Dr. Kai Wawrzinek

Founder & CEO at Impossible Cloud

Dr. Kai Wawrzinek has held several key roles throughout their work experience. In 2007, they founded and served as CEO of Altigi, a prominent German publisher of free-to-play casual games. In 2009, they founded and served as CEO of Goodgame Studios, a successful online game developer with a global reach and numerous accolades, including being named Germany's fastest-growing tech company by Deloitte Fast 50. Dr. Kai also served as a board member of Stillfront Group from 2019 to 2022, contributing to significant growth and reaching a market cap of over $1 billion. Additionally, Dr. Wawrzinek founded and led Laureus Capital, a venture capital firm with a focus on tech, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. More recently, in 2021, they founded Impossible Cloud with the goal of disrupting the cloud market and becoming a leading cloud provider. Throughout their career, Dr. Kai Wawrzinek has demonstrated a strong entrepreneurial spirit and expertise in the technology sector.

Dr. Kai Wawrzinek began their education at Christianeum, where they pursued advanced placements in Mathematics and Physics from 1988 to 1996. Dr. Kai then attended Northfield Mount Hermon in 1995, though no specific degree or field of study information is available for this period. From 1997 to 2001, Dr. Wawrzinek studied at Heidelberg University and obtained an honors degree (with distinction) in Law (1. Staatsexamen), placing in the top 5% of their class. Dr. Kai continued their legal education at Heidelberg University, completing a bar exam (2. Staatsexamen) in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, from 2003 to 2006. Finally, Dr. Wawrzinek earned a PhD in Law (Dr. iur.) with magna cum laude honors from Heidelberg University, supported by a Friedrich-Naumann postgraduate scholarship for their extraordinary academic record.

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