Cyriac Roeding
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Earli

Cyriac Roeding

  • 2025
  • Jury
  • Venture

Cyriac Roeding is an American-German serial entrepreneur and investor at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. Earli is the fourth company he has co-founded. It has raised $104m and is supported by leading oncology experts on its Scientific Advisory Board. The company's early cancer treatment technology turns cancer against itself through AI-designed programmable genetic constructs. Cyriac’s prior start-up Shopkick is a shopping app acquired for $250M, delivering an 11x investment return for the lead investor. Before that, Cyriac built CBS Television’s mobile division in Los Angeles, and co-founded 12snap in Europe, one of the world’s first mobile marketing firms. Through his family office Roeding Ventures, he invested in over 20 start-ups such as OpenAI, and in some of the world’s leading venture capital funds, including a16z, Founders Fund, Greylock, Bond, IVP, Atomic. Cyriac was named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, a Fortune 40 Under 40 Mobilizer, and a World Economic Forum Global Innovator. He is also actively creating innovation plans for his original home country Germany.