Tobias Bauer is a partner in the Blockchain Founders Fund, which invests in top-tier startups and builds ventures. He is a startup mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a venture partner at Republic. He worked on the investment team of Chinaccelerator, a global elite accelerator program run by SOSV in China, where he managed over $907M in AUM. Additionally, he worked for the German government in Thailand and was a co-organizer of the NSTF career fair that attracted 1.1M visitors and helped students build professional careers. In the past, Tobias has lived in 15 cities in 9 countries and is fluent in Chinese, English, and German. Tobias holds a Master of Business Administration + CEMS International from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University with distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Law with distinction from the Innsbruck Management Center and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.