Andreas Kuckertz studied communication and media studies, business administration, and philosophy at the Universities of Marburg and Leipzig, graduating with an M.A. in 2001. He received his doctorate summa cum laude from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2005 with a thesis on venture capital financing, followed by his habilitation in 2011 with a cumulative thesis on the entrepreneurial process of innovative start-ups.
After serving as acting chair of innovation and entrepreneurship at TU Dortmund University, he joined the University of Hohenheim as a full professor in 2012. Research visits have taken him to Queensland University of Technology, Turku School of Economics, the University of Vaasa, and Cass Business School, among others.
His interest in entrepreneurship also has personal roots. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, he gained practical experience during his studies with a start-up in Boston and the venture capital arm of a German state bank. Today, he contributes to the Stuttgart entrepreneurial ecosystem as an advisory board member of Startup Stuttgart e.V. and has initiated several regional development activities with the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Together with the City of Stuttgart’s economic development agency and Crowdfoods, he launched “Foodbrycke,” a Start-up BW accelerator for food start-ups. He also brings his experience to business award juries and university accreditation reviews.
Within the academic community, Andreas Kuckertz serves as Past-President of FGF e.V., an association focusing on entrepreneurship, innovation, and small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Venturing Insights and Editor-in-Chief of the FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
The Science-wide Author Databases published by Elsevier include him in the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list for single recent year citation impact in their 2021–2026 editions.
