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David Meiborg

David Meiborg

VC investor and writer on developer tools & AI

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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Joined November 2025
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Summary

David is an early-stage venture capitalist focusing on deep tech and developer tools, guiding technical founders through product, hiring, and fundraising. firstmomentum+2
He writes long-form essays exploring developer tools, AI infrastructure, and open source through his newsletters. substack+2
His background in industrial engineering and consulting shapes his insights on hardware and industrial tech startups. xing+1

Work

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Writing

Why AI Needs Its Own Search

September 17, 2025

A long-form essay arguing that agentic AI systems need dedicated, machine-friendly search infrastructure (structured context blocks, APIs/SDKs) rather than human-centric search snippets.

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First Momentum Ventures' 'Deep Tech Hardware Napkin' episode (EUVC podcast notes)

October 1, 2024

Episode notes and analysis discussing the Deep Tech Hardware Napkin framework and findings about funding, team composition, and commercialization for hardware-focused deep-tech startups.

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Hobbies

Long-form writing / newsletters (publishes and curates technical essays and analyses on Substack). substack

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