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Andreas Klinger
Recovering Technical Founder & Investor at Remote First Capital
Andreas Klinger is a prominent investor and entrepreneur in the tech industry, currently serving as the Pre-seed & Seed Investor at Remote First Capital, a fund he founded and leads.12
Professional Background
Andreas has an extensive background in technology and startups:
- CTO at On Deck, where he led the engineering team7
- Head of Remote at AngelList47
- VP Engineering at CoinList37
- CTO at Product Hunt, where he was part of the founding team37
Investment Focus
Remote First Capital, led by Andreas, focuses on:
- Tools that improve remote work
- Technologies leveraging global work in unique ways
- Engineering and no-code tools5
The fund typically invests $100K to $500K in pre-seed stage companies.5
Investment Philosophy
Andreas is known for being a hands-on investor who brings significant value to the companies he backs. He's described as:
- "Probably the best investor I've met" by Andrew Gazdecki of Microacquire
- Critical to the existence and early development of MainStreet, according to founder Doug Ludlow
- "One of the most helpful people" with "higher impact for each $ invested" by Job van der Voort of Remote2
Geographic Reach
While based in Germany, Andreas invests globally, including in Europe, USA, Canada, Latin America, India, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Israel, and more.5
Expertise in Remote Work
Andreas is considered an expert in remote work and has spoken on the topic at events like the Running Remote Conference.6 He shares insights on managing remote teams and the future of work through various platforms, including his personal blog.3
For founders looking to connect with Andreas, he's accessible via warm introductions or Twitter DMs, and his email is firstname@lastname.io.45
Highlights
Indian Space-Tech is popping. And one of the markets to keep an eye on.
You might know that deeptech in India is super strong, even if globally underrated. But especially space-tech got an unique opportunity.
ISRO, the government, large local market, large funds, first breakout winners, and already global leaders.
Something's happening between Bengalore, Chennai, and Ahmedabad.
This week's @prototypecap's LIVE will be a deep-dive into India's space startup industry.
The history, the current ecosystem, and as special guests PierSight – one of the early-stage startups to watch – celebrating the launch of their first satellite prototype next week!
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We got pavlov'd on "EU" + "regulation" == bad
In reality European businesses, esp startups, need standardized entities, EU stockmarkets, pan-european taxes, m&a law, etc
There's tons to do, all regulation
The problem isn't regulation, but fragmentation into 27+ markets 🇪🇺
