Markus Harder
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📍 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Markus Harder is a seasoned financial executive, currently serving as an Advisor & Acting CFO at PhysicsX, a company in the Physical AI and simulation space. He has a strong track record of scaling high-growth tech companies, having previously served as CFO for unicorns DeepL and Contentful. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
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19 Years
Current Role
Advisor & Acting CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Scaling Tech Unicorns
As former CFO, he guided DeepL through 10x growth and led two unicorn funding rounds, demonstrating expertise in scaling high-growth technology companies.
Physical AI
His current advisory and CFO role at PhysicsX reflects a recent focus on what he calls the "next industrial revolution" driven by AI-native engineering and simulation.
Career
Work history
2-2026
Advisor & Acting CFO
PhysicsX
6-2021 - 9-2025
CFO, Member of the Management Board, Senior Advisor
DeepL
10-2020
Board Member
CatchApp Scheduler
1-2017 - 5-2021
CFO and MD
Contentful
2015
Adviser & Acting CFO
CatchApp Scheduler
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Education
2007 - 2011
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Cambridge
2009 - 2009
Engineering Systems and Real Estate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2000 - 2004
Dipl. Kfm
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
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