Katharina Wilhelm

Katharina Wilhelm is an accomplished venture capitalist currently serving as an Investor at DeepL and a Board Member at EthonAI since 2024. As a Partner at Index Ventures, starting in 2021, Katharina specializes in supporting European founders and companies tackling B2B challenges, particularly as the lead investor for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Katharina holds multiple board observer roles at Tacto, Taxfix, Taktile, and formerly at Pitch. Prior to Index Ventures, Katharina was a Principal at Cherry Ventures from 2018 to 2021, engaging with over 13 portfolio companies. Katharina's early career includes MBA internships at Alpaca Inc. and AMBOSS. Educational qualifications include an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of St.Gallen, along with an exchange semester at Harvard University.