Profile
Product leader with experience building and scaling products from 0 to 1. Proven track record in co-founding startups and leading product teams at high-growth companies. Passionate about the intersection of AI and health, with expertise in data-driven decision-making and full product lifecycles.
Education
MSc Business Analytics
ESCP Business School
2019 - 2021Paris, France
- • Graduated with distinction (18.54/20)
- • Ranked #4 in QS World Rankings
- • Thesis: Brand Authenticity Analysis via Text Mining
BBA International Business
Rotterdam Business School
2015 - 2019Rotterdam, NL
- • Graduated cum laude (8.01/10)
- • Honours Programme
- • Thesis: Ethical AI in Business
Skills
- • Product Strategy & Roadmapping
- • 0-to-1 Product Development
- • Data Analytics & BI
- • Machine Learning & AI Applications
- • User Research & Customer Discovery
- • Team Leadership & Hiring
- • Figma, SQL, Python
Contact
engelhardt.jak@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/jakob-engelhardt
x.com/jaaakobs
Berlin, Germany
Jakob Engelhardt
Product Management & AI Strategy
Experience
Buena
Head of Product
Berlin, Germany
- • Leading product development at proptech startup redefining home ownership
- • Contributed to closing $58M Series A from Google Ventures
- • Building and scaling product team and processes
neonova
Co-Founder
Berlin, Germany
- • Co-founded AI and data solutions consultancy
- • Built data infrastructure and ML products for clients (Buena, FORMEL Skin, Purish)
- • Launched ivie.so, a B2B SaaS for automated user interviews
- • Discontinued to join Buena full-time
Circle Health
Founding Team
Berlin, Germany
- • Built MVP for functional medicine clinic from scratch
- • Set up first practice and patient experience
- • Company now operates two practices in Berlin and Munich
FORMEL Skin
Product Lead
Berlin, Germany
- • Joined as first employee pre-seed, built product department from scratch
- • Contributed to biggest Series A in European healthcare at the time
- • Scaled from handful of customers to 20,000+ returning patients, €30M+ ARR
- • Led 5-person product team (PMs, designers, engineers)
- • Company acquired by MANUAL in December 2025 (2M+ treatments)
Medi-Match
Co-Founder
Karlsruhe, Germany
- • Built algorithm to predict medical school admission chances
- • Helped 10,000+ prospective students with admission planning
- • Acquired by nc-rechner in 2023
PwC
Risk & Assurance: Artificial Intelligence Intern
Munich, Germany
- • Supported AI risk assessment and assurance projects
- • Conducted research on ethical AI frameworks for business applications