# Nikolaus Volk

> Nikolaus Volk is a German engineer and Kyte co-founder who served as its CEO before the car-delivery business shut down in 2025. He subsequently led a former Kyte team at Wheels and joined Sierra in July 2026 to build its Agent Strategist function and business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

- **Role:** Agent Strategist at Sierra; building the DACH Agent Strategist function and regional business
- **Organizations:** Sierra, Wheels, LLC, Kyte, Uber, Alchemist Accelerator
- **From:** Munich, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** BSc in Engineering Science, Technical University of Munich, MSc in Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kyte, which reached 14 US cities., Led the formation of Wheels X with former Kyte colleagues., Helping establish Sierra’s Munich presence for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked as a machine learning engineer at Uber.
- **2019** — Co-founded Kyte with Ludwig Schoenack and Francesco Wiedemann.
- **2022** — Kyte expanded into vehicle subscriptions.
- **2024** — As CEO, oversaw retrenchment to San Francisco and New York City.
- **2025** — Kyte shut down; joined Wheels with former colleagues and led the group that became Wheels X.
- **2026** — Joined Sierra and helped build its Munich operation for DACH.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kyte, which reached 14 US cities.
- Led the formation of Wheels X with former Kyte colleagues.
- Helping establish Sierra’s Munich presence for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced joining Sierra after leaving Wheels.
- **2026-08** — Shared Sierra’s Munich office announcement for DACH.
- **2026-10** — Shared Munich launch activities, including a gathering of more than 50 guests and a German-language voice agent demonstration.
- **2026-10** — Listed as a scheduled speaker at the 28–29 October Conversational AI & Customer Experience Summit Europe in Munich.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaus-volk/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nikolausvolk

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Last updated: 2026-10-26