# Suriyaa Sundararuban

> Suriyaa Sundararuban ist deutscher Softwareentwickler, Gründer, DeepTech-Innovator und Startup-Investor aus München. Für ein starkes Deutschland und neue Hidden Champions aus Bayern, der Schweiz und Europa. (Suriyaa Sundararuban is a German software developer, founder, DeepTech innovator, and startup investor from Munich, Germany. Working for a strong Germany and new Hidden Champions from Bavaria, Switzerland, and Europe.)

## Contact

- Website: https://www.suriyaa.de
- Imprint: https://www.suriyaa.de/impressum
- Privacy: https://www.suriyaa.de/datenschutz
- Terms: https://www.suriyaa.de/tos

## Other Languages / Regional Sites

- English: https://www.suriyaasundararuban.com
- French: https://www.suriyaa.eu
- Arabic: https://www.suriyaa.ae
- Russian: https://www.suriyaa.ru
- Chinese: https://www.suriyaa.cn
- India: https://www.suriyaasundararuban.in

## Key Information

- [Home](https://www.suriyaa.de/): Personal website and portfolio
- [Impressum](https://www.suriyaa.de/impressum): Legal imprint and contact details
- [Datenschutz](https://www.suriyaa.de/datenschutz): Privacy policy (German)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.suriyaa.de/tos): Terms of use

## Academic Experience

- Metall-Innung München Freising Erding & Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern: school-based apprenticeship in metal engineering
- Innung für Elektro- und Informationstechnik München: school-based apprenticeship in electrical engineering
- Technical University of Munich (TUM): "Innovative Entrepreneurs" course, top of a class of 200+ students; Business Administration with Computer Science
- Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM): Digital Changemaker certification for being an AI/ML expert who contributed to BMW Group's AI strategy
- Autoris Leadership Institute: leadership development under Prof. Dr. Dr. Matthias Ehrhardt and Verena Lauffs
- Oxford & Cambridge: invited as an Oxford-Cambridge Fellow (up-and-coming entrepreneurs and business angels, UK)

## Professional Experience

- Infineon Technologies: research in semiconductors and wireless telecommunications; PSS management consulting at the crossroads of the US-China trade wars
- IONITY: deployed 125M+ EUR into EV charging infrastructure across 24 European countries (joint venture backed by a 700M EUR BlackRock investment)
- osapiens: Founders Associate to the Chief Product Officer; backed by Armira, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, BlackRock and Temasek; company reached unicorn status in January 2026
- ClearOps: digital marketing, repositioning as an AI-powered After Sales Platform, new corporate website (2026 Series A of 8.6M EUR from Hitachi Ventures, Schoeller Group and Barkawi Group)
- Impact on leading brands and organizations (through his work): BMW, Volkswagen, BlackRock, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Costco Wholesale, Otto Group, and for other 2,500+ companies

## Voluntary & Open Source

- Wikimedia: co-developer of MediaWiki (the software behind Wikipedia) and wiki extensions
- Mozilla: co-developer of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, add-ons, PDF.js and Bugzilla
- Microsoft / GitHub: open-source contributions that also supported NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter (scientific breakthrough by flying on Mars)
- Google: open-source contributions including Google Cloud Platform and Google Developers
- 2hearts, Giving What We Can (10% Pledge), VOYCE (Voice Of Youth For Change in Europe), START Munich

## Projects

- [PLURACURE](https://www.pluracure.com): Digital Health / MedTech / Life Sciences — Founder (company in formation)
- [Flying Aries](https://www.flyingaries.com): DeepTech / FinTech / infrastructure (since 2020)
- [Elara Aerospace](https://www.elara-aerospace.com): space launch services, European sovereignty — Co-Founder, former Head of IT & Advisor (2023)
- [Sun Brothers Studio](https://sunbrothers.studio/): Co-founder and CFO of indie creative studio for new cartoon franchises (2012)