Philipp Beer — Builder, Investor, Amateur Human

[NOW]

Now —

Running w3.wave, a liquid token fund. Angel investing across AI, deep tech, and robotics. Vibe coding products in my free time. Raising two kids in Berlin. Reading and writing about markets, technology and what it means to be human in the age of AI.

last updated: March 2026

[BACKGROUND]

Back — ground

I keep ending up at the intersection of technology and culture. I spent eight years at Google on the enterprise and hardware side across EMEA, then scaled Nuri (formerly Bitwala) from 10K to 300K users as Chief Growth Officer. Now I run a small digital assets fund, make angel investments in things that sound slightly crazy today, and build AI products on the side. I also co-organize two small, private co-investment vehicles alongside friends. Based in Berlin.

[BUILDING]

Build — ing

I build things quickly using AI-assisted tools. A few things I've shipped:

Refound AI

AI commerce readiness scoring. Runs 15 deep checks on any e-commerce site and surfaces what's broken before customers notice.

getrefound.ai

FragMilo

AI tenant concierge for German renters. Agentic workflows on WhatsApp — tenants describe a problem, the bot triages and resolves it.

fragmilo.de

Beaches of Mallorca

Real-time beach conditions for every beach on the island. Live weather, wave, and UV data in a clean map interface.

beachesofmallorca.com

Portfolio Tools

Dashboards and AI agents for tracking investments and macro signals across a liquid investment portfolio.

w3.wave

Invest — ments

I actively make angel investments across AI, fintech, and emerging tech. I also co-organize two small, private co-investment vehicles — Homie Capital and Common Thread II — alongside friends.

SpaceX

Space exploration & transport

Corgi AI

AI insurance

Skild AI

Robotics foundation model

Lightmatter

Photonic computing for AI

D-Matrix

In-memory AI inference chips

Apptronik

Humanoid robotics

Efficient Computer

Ultra-low-power edge processors

Impossible Computer

Stealth computing startup (Naval Ravikant)

Reflect Orbital

Sunlight-on-demand from space

Foundation

General-purpose humanoid robotics

13 more investments

[WORK]

Work —

I follow my curiosity. It's led to some interesting places.

w3.wave

General Partner

2024 –

Forager Ventures

Founder & Angel Investor

2021 –

Cluster Capital

Syndicate Member

2017 –

Nuri (Bitwala)

Chief Growth Officer

2019 – 22

Google

Enterprise & Hardware Marketing, EMEA

2011 – 18

The Google years

I joined Google in Dublin in 2011 on the enterprise side, working on acquisition and go-to-market for Google's business products across EMEA. Later moved to London and shifted to hardware — leading go-to-market strategy for Pixel, Google Home, and Chromecast across 15+ markets. Managed cross-channel media, co-marketing partnerships, and regional launches through some of Google's biggest consumer hardware pushes in Europe.

The Nuri story

Joined as the first C-level hire to build out marketing, growth, BI, and communications — eventually leading a team of 40+ people. Helped scale the platform from 10K to 300K users and grew assets under management from near-zero to over €500M. Led the rebrand from Bitwala to Nuri and handled fundraising communications through Seed to Series B. It was a wild ride at a crypto-meets-banking startup in Berlin, and I learned a lot about what it takes to scale something fast in a regulated market.

[THOUGHTS]

Thoughts —

I'll be writing about markets, technology, parenting, and what it means to be human in the age of AI. Coming soon.

[CONTACT]

Con — tact

You can email me directly or reach out on LinkedIn. Happy to connect.

Angel investing

I like to invest in founders I know personally or through investors I trust
I'm most drawn to AI infrastructure, fintech, and deep tech — especially where software meets the physical world
Reach out directly to see if it makes sense to work together

Advising

I've scaled products from zero to hundreds of thousands of users across EMEA
I can help with growth strategy, positioning, channel mix, and European market entry
Happy to do a one-off session or something more ongoing — get in touch

Advisory calls

Book an advisory call with me.