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.

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

Peter Mutzenbecher

24. February 2026

Hi, I am Peter, I am 54 years young and have two kids (12 and 16). I come with more than 20 years of leadership

Aleksandar Serdarevic

15. February 2026

Founder, CTO, and Mentor. I scaled Faredirect from a blank page to a successful exit, and these days, I’m helping FLYR dominate the AI-driven travel

Lisa Wiesenfeld

11. February 2026

With 12+ years experience in digital transformation – from global companies to early-stage startups – I help founders and teams grow into confident leaders, build

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.

Florian Schubert

20. January 2026

Many years of experience in the startup space as a coach and mentor. From classic risk assessment and client management to innovation and product development.

Charlotte Altmann

1. December 2025

Mit über 15 Jahren Erfahrung in Marketing, Vertrieb und Führung berate ich B2B-Unternehmen bei der Skalierung und Transformation ihres SaaS-Geschäfts in der DACH-Region. Ich unterstütze

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

Niklas Held

1. December 2025

I have over ten years of experience in executive search and support founders with practical insights in the areas of sales, recruiting, and HR. After

Rolf Giesbert (A)

28. November 2025

Driving innovation, boosting leadership, shaping the strategy. I had the opportunity to experience the big corporate world in Siemens and Nokia, in various roles in