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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 55 MIN

Earlybirds neuer General Partner Andre Retterath über den 360-Mio.-Fonds, KI-Investing und die Zukunft europäischen Venture Capitals

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„We are only getting started" – was kommt nach 360 Millionen Euro, World Models und dem größten Fonds in der Geschichte von Earlybird? Dr. Andre Retterath ist General Partner bei Earlybird Venture Capital und verantwortet dort die KI- und Infrastruktur-Investments. Im Startup Spotlight mit Jan Thomas spricht Andre über den neuen Earlybird Fonds VIII, das Perpetual Ownership Model, Foundation Models und wie KI das Investmentgeschäft von Earlybird selbst transformiert. Über den Gast Dr. Andre Retterath ist General Partner bei Earlybird Venture Capital in München. Er studierte Mechatronik-Engineering und Management mit Auslandssemestern in Cambridge, Harvard und am Georgia Institute of Technology und promovierte an der TU München zum Thema „Machine Learning and the Value of Data in Venture Capital". Vor seinem Einstieg in den VC-Bereich sammelte er Erfahrung als Ingenieur bei ThyssenKrupp und als Management Consultant bei GE North America. 2017 startete Retterath als Summer Analyst bei Earlybird und wurde Anfang 2025 zum General Partner ernannt – ein Weg vom Praktikanten zur Führungsebene, der seine tiefe Verwurzelung in der Firma widerspiegelt. Er leitet die Investmentpraxis für KI und Infrastruktur, verantwortet das interne Datenprojekt „EagleEye" und betreibt den wöchentlichen Newsletter „Data Driven VC" (datadrivenvc.io) mit über 18.000 Abonnenten. 2026 wurde er als Finalist für den Award „Investor of the Year 2026" des Startup-Verbands nominiert. Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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