climate policy expert. At Planet A, her focus is on environmental impact assessments and policy advocacy.

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David Wortmann, Senior Policy & Market Advisor

David brings more than 20 years of experience in climate regulation, energy transition and policies and markets for green technologies. At Planet A, he and his team help navigate the future green-tech policy landscape, shape cleantech markets and consult on public affairs.