LinkedIn co-founder joins Earlybird

The entrepreneur joins the firm at a crucial time as it plans its expansion into the US market.

Guericke said, "I have been interested for some time in supporting German entrepreneurial ventures that are not copycats, but have the potential to be a success on a worldwide scale."

Guericke is well networked in the US and Europe and played an integral part in the successful growth story of professional network LinkedIn. He also served as CEO of social communications start-up jaxtr and sits on the board of several other startups.

Christian Nagel, partner at Earlybird, said, "Guericke has a unique mix of German-US entrepreneurial DNA that our platform will benefit from greatly."

Guericke holds a BS and MS from Stanford University where he mentors student entrepreneurs.

Earlybird was established in 1997 and currently manages $700m in assets. Its portfolio contains companies in the consumer internet and enterprise services space, including B2X Care Solutions and Carpooling.com.

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