Roland Manger

Roland Manger is a Co-Founder and Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, based in Munich, Germany. With over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, he transitioned from an early career as a software engineer to overseeing seed to Series B venture investments ranging from $100,000 to $5 million. His venture portfolio features significant capital deployments, including a $20 million investment in Simr in 2024, a $29 million round for Hazelcast in 2020, and early backing for FintechOS. Manger has guided high-growth companies by serving on the boards of prominent technology firms like UiPath and Picus Security. He holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a Master's degree in Computer Science and Economics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His current investment focus centers on scaling enterprise software, application infrastructure, and hardware startups across the European market.