Norbert Herrmann: Supporting Projects by Creating an Enabling Environment
Norbert Herrmann works at the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy, and Public Enterprises as an API Interface between the startup ecosystem and public administration, between the network of interested public employees, and the network of startup activists. Learn more about how he contributes to the startup ecosystem in Berlin, and find out what’s working well…
German Startup Changemakers: Ferdinand Mühlhäuser
Ferdinand Mühlhäuser has been focusing on coaching and guiding founders for over six years, and has funded or accelerated a portfolio of more than 60 startups. Learn about his mission as the Managing Director at the Founder Institute Berlin, and find out what is it about lean innovative startups that particularly attracts him. 1. Hi…
German Startup Changemakers: Richard Groß
Richard Groß is the Community Manager & Sales Agent at betahaus, which offers co-working spaces, private offices, and event spaces in Europe since 2009. He contributes to the startup ecosystem in Berlin by trying to introduce the right people and spot opportunities where others may not see them. Find out which advice for founders he…
Our New Year Wishes for the Berlin Startup Community
The Berlin startup scene seems to have largely avoided the dip in startup life that has been going on in other European cities. Although incubators and accelerators remain active in Berlin, the startup ecosystem is able to rely on the startup ecosystem itself. When you join an accelerator you get all your knowledge from a…
German Startup Changemakers: Tanja Kufner
Tanja Kufner is a strong supporter of open innovation and believer in the potential of corporate-startup collaboration if done right. She is helping startups grow as Head of Porsche subsidiary MHP’s venturing unit, dynamics.vc and as a mentor at TechStars and Startup Sesame. Find out how she entered the startup world, what is it about…
German Startup Changemakers: Ingo Juraske
Ingo Juraske is a partner at IMPACT51, a business angel syndicate based in Berlin. He has worked in the IT industry for more than 35 years and has been investing as an early-stage business angel since 2010. Find out more about his background, IMPACT51, and what he predicts for the Berlin startup ecosystem. An Interview…
German Startup Changemakers: Jens Lapinski
Jens Lapinski is one of Europe’s most active angel investors, making 10 to 20 investments per year. He is the CEO of Angel Invest Ventures based in Berlin, and he was the Managing Director at Techstars, where he managed four programs and invested in 40 companies. In 2015 he launched the Berlin office, which in…
Anya Klyukanova: The Person Who Introduced Leapfunder to the Startup Community in Berlin
Anya Klyukanova is the Communications, Programs and Innovation Awards Manager at GTEC, Berlin. Before joining the GTEC team, she worked in a few startups and helped establish the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow, working alongside some of the most innovative minds inside Russia. She introduced Leapfunder to the startup community in Berlin…
German Startup Changemakers: Benjamin Rohé
We talked to Benjamin Rohé, an entrepreneur who co-founded a public company amongst other startups and works in the tech, renewable energy and digital space since 1997. He has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007 and has given lectures at different European Universities as well as at various European startup…
German Startup Changemakers: Christoph Räthke
Since we are live Germany we have been interviewing German Startup Changemakers as well. We talked to Christoph Räthke, the founder of Berlin’s boutique accelerator program Berlin Startup Academy, a startup founder, investor, writer, speaker and mentor. Find out more about his background, what he predicts for the Berlin startup ecosystem, and what are the…
