Jan Pfrenger

hi, i'm jan. i study industrial engineering at KIT in karlsruhe and work on battery energy storage at arteus energy. previously at terra one.

i co-lead the young founders network chapter in karlsruhe, organize ice baths in local rivers, and build things on the side.

here's what i'm doing now. more about me.


Projects

  • Young Founders Network — co-lead of the karlsruhe chapter. non-profit for young founders under 25. 1,800+ members across DACH.
  • Ersti-Hilfe — a survival guide for first-year students at KIT.
  • Archaive (private) — digital archive tool, built with TypeScript.
  • Swimma — swimming companion app. track sessions, find spots.
  • Eisbaden Karlsruhe — weekly cold-plunge community. grew 3x since nov 2024.

more projects can be found on github.


Writing

more on the essays page.


Contact