About Venture University

Ranked Top 100 Powerlist VC. ~15+ years of VC/PE Investing, 150+ Portfolio Companies. Select Portfolio Companies: OpenAI, Figure AI, Tyme Group, Wayflyer, Flyr Labs, Beyond Meat (IPO'd, $14B), Sensity (Acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (Acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (Acquired by AE Industrial Partners), FabFitFun ($1B+), Spyce (Acquired by sweetgreen), Bear Flags Robotics (Acquired by John Deere, $250M). Former Managing Director of Investments at Cleveland Avenue (VC/PE Fund co-founded by Former CEO & President of McDonalds), focusing on food and beverage brands, food related technologies, and new restaurant concepts. Founder, Head, & Former Managing Director of Simon Venture Group (investment arm of Simon Property Group, S&P 100, largest retail real estate company in the world), grew to top 5 corporate VC focused on commerce alongside Google Ventures, Intel Capital, and Comcast Ventures. Adjunct Professor at New York University teaching Venture Capital Intensive. Creator of Multiple Top Ranked Entrepreneur Resources: #1 Startup Investor Pitch Deck Template (viewed & downloaded 750,000+ times, used by leading business schools and accelerators). Co-Founder of the #1 Startup Board Game: The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship, backed by over 25+ of the top accelerators and VC investors.

25+ years of venture capital and private equity investment and operational experience with entrepreneurial growth companies. Early investor in Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Venmo, Wisdom Tree, MakerBot, Magnolia Cupcakes, Concur, Massive. Former General Partner for 17 years at RRE Ventures, a leading technology venture capital firm with $1.5B across seven funds. Involved in nearly 200 investments and has served on more than 30 boards in the US, Europe and Asia, and has been instrumental in generating industry-leading returns and providing experience and resources to help companies build teams, attack new market opportunities, identify and secure strategic initiatives / partnerships and achieve profitable growth in all phases of development.

Andy is a serial entrepreneur and professional startup investor, with 40 years of experience in founding, building, financing, and accelerating companies, including a specialization in bringing European companies to a global market and bringing U.S. companies and products into Europe. Co-Founder and Managing Partner of A Round Capital Fund Group, two Angel Funds that invested into 50 startups, notable investments include Kranus Health, Kaia Health, Xempus, Omni:us, Lanes & Planes, Klarx, Smart Reporting. Co-Founder of Start2Group (formerly known as German Entrepreneurship) which has spawned over 1,000+ startups (including nine unicorns) in 15 years. Programs he co-founded include the German Accelerator, a project of the German government (BMWK); LMU Entrepreneurship Center; Social Entrepreneurship Akademie; Start2Raise. Andy was a Sr. Partner with Deloitte Consulting Germany for 10 years. Co-Founder/Managing Director of Deloitte Digital GmbH, and co-led Deloitte Consulting's Innovation & Ventures practice for Germany. Responsible for four acquisitions, incl. the Business Building unit of DaimlerBenz & 27 pilots, the global venture clienting leader. Before joining Deloitte, Andy sold his software company, MediaGold, to Avanquest Software, a French public company, where he was COO of Europe for 5 years and Board Member for 12 years. Co-founded Feingold Technologies (a digital health startup) and exited to Sharecare which IPO'd on the NASDAQ in 2022. Andy teaches a Masters Class in Entrepreneurial Growth Management at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and at the EM Lyon Business School in France. Andy sits on multiple boards of venture funded startups, including Kaia Health and Kranus Health. Andy is a graduate of the Wharton Business School with a dual degree in Entrepreneurial Management and International Business.

Remy is an entrepreneur and investment manager, with 10+ years of experience. Founder & Community Co-Director of Entreprenow, a social network he started and has operated since 2021, with 1,800+ members and 20 connected communities. Investment Manager at A Round Capital Fund Group responsible for managing and harvesting 50 startup investments. Managing Director at Goldstein Creations, a family office that publishes IP rights to novels, documentary films, and screenplays. Has worked in VC (Germany), Consulting (France), E-commerce (France), Data Mining (Germany), Startup Accelerators (Germany), Public Administration Advisory (Germany). In 2023, Remy designed and implemented the curriculum and platform for Master Accelerator, a program specialized in fundraising for startups. Remy is a regular lecturer at the Technical University Munich's (TUM) – Quantum Entrepreneurship Laboratory, and at the Center for Digital Technology & Management's (CDTM) – Managing Product Development. Remy is a graduate from Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (LMU), with a dual degree in Business Education and Business Administration. Following his main studies, Remy graduated from CDTM and holds an Honors Degree in Technology Management, from the LMU and TUM, Valedictorian.