Andreas Pursian

Co-Founder & CTO at Planet Wild

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Andreas Pursian is a Berlin-based computer scientist with more than a decade of experience in IT. He is currently CTO & Co-Founder at Planet Wild. Before Planet Wild, Andreas co-founded the critically acclaimed mobile video magazine Hyper which got acquired by mic.com in 2016. Previously, Andreas was head of IT for a German organization working in international development, where he managed projects collaborating with IT teams in countries like Iraq and Kosovo. He furthermore managed IT for a large-scale, governmental network for career placement. Studied at Freie Universität Berlin and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Andreas holds a degree in computer science, has traveled extensively and is a proud father.

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Planet Wild
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Planet Wild is a global community of individuals that want to give back to nature by funding frontline ecosystem restoration missions where it really matters. Our missions are based on community votes, vetted for high impact, and video-documented for anyone to see first hand.

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Klima (acquired)
    Sep 2019 - Apr 2025 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    What if we could actually do something about climate change? Immediately. Effectively. Collectively. That’s our vision: Make powerful, measurable climate action available to everyone — and then scale it up! We are a team of mission-driven designers, engineers, and changemakers with a track record of building category-defining products, backed by Berlin’s top early-stage funders. In 2020, we launched our groundbreaking solution to empower millions to act as one united force for the planet. Now we’re building on that strong foundation.

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Mighty - Self defense fitness
    Mar 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Mighty is the first mobile self-defense fitness format. Based on the philosophy “selective, simple, effective”, Mighty's trainings can be practiced anytime and anywhere. - Featured as "APP OF THE DAY" in US, UK, DE by Apple - Named "Editors' Choice" by Apple

  • Co-Founder at release2 GmbH
    Jan 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

    release2 is a design & development studio founded by a group of mission-driven designers, engineers and 2nd time founders, coming together to push the envelope on mobile UX and app development in the iOS ecosystem.

  • CTO Hyper @ mic.com at Mic
    Apr 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

    We are thrilled to join the great folks at mic.com. Together we double down on our mission to create high quality video and news content for the mobile first generation.