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.

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

Peter Mutzenbecher

21. August 2025

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

Olaf Jacobi (A)

20. August 2025

Managing Partners of Capnamic Ventures. He brings over 25 years of experience as a manager, entrepreneur and investor. Between 2007 and 2015, he was a

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

Christian Haug (A)

8. July 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

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