Charlotta Lundin: Creating Communities and Networks
Charlotta Lundin is an entrepreneur and marketing professional who focuses on creating flourishing communities in real life and online. She bought and sold a coworking company and is now an investor in coworking, as well as the founder of Business Women Sverige, a 10 K-member community. Find out what is it about the entrepreneurial world…
Patrick Boström: Enhancing the Stockholm Ecosystem as a Founder and an Angel
We talked to Patrick Boström, an experienced CEO and board member who consistently drives growth and innovation in various industries. His background in 7+ startups has given him a unique perspective on building and scaling successful businesses. Find out how Patrick contributes to the startup scene in Stockholm both as an entrepreneur and an angel…
Startup Changemakers: Oliver Hanisch
Oliver Hanisch’s mission at Campus Founders, an entrepreneurship and co-innovation center in the Heilbronn-Franken region, is directly linked to his personal mission – to have an impact on the future and to be part of great solutions and innovations. Find out how’s Oliver shaping the startup ecosystems in Germany and the U.S as an entrepreneur and…
German Startup Changemakers: Kai Malkwitz
Kai Malkwitz is an entrepreneur, a business angel and a startup mentor. He offers strategic consulting for organization development, innovation processes and entrepreneurship. His focus is on b2b (or b2b2c) businesses with disruptive potential in Energy, Mobility, and Smart Cities. Find out why he only focuses on impact founders with great visions, what he likes…
Beyond Public Shares and Private Equity: How Can You Make Money as a Startup Angel Investor
Have you previously invested in public shares and bonds, or perhaps real estate, and you’d like to try investing in startups as a business angel? You’re not the first! Being a part of a new company’s growth is a highly rewarding experience. Startup investing requires a lot more patience before you get a tangible return,…
6 Great Ways to Talk to Angel Investors
Once you managed to find angel investors, you need a proper strategy for talking to them. Most startup founders struggle talking to investors. They wonder what to say and when is the right time to ask for funding. As a part of our Startup Survival blog series, we prepared a list of tips for you…
German Startup Changemakers: Michael Friebe
Michael Friebe has been involved in HealthTech ventures as both a founder and business angel for quite some time now. He’s also teaching health startup entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Munich and seven years ago, he started the HealthTEC Innovation Lab at the University of Magdeburg. Find out what particularly attracts him about the startup…
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Annegien Blokpoel
Annegien Blokpoel has been an entrepreneur for almost 20 years and a business angel for the past 12. She is the author of two books: ‘Maak Je bedrijf meer Waard’ (Improve the Value of Your Company) and Eerste Hulp bij Groeien (First Help When Growing Your Business). She also gives workshops, lectures, and tailor-made sessions…
German Startup Changemakers: Mirko Schliemann
The first changemaker we interviewed in 2021 is Mirko Schliemann, an experienced Managing Director, CFO and entrepreneur. Mirko has a history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry with a focus on IT businesses. He is the Founder of Aloha Talents, where he brings IT employees and companies together. Find out how he entered the…
Four Significant Achievements in Four Years
This month Leapfunder turned four! Since the very beginning, we aim to help startups find early-stage financing. We do this by offering support and financial tools, developed with great care. We are already the largest Angel investor network in Europe, and we are determined to extend our geographic footprint and help even more startups raise…
