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Marcus Erken

Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners

Berlin, Berlin

Overview 

Marcus Erken is the Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners, an investor specializing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in sectors such as Impact, Security, Robotics, and AI. With a background in business development and entrepreneurship, he has successfully invested in companies like Codejet, liftOS, and Alphamoon, while also serving as an Angel Investor and Lecturer at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Erken's career highlights include founding Sunfish Partners and making impactful investments in early-stage startups, demonstrating his expertise in business development and strategic management within the startup ecosystem. His role as a lecturer and startup coach at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management further showcases his commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.

Work Experience 

  • Founding Partner

    2016 - Current

    Sunfish Partners is an early stage VC that invests in deep tech startups from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). www.sunfish.vc

  • Angel Investor

    2016

    Investing at pre-seed & seed stage. Proud investor in Academa, Airmo, Blockbrain, Locad, Minutia, Prematch, Ramp, Reebelo, Vamo, 10lift, and many others.

  • Lecturer

    2014

    Co-lecturing the annual New Venture Creation course in which students start their own companies. www.whu.edu

  • Startup Coach

    2014 - 2020

    WHU Incubator helps students launch and develop their startups. www.whu.edu/incubator

  • Research Associate & Lecturer

    2013 - 2016

    RWTH Aachen University is among Germany's best technical universities. www.rwth-aachen.de

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