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.

Fabian Eckert

3. August 2026

My expertise lies in guiding companies safely through the complexities of scaling phases while elevating them to the next level, both in terms of content

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,

Frank Sauber

27. July 2026

I have build strategies, teams and the engine always at the intersection of deep tech solutions and real market impact. Sales is result-driven team sport.

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

Daniel Wimmer

24. June 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

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

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