Cologne - Germany Regional Fall 2023 MERGED

Founder Institute Germany Regional Mentors

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.

Alexander Meis

Alexander Meis

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

Alexander Peiniger

CEO @ quintly GmbH
Alexandra Barth

Alexandra Barth

CEO @ HRS GROUP
Aliya Nur Babul

Aliya Nur Babul

Venture Partner @ Global Millennial Capital
Andreas G. Stütz

Andreas G. Stütz

Founder and CEO @ IDEASCANNER
Arash Wahedi

Arash Wahedi

Founder and Negotiation Consultant @ Negotiation Guru
Axel Nitsch

Axel Nitsch

Principal @ High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH
Ben Sufiani

Ben Sufiani

Founder + Growth Marketer @ Pirate Skills
B.J. Park

B.J. Park

Founding Partner @ neoteq ventures
Christian Petschik

Christian Petschik

CSO @ Oneclick Group AG
Daniel Grewe

Daniel Grewe

Partner @ Seitz
Daniela Bach

Daniela Bach

Senior Investment @ HTGF
David Vollmar

David Vollmar

CEO @ Unival Group
Dennis Burmeister

Dennis Burmeister

Auditor @ taavas
Diane Siegloch

Diane Siegloch

Head of Business Development @ Sinpex
Dr. Philipp Wüllrich, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

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

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

Dr. Valentin Knobloch

General Counsel @ yes.com AG
Eugenio Grapa

Eugenio Grapa

CMO & CTO @ Supplino, Inc
Fabian Hadiji

Fabian Hadiji

Head of Data Science @ Jodel
Florian Lauscher

Florian Lauscher

Partner @ Seitz Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Gabriele Riedmann De Trinidad

Gabriele Riedmann De Trinidad

Founder & CEO @ platform3l GmbH
Gihad Chbib

Gihad Chbib

Founder & CEO @ MobX GmbH
Hansjörg Bausch

Hansjörg Bausch

CIO @ Galeria Kaufhof
Henrik Hasenkamp

Henrik Hasenkamp

Founder & CEO @ gridscale GmbH
Ingo Baumann

Ingo Baumann

Partner @ BHO Legal
Ingo Dahm

Ingo Dahm

CEO @ capacura GmbH
Jan Kus

Jan Kus

CEO @ Railslove
Jan Jeske

Jan Jeske

Investment Analyst @ neoteq ventures
Jan-Jaap Verhoeve

Jan-Jaap Verhoeve

CCO @ PlanA.Earth
Jessica Wimalasooriyar

Jessica Wimalasooriyar

Incubation Scout @ Next Big Thing AG
Johannes Vogel

Johannes Vogel

Partner @ BHO Legal
Jonathan Manierre

Jonathan Manierre

Founder & Owner @ KOI Creative Space & Turkois Design
Jörg Bienert

Jörg Bienert

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

Juergen Funke

Board of Directors @ Syngenio AG
Kai Buehler

Kai Buehler

CEO @ KB Ventures
Konstantin Lotter

Konstantin Lotter

Consultant @ Trustventure
Kristina Jeromin

Kristina Jeromin

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

Laurens Mauquoi

CMO @ CHRONEXT
Leo Benkel

Leo Benkel

Founder @ PURE LAMBDA
Leonie Schilling

Leonie Schilling

Investment Professional @ coparion
Lorenz Graef

Lorenz Graef

Founder & CEO @ STARTPLATZ
Lukas Graef

Lukas Graef

Managing Director @ STARTPLATZ
Manuel Schulze

Manuel Schulze

CEO @ Find Local GmbH
Manuel Heilmann

Manuel Heilmann

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

Manuel Koelman

Co-Founder @ PIRATE.global
Manuel Born

Manuel Born

Co-Founder @ payactive Gmbh
Marnix Roes

Marnix Roes

Investment Manager @ VENPACE
Marthe Lübbers

Marthe Lübbers

@ MOVZ
Martin Prinz

Martin Prinz

Managing Director @ Crowd Intelligence Institute GmbH
Martin Trzaskalik

Martin Trzaskalik

CTO @ cleverbridge AG
Martin Grunwald

Martin Grunwald

Co-Founder / CEO @ Zeitzeugen
Martin Picard

Martin Picard

Founder & CEO @ Störtebekker Shaving Accessories GmbH
Mathias Haerchen

Mathias Haerchen

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

Michael Keil

Founder & CEO @ Cagoi Networks AG
Michael Bassler

Michael Bassler

CFO @ getbaff
Michael Wunsch

Michael Wunsch

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

Monika Kolb

Director @ M3TRIX Academy
Nikhil Madan

Nikhil Madan

Co-Founder @ Sistem Pangan
Niklas Raberg

Niklas Raberg

Investment Manager @ Capnamic Ventures
Nikolas Chapoupis

Nikolas Chapoupis

CEO @ EarlyNode
Oliver Coppeneur

Oliver Coppeneur

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

Parul Madan

Director @ e-navik GmbH
Peter Siedlatzek

Peter Siedlatzek

Owner @ WSS Redpoint Rechtsanwälte
Philip Semmelroth

Philip Semmelroth

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

Quentin Appleby

Founder & CEO @ Studio Analytics
Roman Fernandez

Roman Fernandez

Venture Architect @ Evolvia
Romy Kölzer

Romy Kölzer

Business Coach @ Action Coach
Rüdiger Süss

Rüdiger Süss

Mentor @ mygroshn
Sibylle Strack

Sibylle Strack

CEO @ Kontist
Tayla Sheldrake

Tayla Sheldrake

Managing Director @ MotionLab.Ventures
Thomas Koch

Thomas Koch

@ Andersen
Till Kraemer

Till Kraemer

Founder @ Mallorca Entrepreneurs Hub
Tim Breker

Tim Breker

Founder @ VYTAL
Timo Marks

Timo Marks

Managing Director @ OneFID GmbH
Timo Bey

Timo Bey

Tobias Schiwek

Tobias Schiwek

CEO @ Divimove
Ton Steenwinkel

Ton Steenwinkel

Founding Member @ AngelEngine EV
Ulf Kühnapfel

Ulf Kühnapfel

Co-Founder | Chief Revenue Officer @ virtualQ
Uwe Bingel

Uwe Bingel

Managing Partner / COO - Co-Founder @ ub Consulting
Wolfgang Hennes

Wolfgang Hennes

Entrepreneur @ Oneclick Group AG
Zerrin Börcek

Zerrin Börcek

CEO @ fe:male Innovation Hub
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