Andreas Strasser
Partner at KOMPAS Investor
Berlin, Berlin
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
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.
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
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
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 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
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)