Munich Fall Virtual 2021

Founder Institute Munich 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 Munich program below.

Adam Probst

Adam Probst

founder @ MAIoT.io
Adeo Ressi

Adeo Ressi

CEO @ Decile Group / VC Lab
Adrian Hans Beat Fopp

Adrian Hans Beat Fopp

CEO @ Harvard Business School Munich
Alev Canoglu

Alev Canoglu

Founder & CEO @ Female Tech Leaders
Alexander Lasslop

Alexander Lasslop

Co-Founder @ MyDays / Venturate
Alexander Henn

Alexander Henn

CEo @ shore.com
Alexander Daamen

Alexander Daamen

Co-Founder @ NoPilots
Alexandra Stamate

Alexandra Stamate

CEO @ Bonamode
Alireza Nemati

Alireza Nemati

SVP Partner & Alliance @ Crate.io
André Panné

André Panné

CEO @ TRADUM - better business
André Kholodov

André Kholodov

CEO @ eCozy
Andreas Hoerr

Andreas Hoerr

Co-Founder @ Venturate
Andreas Maslo

Andreas Maslo

CEO, Co-founder @ VERSO GmbH
Andreas Beer

Andreas Beer

Managing Director @ HYVE
Andreas Bonacina

Andreas Bonacina

Managing Director @ Investic Holding GmbH
Andrei Cretu

Andrei Cretu

co-founder @ Pluria
Andrej Kulikov

Andrej Kulikov

Founder & CEO @ Artisense
Andy Goldstein

Andy Goldstein

Executive Director @ LMU Entrepreneurship Center
Annika Pies

Annika Pies

Managing Director @ TALENTS – Digitales Personalmarketing
Archibald Sheran

Archibald Sheran

CTO @ Smokify
Ariane Richter

Ariane Richter

Owner/ Managing Director @ EQ Investment Solutions LLC
Arthur Pape

Arthur Pape

Partner @ Pape & Co.
Beenish Waris

Beenish Waris

CEO @ Connect Platform
Benjamin Gröschel

Benjamin Gröschel

Owner @ kaffeemuenchen.de
Bernhard Stippig

Bernhard Stippig

Co-Founder @ e-profound GmbH
Bernhard Scholz

Bernhard Scholz

COO @ Kontexlab
Bernhard Hecker

Bernhard Hecker

Co-founder @ value.digital
Berthold Von Freyberg

Berthold Von Freyberg

Partner & Co-Owner @ Target Partners
Boris Schwager

Boris Schwager

Founder & Owner @ gridbuddy
Bruno Mueller

Bruno Mueller

Founder @ AMI Capital
Carolin Kunert

Carolin Kunert

Founder & CEO @ Knister Grill
Caroline Osswald

Caroline Osswald

Founder @ Osswald HR
Chris Eberl

Chris Eberl

CEO & Founder @ kontextR GmbH
Christian Kaehlig

Christian Kaehlig

Managing Partner @ Ideas Enabled GmbH
Christian Gleich

Christian Gleich

Director Crowd Strategy @ HYVE
Christoph Sollich

Christoph Sollich

Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor @ The Pitch Doctor
Christopher Waldner

Christopher Waldner

Founder @ Entrepreneurship Manufactory GmbH
Christopher Obereder

Christopher Obereder

CMO @ Coin Stats
Claudia Bacco

Claudia Bacco

Founder @ Grand Prix Marketing Consultants
Cristian Munteanu

Cristian Munteanu

Partner @ Early Game Ventures
Dan Lüdtke

Dan Lüdtke

Co-Founder @ LK-Networks
Daniel Kilger

Daniel Kilger

CEO @ Smokeless
Daniel Bidmon

Daniel Bidmon

Founder & CEO @ Obelizk®
Daniel Schosser

Daniel Schosser

Co-Founder @ Crashtest Security
Daniel Wagner

Daniel Wagner

Co-Founder & Managing Director UX @ COBE
Daniel Donhauser

Daniel Donhauser

Senior Lawyer @ Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Daniel Reese

Daniel Reese

Investment Manager @ UVC Partners
Danny Lützelberger

Danny Lützelberger

Managing Director @ Canny Innovation UG
Daria Saharova

Daria Saharova

Partner @ Vito ONE
David Lees

David Lees

CEO & Founder @ StoryHome
David Lees

David Lees

Founder, CEO @ StoryHome
David Hajizadeh

David Hajizadeh

Co-Founder @ Staffboard
Deepa Gautam Nigge

Deepa Gautam Nigge

Head of Next-Gen Innovation Network @ SAP
Diora Suleymanova

Diora Suleymanova

Management Consultsant @ Ikigai Leadership
Dr. Angelika Kneidl

Dr. Angelika Kneidl

Founder @ Accu:rate
Dr. Angelika Denk

Dr. Angelika Denk

Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Innovation Ambassadors GmbH
Dr. Anne Von Wolff

Dr. Anne Von Wolff

Investment Associate @ Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners
Dr. Cornelia Klaubert

Dr. Cornelia Klaubert

Founder @ gasido GmbH
Dr. Elke Oestreicher

Dr. Elke Oestreicher

Founder @ MARKTCHANCE
Dr. Isabell Franck

Dr. Isabell Franck

Founder & Managing Director @ franck.AI GmbH
Dr. Justus Binder

Dr. Justus Binder

Partner @ ReedSmith
Dr. Robert Richter

Dr. Robert Richter

CEO @ WERK1
Dr. Tina Ruseva

Dr. Tina Ruseva

CEO @ Mentessa
Eva Missling

Eva Missling

Director Strategic Development @ 99designs
Fabian Geyrhalter

Fabian Geyrhalter

Founder and Principal @ FINIEN
Fabian Linack

Fabian Linack

CEO @ Self employed
Felix Reinshagen

Felix Reinshagen

Co-Founder @ Navvis GmbH
Ferdinand Mühlhäuser

Ferdinand Mühlhäuser

Digital Strategist, Business Angel & Coach @ Founder Institute Germany
Florian Gottschaller

Florian Gottschaller

Founder, Board member @ SPENDIT AG
Florian Huber

Florian Huber

Angel Investor @ florianhuber.de
Florian Erber

Florian Erber

Founder & Managing Partner @ Ananda Impact Ventures
Francisco Tavira

Francisco Tavira

Co-Founder & CEO @ Loomee
Frank Fuchs

Frank Fuchs

Managing Consultant & Co-Founder @ Valopex
Frederik Roever

Frederik Roever

Fredi Gruber

Fredi Gruber

Co-Founder @ fulfin - financing ecommerce
Georg Broxtermann

Georg Broxtermann

Co-founder / Managing Director @ GameInfluencer GmbH
Gerhard Müller

Gerhard Müller

Partner @ TNG Technology Consulting GmbH
Gerrit McGowan

Gerrit McGowan

Managing Partner @ Gestalt Advisors
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Hannes Kleist

Hannes Kleist

Managing Director @ stanwood
Hans Pretz

Hans Pretz

Chief Product Officer @ Techpilot
Harald Mueller

Harald Mueller

@ MediaWireless
Heiko Beier

Heiko Beier

CEO @ moresophy GmbH
Hendrik Braun

Hendrik Braun

Entrepreneur & Advisor @ Good Vibe Ventures
Iulian Circiumaru

Iulian Circiumaru

Izai Amorim

Izai Amorim

Interim & Project Manager @ IZAI AMORIM | Interim & Project Management
Jan Küster

Jan Küster

Founder & CEO @ FoundersFight.Club
Jan Kennedy

Jan Kennedy

CEO & Founder @ Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship
Jan Heitmann

Jan Heitmann

Keynote Speaker @ Poker-Experte.de
Jannis Riesz

Jannis Riesz

@ Flipmode.io
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy

Janthana Kaenprakhamroy

CEO & Founder @ Tapoly Ltd
Jed Fisher

Jed Fisher

CEO @ 4D Pipeline
Jennifer Schwade

Jennifer Schwade

Founder & CEO @ shape me GmbH
Jenny Saft

Jenny Saft

CEO/ Founer @ Oviavo
Joe Betts Lacroix

Joe Betts Lacroix

CTO @ Vium
Johann Romefort

Johann Romefort

Managing Director @ 1863 Ventures
Jonathan Liemann

Jonathan Liemann

Venture Architect @ Stryber
Joram Voelklein

Joram Voelklein

Co-Founder @ Cryptology Asset Group
Julia Haitzmann

Julia Haitzmann

Growth Hacker @ hackabu
Julia Prettl

Julia Prettl

Investment Manager @ Vito ONE
Jürgen Kopelke

Jürgen Kopelke

CEO & Co-Founder @ Webumbrella
Jutta Merschen

Jutta Merschen

Founder & MD @ everday.io
Katja Ruhnke

Katja Ruhnke

Angel Investor and CEO @ ck venture capital
Katrin Ostermeier

Katrin Ostermeier

Business Coach @ KAOS GmbH (www.kaos-coaching.de)
Kristian Russell

Kristian Russell

Senior Director Brand and Creative @ finn GmbH
Kyrill Zlobenko

Kyrill Zlobenko

Angel Investors | 4x times Founder | Head of Europe, @Seedrs @ Seedrs Ltd.
Lars Stäbe

Lars Stäbe

Venture Associate @ La Famiglia
Leon Zucchini

Leon Zucchini

Co-Founder @ Curiosity.ai
Lina Timm

Lina Timm

CEO @ Media Lab Bayern
Lisa Gradow

Lisa Gradow

Co-Founder @ Usercentrics
Lorenz Hartung

Lorenz Hartung

Co-Founder @ ePetWorld
Magdalena Muttenthaler

Magdalena Muttenthaler

CEO @ freemindedfolks-shop GmbH
Manuel Niederhofer

Manuel Niederhofer

Digital Strategy @ Media-Saturn
Marco Otte Witte

Marco Otte Witte

Founder @ simplabs
Marianne Kraai

Marianne Kraai

Co-Founder & CEO @ mayze
Mark Friedrich

Mark Friedrich

Attorney at Law @ Osborne Clarke
Mark Windeknecht

Mark Windeknecht

Associate @ Vito ONE
Markus Felgenhauer

Markus Felgenhauer

CEO & Co-Founder @ QYOBO
Marlene Kern

Marlene Kern

Dipl. Kommunikations Design @ Marlene Kern Design
Martin Reichenbach

Martin Reichenbach

Founder & CEO @ Apaleo GmbH
Martin Sundermann

Martin Sundermann

Partner @ Osborne Clarke
Martin Giese

Martin Giese

Business Angel, Negotiation and Startup Coach @ Self employed
Martin Plöckl

Martin Plöckl

Gründer in Ruhestand @ Founder Institute Munich
Matthias Hilpert

Matthias Hilpert

CEO @ MH2 Capital
Maximilian Geerling

Maximilian Geerling

Product Manager, IT @ Burberry
Michael Reuter

Michael Reuter

Co-Founder @ Datarella GmbH
Michael Gebert

Michael Gebert

Michael Mai

Michael Mai

MD @ ISTARIUM Technologies
Michael Müller Peltzer

Michael Müller Peltzer

Consultant @ McKinsey
Michael Bassler

Michael Bassler

CFO @ getbaff
Monja Mühling

Monja Mühling

CEO @ Smartlane
Moritz Spangenberg

Moritz Spangenberg

CEO, Founder @ Unlock LinkedIn
Narjeet Soni

Narjeet Soni

Founder & CEO @ Lean Apps GmbH
Natalia Karbasova

Natalia Karbasova

Head of Burda Bootcamp @ Burda Bootcamp
Natalia Startseva

Natalia Startseva

Business Transformation Manager @ BMW Group
Natascha Zeljko

Natascha Zeljko

Founder @ F10 FemaleOneZero GmbH
Nathan Evans

Nathan Evans

Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor @ Stealth Fintech Startup
Nicky Hughes

Nicky Hughes

Senior Investment Manager @ Companisto
Niclas Fritz

Niclas Fritz

CEO & Co-Founder @ BatchOne
Nicolas Plögert

Nicolas Plögert

Managing director and founder @ Opentabs GmbH
Nina Wang

Nina Wang

CEO @ IMMERNEU
Noam Tamari-Wekser

Noam Tamari-Wekser

Growth Investor @ TheCircle
Norbert Schauermann

Norbert Schauermann

CEO, Founder @ dreizehn° UG
Olaf Jacobi

Olaf Jacobi

Managing Partner @ Capnamic Ventures
Oleg Lola

Oleg Lola

CEO & Founder @ MobiDev
Oliver Gajek

Oliver Gajek

Pascal Schäfer

Pascal Schäfer

CEO @ schaefermedia.co
Pascal Schweizer

Pascal Schweizer

CEO @ Thermosome GmbH
Pat Piritburana

Pat Piritburana

Founder @ SpaceNeo
Patrick Löffler

Patrick Löffler

Managing Director @ givve
Patrick Müller

Patrick Müller

Co-Founder & CTO @ Smokeless
Patrick Hermann

Patrick Hermann

Senior Investment Associate @ Picus Capital
Paul Klemm

Paul Klemm

Associate @ Earlybird VC
Peter Hattingh

Peter Hattingh

CEO @ appyBuy
Philipp Martin

Philipp Martin

CEO @ Reachbird.io
Priyesh Soundararajan

Priyesh Soundararajan

COO @ Stellify Talent
Rado Pavlov

Rado Pavlov

Founder & CEO @ BusExpress
Raphael Budday

Raphael Budday

Senior Investment Associate @ Seven Accelerator
Raphael Weishaupt

Raphael Weishaupt

Founder & CEO @ Mint Digital LLC
Rene Seifert

Rene Seifert

Co-Founder @ Venturate and Million Miles Media
Ricardo Vidal

Ricardo Vidal

Product Executive @ Advisor
Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson

Co-Founder @ Maker Academy
Robert Kitson

Robert Kitson

Chief Sales Officer (Ex-FI Director) @ top.legal
Robert F. Brunner

Robert F. Brunner

Managing Editor & Coach @ B'IMPRESS - impressive communication & Leadership Consulting
Roman Wolkow

Roman Wolkow

CEO @ Mitakus
Rupa Ram

Rupa Ram

Founder @ Kayla Boutique Limited
Sahar Azghandi

Sahar Azghandi

Co-Founder & Executive Managing Director @ SMAL
Sara Maki

Sara Maki

Director @ Founder Institute
Sebastian Lieb

Sebastian Lieb

Finance / Corp Dev wizard @ eGym
Sebastian Niewöhner

Sebastian Niewöhner

CEO @ Talentcube
Sibyll Brüggemann

Sibyll Brüggemann

Head of Marketing DACH @ Klarna
Silvio Mc Miken

Silvio Mc Miken

Rechtsanwalt | Counsel @ Reed Smith LLP
Simon Schneider

Simon Schneider

CEO & Co-Founder @ Zyncd
Stefan Lemper

Stefan Lemper

CEO @ YOU IS NOW
Steffen Matz

Steffen Matz

Stephan Jacquemot

Stephan Jacquemot

Emerging Business Team Lead Germany @ Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
Stephan Wiesener

Stephan Wiesener

Founder & CTO @ Apaleo
Stephan Hauner

Stephan Hauner

CEO @ mindshine
Stephanie Renz

Stephanie Renz

Co-Founder @ OH WOMAN
Sylvia Gangl

Sylvia Gangl

Founder @ HR Schmiede
Ted Bremer

Ted Bremer

Founder, CEO @ RedRigger GmbH
Teresa Hessel

Teresa Hessel

Consultant & Coach @ hessel-consulting.de
Thilo Plikat

Thilo Plikat

Productmanager @ Finn GmbH
Thomas Schindler

Thomas Schindler

Founder @ Delodi
Thomas Kraus

Thomas Kraus

Former CEO @ TNT Express Germany
Thomas Hartmann

Thomas Hartmann

General Manager, Lean Startup Practitioner @ str84wd
Till Kaestner

Till Kaestner

Founder, Managing Director @ BrightSide Holding UG
Tobias Henz

Tobias Henz

Project Manager @ McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Toby Bakic

Toby Bakic

Director International @ Westwing
Tyler Crowley

Tyler Crowley

Tyler Crowley - Founder & CEO, Skweal (Paris FI) @ Skweal
Uschi Joshua

Uschi Joshua

President @ German American Business Association
Verena Sturm

Verena Sturm

Founder @ Avestu Institute
Vicky Arndt

Vicky Arndt

Co-Founder & Partner @ Gravity
Vladislav Svetashkov

Vladislav Svetashkov

CEO @ brezzl. GmbH
Volker Glaeser

Volker Glaeser

Partner and Managing Director @ Reply
Volker Glaeser

Volker Glaeser

Managing Director @ Twice Reply GmbH
Volker Ruerup

Volker Ruerup

Managing Director @ Patent Pilot
Wolfgang Dykiert

Wolfgang Dykiert

CEO @ dykiert beratung Gründungs- und Fördermittelberatung
Xaver Lehmann

Xaver Lehmann

Managing Director & Co-Founder @ e-bot7
Yves Gendronneau

Yves Gendronneau

Senior Finance Manager @ Blickfeld GmbH
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