Summary
Felix Engelmann is a data-driven founder and computational psycholinguist with 12 years of experience building tools that map and connect Germany’s startup ecosystem. As co-founder of Startupdetector and AddedVal.io, he combines Handelsregister intelligence and personalized matching algorithms to surface newly incorporated startups, investors and optimal angel matches in real time. His work blends academic rigor—anchored by a PhD in Computational Psycholinguistics—with product-focused data science to deliver free, public dashboards and practical founder services like pitch-deck feedback. Based in Berlin, he translates complex data pipelines into usable insights for founders, investors and service providers, while maintaining a creative side as an improv actor and pianist. Notably, his background in eye-tracking and experimental modeling informs a user-centric approach to designing recommendation and matching systems.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Philosophy Artificial Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction, Philosophy Artificial Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction at Newcastle University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computational Psycholinguistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computational Psycholinguistics at University of Potsdam
German, English, French, Spanish