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.

Stefan Langefeld (A)

12. September 2025

Ich bringe mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im internationalen Mediengeschäft mit, wobei der internationale Auf- und Ausbau von Streaming-Plattformen und die Implementierung von Digitalstrategien in

Aaron Hayos (A)

10. September 2025

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,

Mira Fischer (A)

28. August 2025

Allrounder – Ich unterstütze Gründer:innen dabei, ihre Führungsrolle klar, wirksam und gesund zu gestalten – von der ersten Verantwortung bis zur wachsenden Organisation. Als selbst

Herve Flutto

8. July 2025

I convert Deep Tech into Sales. As founder of Sparksense since 2017, I contribute my 25-year track record of scaling innovative tech solutions across Europe

Michael Gaenzler (A)

8. July 2025

I admire Founders with ideas, that can change the world in a small or large scale. They have the courage to invest their life (time,

Markus Anding (A)

8. July 2025

Business Transformation & Innovation, Startup- M&A, and Value Creation Advisory, As an entrepreneur for 20+ years, I enjoy figuring out and building up new business

Stephan Roppel (A)

8. July 2025

25 years of experience in managing, building and advising retail, e-commerce, digital media and publishing companies and non-profit organisations. At amazon, Holtzbrinck, Tchibo, Hugendubel, and

Valentin Schellhaas (A)

8. July 2025

Dr. Schellhaas holds a PhD in psychology and is the founder of zentor, the digital mentor for the pursuit of happiness. Before founding zentor, he