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… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Marcus Dr Opitz

Marcus Dr Opitz has over 30 years of operational business experience. He is a Managing Director for companies with a turnover of up to €3.7 billion. He managed acquisitions, restructurings, carve-outs and disposals of more than 60 companies on behalf of corporates (i.e.BASF SE), private… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Will Fischer

Will Fischer, the Managing Partner at Voxdale, is passionate about solving the world’s hardest problems in unique ways. He’s worked in the fields of aerospace, nanotechnology, semiconductor equipment, robotics, mechatronics, consumer products, and smart furniture. He spent years working at startups and founding two of… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Jens Urbaniak

Jens Urbaniak is an entrepreneur, a mentor and a pledger. He’s the Founder of DrSmile, a dental brand for modern teeth straightening, a mentor at Techstars, a startup accelerator that holds 13-week programs & a Pledger at the Founders Pledge, a global community of entrepreneurs, finding and funding solutions… Read more

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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… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Paula Thurm

Paula Thurm is a Podcast Marketing Expert from Hamburg. With her Podcast Marketing Club, she helps companies win their target audience’s trust and build lasting relationships with their customers. Find out how she’s shaping the startup ecosystem in Hamburg, what it is about podcasts that particularly… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Jackson Bond

We had a chat with Jackson Bond, the Co-founder of relayr, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) powerhouse delivering a complete solution for risk-free digital transformations. His contribution to the startup ecosystem in Berlin consists of mentoring startups, participating in investor networks, and investing back… Read more