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.

Markus Zipfel

25. March 2026

As a marketing expert with international experience in the automotive, defense, and industrial goods sectors, I offer startups and SMEs tailor-made solutions for their trade

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

Georg Scheller

22. February 2026

NO STORY – NO GLORY. Storytelling verknüpft Fakten mit Emotionen. Denn mit Fakten allein gewinnt man nicht unbedingt die Aufmerksamkeit der Investoren. Und die Kaufentscheidung

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

Pascal Köstner

12. February 2026

I support companies, investors and founders in M&A and venture capital transactions at all stages – from initial structuring and contract drafting to successful execution.

Thomas Höfter

2. February 2026

With 15+ years of experience in growth financing for start- & scaleups, I bring deep expertise in evaluating and supporting innovative business models. I have

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.