Team

Co-Director / Program Management

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Marie manages the Prototype Fund together with Patricia. She also manages the projects during their funding period. She studied cultural journalism and researched new models for online journalism platforms. Since then, she has worked as a freelance journalist, campaigner, communications officer, infosec trainer and event organizer for various projects in journalism, privacy and open source.

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Co-Director / Communication and Content

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Patricia manages the Prototype Fund together with Marie. She is also responsible for the communication of the Prototype Fund. She studied religion and culture in Berlin and did research on medial discourse hegemony. Previously, she worked in public relations for various NGOs.

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Accompanying Research

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Sophia is responsible for conducting accompanying research and for organising events at the Prototype Fund. She studied politics, economics, and philosophy in Hamburg.

E-Mail: sophia@prototypefund.de

Communication

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Paul is responsible for communication at the Prototype Fund. He studied mathematics and is active in the climate justice movement. Previously, he worked at BUND e.V., where he organized the Bits & Bäume Conference 2022.

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Program Management

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Marie-Lena manages the funded projects at the Prototype Fund. She studied Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science in Halle, Marburg and Cairo. Previously, she worked in a project for digital democracy promotion.

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Event Management

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Jasmin works as event manager for the Prototype Fund. She has worked in the Berlin event industry since 2014 and organized the Bits & Bäume conference among many others. She also works in a parliamentary office at Bundestag and is active for Die Linke.