Entrepreneur * Engineer * Explorer

Collaboration Innovation
for the
AI Era

Generative AI Pioneer and Tech Nerd

Jonas Andrulis
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About Me

I'm a serial entrepreneur successfully building AI companies for more than 20 years. I have started 4 companies and raised a high 9-figure amount from some of the best investors out there - in mostly unconventional structures. With a software and research background I focus on the kind of frontier capabilities that are just about to become available and turn them into game-changing products.

This is one of the most inspiring times in history. These years will not only build empires & change industries but can fundamentally alter the prosperity, security and freedom for nations. The role of humans is re-defined in the fastest industrial revolution ever, and a wide range of outcomes seem possible. Sovereignty for me is here the ability to take responsibility. I am working for a future shaped according to our values, a healthy heterogeneous global industry, to make sure governments cannot be blackmailed by tech giants and the foundation of our liberal democracies is not prioritized behind shareholder interests.

Professional Journey

2026 — Present

Founder & CEO

CNTR

Re-defining human-machine collaboration with technology that combines AI systems and humans according to their strengths. Leverage human ingenuity and experience to unlock AI transformations in a trustworthy and human-compatible environment.

2019 — 2025

Founder & CEO

Aleph Alpha

Sovereign stack providing a foundation for the AI transformation in the most complex and critical environments. Pioneering AI infrastructure, sovereign and transparent LLMs, multimodality, LLM explainability and tokenizer-free architectures.

2016 — 2019

Senior AI R&D Manager

Apple (Special Projects)

Working on autonomous systems and AI innovation for Siri.

2014 — 2016

Founder & CEO

Pallas Ludens

Solving the hard AI problems with scalable crowds in video games and teams around the world by combining human input with domain knowledge and AI insights.

2008 — 2013

Investment Banking & Consulting

Various

Building complex quantitative models and leading teams.

2003 — 2006

Owner

jfa enterprises (sole proprietor)

Solving the hard logistics problems with an AI platform and proprietary framework integrating navigation and GPS-locating. Custom integration of PDA client devices and optimization/monitoring logic.

Academic Background

Economics Engineering (Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Focus Fields

Automotive Engineering
Energy & Environmental Engineering
Behavioural Economics
Financial Engineering
Computer Science & Machine Learning

Thesis

Bayesian Networks for Probabilistic Reasoning
"A simulation based approach for evaluating a reputation system"

SAP Research, Karlsruhe

Selected Achievements

German AI Prize

Deutscher KI-Preis – AI User Category (2021)

AI Champion

Baden-Württemberg Ministry (2021)

German Founders Award

Deutscher Gründerpreis – Startup Finalist (2022)

WTF Innovators Award

AI Transparency & Hallucination Tools (2023)

Reinhard-von-König-Preis

Technology & Progress – Stiftung Schloss Fachsenfeld (2023)

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year

Young Enterprises Finalist – Germany (2023)

Made in Baden Award

Entrepreneurial Success & Regional Impact (2024)

Innovator of the Year

Deutscher Innovationspreis – WirtschaftsWoche (2024)

Founder of the Year

Gründer des Jahres – German Startup Awards (2024)

TED AI Talk

A future where AI speaks every language (2024)

Get in Touch

I'd love to hear your ideas for collaboration, events, or research opportunities.

Please be patient and feel free to send reminders. We're a bit overwhelmed by the amazing feedback. I am currently doing interviews with tech talent personally. While this makes me the bottleneck in some ways it's the most importat thing to do now. To build a team that can tackle our bold research vision and create a culture that's inspiring and grounded on our values.