Markus Düttmann

Markus Düttmann is the Managing Director at dida, a deep learning company based in Berlin, Germany. Prior to his current position, he served as a Principal at Nauta Capital, a European venture capital firm managing over €550 million in assets. His earlier career includes roles as a Data Scientist at Zalando, Product Director at DCMN, and co-founder of the programmatic buying platform realzeit GmbH. Düttmann holds a PhD in Computer Science from Technische Universität Berlin, complementing an extensive academic background spanning institutions like Freie Universität Berlin and Kobe University. He brings 13 years of coding experience and 11 years as a software developer to his executive roles, having also contributed to industry research like the 2022 European Open Source Report. His current focus centers on translating complex machine learning research into scalable commercial solutions and advising deep tech startups.