Credibility, on the record.

Documented, third-party recognition for Andy (as Andreas Kunze) and for KONUX, with selected press. Each links to its source.

Personal recognition

9

Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe2017 MIT Technology Review, Innovators Under 35 (Germany)2017 Capital Top 40 unter 40, Unternehmer, youngest in category2016–18

Markt & Technik Manager of the Year, Startup category2017

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer2017 World Economic Forum European Digital Leader2019 World Economic Forum Global AI Council, youngest member ever2020 European Young Leader (EYL40), Friends of Europe2019 TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award2017

KONUX, company honors

5

CogX Award, Outstanding Innovations in AI: IoT & Sensors2018

German Mobility Prize, Federal Ministry of Transport2016 The Spark, German Digital Prize (Handelsblatt & McKinsey)2016 EIT Digital Challenge, 1st prize, Cyber-Physical Systems2014 CB Insights AI 100, world’s most promising AI startups2020

Boards, foundations & impact

5

The Yope FoundationCo-Founder & Chief Consciousness Officer, with Splunk founder Michael Baum. Backs deep-tech founders under 30. Leaders on PurposeAdvisor, supporting executives at the intersection of purpose, leadership, and AI. EarthchildCo-Founder. Holistic environmental and wellbeing education for children in under-resourced schools. KI Bundesverband (German AI Association)Founding member, one of Germany’s leading AI-industry bodies. World Economic ForumAgenda Contributor and Global AI Council member. Former Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

Selected press

6

Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungPortrait: Matador der deutschen Start-up-Szene2018 ReutersGerman transport tech startup KONUX raises $80 million2021 HandelsblattFrisches Geld für Amerikas Liebling2017 World Economic Forum, Davos AgendaUsing AI to Make Work Safer2021 DLD MunichAI Is Eating the World2019 Munich StartupWe want every train to arrive on time (video)2020

Links point to documenting sources, including the World Economic Forum author page, German Wikipedia, TUM Community, EIT, Reuters, and the foundations’ own sites. Researched June 2026. A couple of honors await a public source and are listed without a link.