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Andreas Strasser

Partner | Kompas

Berlin, Berlin

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Competitive Analysis
Corporate Venture Capital
Business Strategy
Strategic Planning
Due Diligence
Automotive
Strategische Planung
Internationaler Geschäftsverkehr
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Analysis
International Business
Android Development
Consumer Behaviour
Product Development
Quantitative Analytics
Market Analysis
Competitive Intelligence
Start-ups
Strategy
Venture Capital

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2022

    Kompas is an early-stage investor in prop tech, construction tech, cllimate tech, industry 4.0 and enterprise software. Fund I ($160m) backs late Seed and Series A technology companies in Europe, Israel and the US. I cover the German speaking region, CEE, Italy and the US.

  • Managing Director

    2020 - 2022

    Managing Director for smartworks - the strategic corporate investment fund of Wien Energy and Wiener Stadtwerke, focussing on Energy, Smart City, Blockchain, Mobility, and Decarbonisation. Closed investments in • Ubiq - Demand optimisation for shared fleets • Enerthing - Solar-powered IoT sensors • Easelink - Automated conductive charging for electric vehicles.

Volvo Cars Tech Fund

2018 - 2020

  • Investment Director

    2018 - 2020

    Co-led setup of Volvo Cars Technology Fund. Responsible for venture capital investments and portfolio management in EMEA. Closed investments in • Forciot - Printable, stretchable pressure sensors for automotive and logistics • UVeye - Vehicle inspection systems with fast and accurate anomaly detection to identify mechanical issues or threats • MDGo - realtime, connected crash analysis that improves health outcomes • Varjo - human-eye-resolution AR/VR headset and software solutions • Circulor - Tracking of global supply chains to make them sustainable and ethical • Exmet - 3D printing of amorphous and nanocrystalline metal alloys

2015 - 2018

  • Head of Research- and Automotive Strategy

    2015 - 2018

    • Management of global integrated competitive intelligence team • Responsible for global consumer research strategy • Consulting on automotive, innovation (CASE areas) and model strategy • Tech and startup scouting • Management of strategic projects • Development and roll-out of new company-wide education program on economic, customer and industry trends • Development and roll-out of new reports, methodologies and research projects • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends

2012 - 2014

  • Strategy and Change Manager

    2014 - 2014

    Manager for competitive intelligence and broader market intelligence strategy • Re-development of competitive intelligence function with market intelligence • Development and roll-out of new market intelligence strategy • Development and roll-out of new communication strategy • Running of workshops, company-wide presentations, creation of video reports • Development and roll-out of new reports, methodologies and research projects • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends

  • Market Intelligence Consultant

    2012 - 2014

    Consultant and adviser to internal stakeholders in all areas of market intelligence • Coordination of market research activities across stakeholder areas • Design and execution of large-scale international research projects • Development and maintenance of IT tools • Supplier relationship management • Briefing of executive management on market development, competitor movement and consumer trends

Freelance

2008 - 2012

  • Freelance Project Manager

    2010 - 2012

    Project manager and analyst for market research studies in the automotive sector • Conception, execution and analysis of international quantitative and qualitative research studies • Independent conception and creation of research reports • Independent organization and execution of field work • Coaching and supervision of interviewers, conduct of qualitative interviews • Contact and coordination with clients

  • Economic Researcher

    2008 - 2010

    Development and maintenance of a central database server for economic data. Research, evaluation, acquisition and analysis of economic data; Implementation of statistical analysis; Programming in PHP, R and MySQL; Research project: Evaluation of existing welfare indicators and development of a new and comprehensive indicator

Maritz Research GmbH

2007 - 2011

  • Research Analyst

    2007 - 2011

    Analyst for international market research studies in the automotive sector • Conception and creation of research reports • Development and implementation of new analysis methods • Evaluation of field data • Consulting on statistical methods • Programming of specialized tools for the analysis of large data sets • Programming of tools for Office automation and process optimization

  • Assistant/Tutor

    2003 - 2009

    Assistant and tutor for economics, market theory, empirical economic research and empirical finance

  • Lecturer

    2005 - 2006

    Lecturer for accounting and labor law.

  • Assistant

    2004 - 2006

    Assistant to the news team of the Tagesschau (leading German news program)