Andreas Birnik

Andreas Birnik is a Partner at Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage VC. Prior to joining Antler, Andreas was the Managing Director, Corporate Innovation at BootUP Ventures where they helped shape and drive the innovation agendas for leading corporate partners. Andreas has also held CXO roles for a number of startups in BootUP's acceleration programs, focused on sales, marketing, operations and fund raising.

Andreas Birnik has a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) from Harvard University in Sustainability and Environmental Management, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Leadership & Management from Cranfield School of Management with a focus on Strategic Management, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration & Economics from the Handelshögskolan i Stockholm (Stockholm School of Economics). Birnik also has a High School Diploma from Göteborgs Högre Samskola in the Science Program. In addition, Birnik has certification from the University of California, Davis in the Winemaking Certificate Program, Columbia University, Earth Institute (via Coursera) in The Age of Sustainable Development, Yale University (via Coursera) in Moralities of Everyday Life, University of California, Santa Cruz (via Coursera) in The Holocaust, and Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (via Coursera) in Gamification.

Andreas Birnik works with Tomohito Kinose - Partner, Ash Pournouri - Brand Partner and Executive Director of Demo Day, and Annette Wilson - Advisor and European Chair. Andreas Birnik reports to Magnus Grimeland, Founder & CEO.