Summary
Benjamin Wolba is a founder and operator with 8 years of deep-tech experience building communities, startups, and early-stage venture activity across Europe from Berlin. As Co-Founder of the European Defense Tech Hub he convenes dual-use and deep-tech innovators via meetups, hackathons and online events, while at Lunar Ventures he sources and shapes pre-seed bets in cryptography, ML, quantum and developer tools. He also runs the Future of Computing newsletter, interviewing founders and experts to surface practical insights for entrepreneurs and investors. Trained as a physicist (TU Dresden, research at UNSW) and a former PhD student in theoretical condensed matter, he brings rigorous analytical thinking and hands-on Python simulation experience to product and technical diligence. Benjamin’s profile blends academic depth with community-first startup building and early-stage investing, and he often operates at the intersection of research-grade technology and go-to-market strategy.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Physics, Master’s Degree Physics at Technische Universität Dresden
UNSW Sydney
English, German, Spanish, French