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Founder Institute Mentors

Cologne - Germany Regional Fall 2023 MERGED

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Germany Regional program below.

Mentors

Alexander

Alexander Meis

Co-Founder / CTO, Meilon GmbH / former Co-Founder chefkoch.de
Alexander

Alexander Peiniger

CEO, quintly GmbH
Alexandra

Alexandra Barth

CEO, HRS GROUP
Aliya

Aliya Nur Babul

Venture Partner, Global Millennial Capital
Andreas G.

Andreas G. Stütz

Founder and CEO, IDEASCANNER
Arash

Arash Wahedi

Founder and Negotiation Consultant, Negotiation Guru
Axel

Axel Nitsch

Principal, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH
Ben

Ben Sufiani

Founder + Growth Marketer, Pirate Skills
B.J.

B.J. Park

Founding Partner, neoteq ventures
Christian

Christian Petschik

CSO, Oneclick Group AG
Daniel

Daniel Grewe

Partner, Seitz
Daniela

Daniela Bach

Senior Investment, HTGF
David

David Vollmar

CEO, Unival Group
Dennis

Dennis Burmeister

Auditor, taavas
Diane

Diane Siegloch

Head of Business Development, Sinpex
Dr. Philipp

Dr. Philipp Wüllrich, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Partner (Legal Deal Advisory), KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Dr. Valentin

Dr. Valentin Knobloch

General Counsel, yes.com AG
Eugenio

Eugenio Grapa

CMO & CTO, Supplino, Inc
Fabian

Fabian Hadiji

Head of Data Science, Jodel
Florian

Florian Lauscher

Partner, Seitz Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Gabriele

Gabriele Riedmann De Trinidad

Founder & CEO, platform3l GmbH
Gihad

Gihad Chbib

Founder & CEO, MobX GmbH
Hansjörg

Hansjörg Bausch

CIO, Galeria Kaufhof
Henrik

Henrik Hasenkamp

Founder & CEO, gridscale GmbH
Ingo

Ingo Baumann

Partner, BHO Legal
Ingo

Ingo Dahm

CEO, capacura GmbH
Jan

Jan Kus

CEO, Railslove
Jan

Jan Jeske

Investment Analyst, neoteq ventures
Jan-Jaap

Jan-Jaap Verhoeve

CCO, PlanA.Earth
Jessica

Jessica Wimalasooriyar

Incubation Scout , Next Big Thing AG
Johannes

Johannes Vogel

Partner, BHO Legal
Jonathan

Jonathan Manierre

Founder & Owner, KOI Creative Space & Turkois Design
Jörg

Jörg Bienert

President, German AI Association (KI Bundesverband e.V.)
Juergen

Juergen Funke

Board of Directors, Syngenio AG
Kai

Kai Buehler

CEO, KB Ventures
Konstantin

Konstantin Lotter

Consultant, Trustventure
Kristina

Kristina Jeromin

Head of Group Sustainability / Managing Director of the Green & Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany, Deutsche Börse
Laurens

Laurens Mauquoi

CMO, CHRONEXT
Leo

Leo Benkel

Founder, PURE LAMBDA
Leonie

Leonie Schilling

Investment Professional, coparion
Lorenz

Lorenz Graef

Founder & CEO, STARTPLATZ
Lukas

Lukas Graef

Managing Director, STARTPLATZ
Manuel

Manuel Schulze

CEO, Find Local GmbH
Manuel

Manuel Heilmann

Global Business Developer | E-commerce & SaaS Strategist | Startup Adviser, Coinzone
Manuel

Manuel Koelman

Co-Founder, PIRATE.global
Manuel

Manuel Born

Co-Founder, payactive Gmbh
Marnix

Marnix Roes

Investment Manager, VENPACE
Marthe

Marthe Lübbers

FI Mentor
Martin

Martin Prinz

Managing Director, Crowd Intelligence Institute GmbH
Martin

Martin Trzaskalik

CTO, cleverbridge AG
Martin

Martin Grunwald

Co-Founder / CEO, Zeitzeugen
Martin

Martin Picard

Founder & CEO, Störtebekker Shaving Accessories GmbH
Mathias

Mathias Haerchen

Founder | Head of Business Support , Fox42consult | Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Michael

Michael Keil

Founder & CEO, Cagoi Networks AG
Michael

Michael Bassler

CFO, getbaff
Michael

Michael Wunsch

Co-Founder / Lead Scientific Cooperation, Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland e.V
Monika

Monika Kolb

Director, M3TRIX Academy
Nikhil

Nikhil Madan

Co-Founder, Sistem Pangan
Niklas

Niklas Raberg

Investment Manager, Capnamic Ventures
Nikolas

Nikolas Chapoupis

CEO, EarlyNode
Oliver

Oliver Coppeneur

Co-Founder / Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter, Confiserie Coppeneur et Compagnon GmbH
Parul

Parul Madan

Director, e-navik GmbH
Peter

Peter Siedlatzek

Owner, WSS Redpoint Rechtsanwälte
Philip

Philip Semmelroth

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Philip Semmelroth - Speaking & Coaching
Quentin

Quentin Appleby

Founder & CEO, Studio Analytics
Roman

Roman Fernandez

Venture Architect, Evolvia
Romy

Romy Kölzer

Business Coach , Action Coach
Rüdiger

Rüdiger Süss

Mentor, mygroshn
Sibylle

Sibylle Strack

CEO, Kontist
Tayla

Tayla Sheldrake

Managing Director, MotionLab.Ventures
Thomas

Thomas Koch

FI Mentor
Till

Till Kraemer

Founder, Mallorca Entrepreneurs Hub
Tim

Tim Breker

Founder, VYTAL
Timo

Timo Marks

Managing Director, OneFID GmbH
Timo

Timo Bey

FI Mentor
Tobias

Tobias Schiwek

CEO, Divimove
Ton

Ton Steenwinkel

Founding Member, AngelEngine EV
Ulf

Ulf Kühnapfel

Co-Founder | Chief Revenue Officer, virtualQ
Uwe

Uwe Bingel

Managing Partner / COO - Co-Founder, ub Consulting
Wolfgang

Wolfgang Hennes

Entrepreneur, Oneclick Group AG
Zerrin

Zerrin Börcek

CEO, fe:male Innovation Hub

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