Thorben Rothe currently serves as a Partner and Head of Early Stage Germany at IRIS since April 2018. In addition to this role, Thorben Rothe has been an investor at DGG (Darmstadt Graphics Group), Helu.io, Workpath, SurePay, and Talon.One, with involvement in these companies spanning various years since 2018. Previous investment experience includes a tenure at COMPEON GmbH from April 2020 to November 2022, along with board observer roles at Getsafe, FATMAP, and CrossEngage from 2015 to 2018. Thorben Rothe's academic background includes studies at the Technical University of Munich, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, University of Melbourne, UCLA, and European-University Viadrina.