Florian Erber

Founding Partner, Ananda Impact Ventures
Summary
Florian Erber is an experienced entrepreneur and venture capital executive renowned for his expertise in private equity, business development, investment management, and nurturing early stage companies.
He is the visionary founder of Ananda Ventures, a prominent European venture capital investor dedicated to advancing impact-driven for-profit enterprises. The firm focuses on tackling societal issues in critical domains such as education, health, consumption, and the aging population, reflecting Florian's passion for creating solutions that make a real difference.
Florian Erber's professional journey is highlighted by his profound involvement in impact investment, social entrepreneurship, early-stage technology investments, business and corporate development, channel management, solution sales, M&A, business strategy, company building, as well as expertise in location and tracking technologies and renewable energies.
His educational background boasts a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich and Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Toulouse, followed by a Master's degree in Business and Administration from the Technical University of Munich and Haas School of Business, Berkeley.
Throughout his career, Florian Erber has held key positions at renowned organizations, such as being the Founder and Managing Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures, former CFO & Head of Business Development Europe at Aloqa (now Google), former Managing Director EMEA at WhereNet / Zebra Technologies, former Program Manager and Presales Consultant at WhereNet & Zebra Technologies, former Principal / Investment Manager at Wellington Partners, former Consultant at Oracle, and former Consultant at DGM.