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Paul-Christoph Altunay

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Paul joined Earlybird in 2025 and is based in the Munich office, where he focuses on early-stage investments in technology startups.

Prior to Earlybird, Paul worked across strategy consulting, go-to-market roles for enterprise software in Big Tech, and data engineering at a Fortune 500 company. He also spent time in academia, researching and teaching Entrepreneurial Finance, AI, Algorithms & Data Structures, and Programming.

Paul studied Business and Computer Science at TUM, TU Darmstadt, and Nova SBE, with a focus on AI, data, and entrepreneurial finance.

For me being a venture capital investor means...

being an informed optimist, and therefore listening, learning, and believing in people as the ones to build the future.

For me being a venture capital investor means...

being an informed optimist, and therefore listening, learning, and believing in people as the ones to build the future.

For me being a venture capital investor means...

being an informed optimist, and therefore listening, learning, and believing in people as the ones to build the future.

I am fascinated by...

the pace of change in the world and the opportunities that come with it.

I am fascinated by...

the pace of change in the world and the opportunities that come with it.

I am fascinated by...

the pace of change in the world and the opportunities that come with it.

My first job was...

writing for my personal blog and later freelance writing for German tech & gaming blogs. I don’t think they knew they were working with a 14 year old.

My first job was...

writing for my personal blog and later freelance writing for German tech & gaming blogs. I don’t think they knew they were working with a 14 year old.

My first job was...

writing for my personal blog and later freelance writing for German tech & gaming blogs. I don’t think they knew they were working with a 14 year old.