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.

Daniel Moritz

17. April 2026

I’m a co-founder of ingrain in Munich and work as an Interim CFO and Fractional CFO with startups in the seed and growth stage. My …

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 …

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.

Simone Schmatz

2. December 2025

Seit mehreren Jahren bin ich als Rechtsanwältin im Bereich Corporate/M&A/VC tätig. Hier berate ich die Mandanten umfassend in allen anfallenden Fragen. Falls Bedarf für Unterstützung …

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 …