Benjamin Erhart
General Partner at HQS Quantum Simulations
Garching bei München, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Erhart is a seasoned investor and operator with 12 years of experience at the intersection of deep tech, robotics and industrial software, currently serving as General Partner at UVC Partners in Garching near Munich. He combines a technical background from KIT with hands-on board and advisory roles across hardware- and software-focused startups (DyeMansion, fruitcore robotics, TWAICE, FAZUA and others), guiding product, go-to-market and scaling decisions. Benjamin brings practitioner-level engineering fluency—evidenced by Android and front-end open-source contributions to projects like Orbot and jQTouch—so he evaluates technology with developer rigor rather than purely financial metrics. His track record includes leading investment teams at High-Tech Gründerfonds and chairing boards, reflecting a blend of deal execution and governance experience. He is particularly experienced in commercializing complex engineering innovations and aligning founders, investors and technical teams toward measurable milestones. Colleagues describe him as a strategic partner who still dives into code and UX details when it matters.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Wirtsch. Ing Fertigungstechnik und Unternehmensführung, Dipl.-Wirtsch. Ing Fertigungstechnik und Unternehmensführung at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)University of Ottawa
English, Spanish, French, German
Github Skills (16)
unit-testing10
javas10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
coffeescript10
ui-design10
android10
java10
mobile-development9
anonymity9
html9
user-interface8
css8
interface-design8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
guardianproject/orbot-android
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
The Github home of Orbot: Tor on Android (Also available on gitlab!)
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:2 reviews, 31 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the Orbot Android application. They addressed warnings and errors within the `OrbotMainActivity`, indicating a focus on code quality and stability. They also implemented new features, such as the `MoatActivity` for requesting bridges and its integration with the `BridgeWizardActivity` and the `CustomBridgesActivity`. These changes demonstrate an understanding of the application's architecture and the ability to implement new functionalities.
censorship-circumventionsecurityandroidgitlabanonymity
senchalabs/jQTouch
Apr 2014 - May 2014
Create powerful mobile apps with just HTML, CSS, and Zepto.js (or jQuery).
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 19 days
Contributions summary:Benjamin focused on enhancing the navigation and functionality of the jQTouch library, a JavaScript framework for mobile web applications. Their commits centered on refining the `goBack` feature, allowing navigation to specific or arbitrary pages within the history. Furthermore, they implemented unit tests to validate and ensure the correct behavior of the `goBack` functionality, increasing the reliability of the library. The user addressed edge cases and clarified existing code, suggesting an active role in improving and testing the library's navigation capabilities.
zeptojquerycssjavascriptmobile-apps
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