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),

Martin Maurer

28. August 2026

I support education providers and companies in implementing quality, compliance and data protection that actually works – Quality that moves with you. Not against you.

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,

SCALAN

28. June 2026

Scalan is a no-code platform for automating tasks with virtual AI employees. Instead of configuring nodes or writing code, you just describe what you want

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

Dennis Kirpensteijn

7. November 2025

Dennis Kirpensteijn ist COO beim ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator, mehrfacher Gründer und Investor. In den letzten 15 Jahren hat er verschiedene Startups mit aufgebaut, zum Exit

Detlef Mangels

29. October 2025

Medical Device Product CEO and Board Member, Leader of small teams up to 6, and 40 team members, Team player, Focus on Market Access Opportunities,

Martin Giese (A)

24. October 2025

Experienced startup investor, coach, and author with a strong focus on B2B sales, go-to-market strategies, and startup financing. Supports founders in building and scaling their