Philip Kessler

Philip Kessler is a serial entrepreneur and technology leader with a strong focus on sustainability and artificial intelligence. He co-founded TURN2X, a green energy company aiming to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into renewable natural gas, with an ambitious goal to avoid 1 gigaton of CO2 emissions. Prior to this, he co-founded understand.ai, an AI startup focused on data annotation for autonomous driving, which was successfully acquired by dSPACE. turn2x+4

His expertise bridges deep tech innovation with practical application. At understand.ai, he developed AI-driven solutions to accelerate and enhance image annotation for autonomous driving. Now at TURN2X, he leads the development of a unique methanation process for producing CO2-neutral electric natural gas, addressing critical climate challenges and Europe's energy needs. verve+2

Philip's entrepreneurial journey is rooted in his academic background in Computer Science from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where he gained early experience in AI and autonomous driving through student projects like KITCar. His career also includes an internship at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development, where he focused on machine learning and data analysis. theorg+1