WERK1 Blog

Do you want to stay up to date on WERK1 Startups & Alumni as well as what’s going on in the startup ecosystem? On our blog, we regularly report on success stories, provide helpful tips for founders and conduct exciting interviews with people from the startup environment.

Felipe Gärtner J

10. September 2026

Freelance economist and lawyer with nearly a decade of experience at the intersection of law, economics, and business strategy — spanning multilateral institutions (IDB, FAO),

Daniel Wimmer

7. September 2026

Former founder & CEO of shopvibes, an AI-based B2B SaaS startup in the e-commerce space; successfully brought a software product to the market, won 45

Aaron Hayos (A)

29. July 2026

Father, Founder, Operator, Investor. Former Silicon Valley CFO; immigrated to Germany for family. Launched agentic payroll automation platform, financed by Lakestar, First Momentum, Sequoia Scout,

Marine Ekoro

23. July 2026

I am a finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in financial and operational controlling across different industries. Over the years, I have

Sophie Friedrich

6. March 2026

I’ve been in the trenches with startups—raising funds, building partnerships, and navigating growth challenges both as a co-founder and COO in VC backed startups, and

Thomas Höfter

2. February 2026

With 15+ years of experience in growth financing for start- & scaleups, I bring deep expertise in evaluating and supporting innovative business models. I have

Olaf Jacobi

29. January 2026

Venture capitalist with 25 years of business experience as executive, repeat entrepreneur, business angel and venture capital investor. Invested in more than 100 startups.

Heiko Müller (A)

1. December 2025

Adopting AI: Driving Change with Empathy and Strategic Vision With over 15 years of international leadership experience across Germany, the UK, and the USA, I

Daniel Schmitt-Haverkamp (A)

20. November 2025

Ich bin Unternehmer, Business Angel und Sparringspartner für Startups. Was mich antreibt: gute Ideen groß machen – und Gründer:innen helfen, die typischen Fehler nicht selbst

Christian Haug

11. November 2025

Wir unterstützen KMUs bei der Internationalisierung indem wir Auslandtöchter in Indien, USA und China gründen, aufbauen und operativ führen sowie in einem Inkubatorkonzept unter einem