About us
Creative Lead | Co-Founder
Freddi, an interdisciplinary designer with seven years of freelance experience, has cultivated a rich portfolio designing labels, websites, and logos for a diverse range of clients. His creative skillset extends to developing his own fonts for sale. After earning a B.A. in Communication Design from Wiesbaden, and further broadening his cultural perspective in Jordan on a scholarship, Freddi completed his M.A. in Type Design in 2022 in Mainz. That same year, he invited Paul to join his ambitious typography project, Phont.
Business Lead | Co-Founder
Paul is deeply passionate about developing an idea from its beginning to its full potential. Holding a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, he brings a diverse academic perspective. His professional experience spans working in start-ups, multinational corporations, non-profit ventures, as well as self-employment.
Technical Lead | Co-Founder
Marcello is a recent graduate with an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence from Utrecht University and B.Sc. in Applied Computer Science in Mannheim. After working as IT solution engineer for several years he decided to follow his passion for machine learning by pursuing a masters degree and he gained practical experience with his master thesis at Audi. He wants to put his technical and research oriented skills to good use as Technical Lead at Phont.
Motion Design Lead
Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communication from the Media University in Frankfurt. During her studies she has acquired a broad skillset with a focus on Motion Design, UI/UX Design and Film- and Postproduction. Her experience with animations of all kinds makes her the ideal candidate to advance product development at PHONT through the development of motion design assets.
Backend development
Sajjad is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Information and Communication Engineering at TU Darmstadt and holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is passionate about translating cutting-edge machine learning research into practical, real-world applications. He brings several years of experience in Software Engineering and aims to contribute to strengthening the core infrastructure of PHONT.
Type Design Freelancer
Katharina is a designer from Wiesbaden. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Language and Communication in Marburg, she studied Communication Design in Wiesbaden. Her projects in the field of type design, editorial, corporate and motion design have a strong focus on typography. For her bachelor‘s thesis she created the variable font Marbla, for which she received a Young Ones TDC Award.
Scientific Freelancer
Paula is a student at the technical university of Berlin. Her studies contemplate interdisciplinary topics such as mathematics, computer science, experimental physics, general chemistry and biotechnology. The last of which has become a great passion of hers and she is aspiring towards a Master’s degree in biotechnology. She met Paul and Freddie at the H_Ventures startup Programm and joined them in the startup mission.
We are an enthusiastic and harmonious young team and invite you to join our journey. Since March 2023, we have relentlessly pursued our vision. Our efforts have garnered us several scholarships and fundings, such as hessian.AI, HessenIdeen, AI Founders Heilbronn, Unibator and Media Lab Bayern. We have participated in incubators like H_Ventures, European Film Market, SIA and numerous events. Our accomplishments include a Bronze award at Startups for Future and DDX and First Place at H_Ventures, Creathriv EU and AI Startup Rising. as well as nominations for the UX Design Award and Social Impact Award.
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