Naja von Schmude
co-founder and CTO Peregrine

Dr. Naja von Schmude is co-founder and CTO of Peregrine.ai a where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the technology behind the computer vision-based products. Peregrine creates value from data of millions of vehicle sensors enabling new business models in mobility. Naja holds a Ph.D. from Heidelberg University, where she conducted research on computer vision applications in the realms of robotics and autonomous driving. Prior to co-founding Peregrine, she dedicated five years to research and development at Bosch in Germany and Silicon Valley. Subsequently, she assumed a role as a senior software engineer at TomTom, spearheading the localization endeavors within the autonomous driving research unit. Naja has been recognized twice as part of Capital magazine's prestigious Top 40 under 40 list.