Dutch Startup Changemakers: Nataly Schammel & Laurens Hamerlinck (Future of Finance Accelerator)
Nataly Schammel is working for Techstars, which invests in early-stage companies and has 50 Accelerator Programs across the world with 2600+ portfolio companies. Laurens Hamerlinck is the Innovation Partnerships Lead at ABN AMRO Bank connecting startup ecosystem innovation with the internal organisation in order to drive change and growth. Together, they’re running the Future of Finance Accelerator by Techstars &…
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 to the world’s most pressing problems. Find out how he…
6 Ways to Find Angel Investors
Are you wondering how to find the right investors, who will not only invest capital in your startup but share their knowledge and business network with you? Check out the list of tips we created to help you out in the first article of our Startup Survival Guide blog series. 1. Search for investors who…
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: 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…
