Faber
Niklas Koerner is a seasoned investment professional currently serving as a Partner at Faber, a Lisbon-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage startups in deep tech, AI, and climate technology. Prior to this role, Niklas held various leadership positions at Innoport as Investment Director and Investment Manager, where involvement with multiple innovative companies was notable. Earlier experience includes roles as Corporate Strategy Manager and Business Development Executive at Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, alongside a Graduate Management Trainee position at Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG. Niklas began a career in corporate strategy with Deutsche Bahn and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London. Academic credentials include an MBA from Imperial College Business School, an M.A. in Economic and Social History from The University of Göttingen, and a B.Sc. in Business Administration also from The University of Göttingen, complemented by exchange programs at Renmin University of China and the University of Navarra.
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Faber
We invest in teams transforming the world with technology. Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action. The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams, and expert advisors to actively help founders build global companies powered by AI/data or climate/ocean technologies. Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF, Smartex or YData.