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.

Svenja Lassen

14. July 2025

Svenja Lassen ist Gründerin des Female Investors Network (FIN) und setzt sich damit für mehr Diversität in der Startup-Investment-Szene ein. Dafür initiierte sie 2022 die

Mira Fischer (A)

8. July 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

Aaron Hayos (A)

8. July 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,

Daniel Schmitt-Haverkamp (A)

8. July 2025

Ich bin Unternehmer, Business Angel und Sparringspartner für Startups. Was mich antreibt: gute Ideen groß machen – und Gründer:innen helfen, die typischen Fehler nicht selbst

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

Olaf Jacobi (A)

8. July 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

Rebecca Könitzer (A)

8. July 2025

For 13 years, I’ve been immersed in the dynamic intersection of Strategy and Innovation, partnering with diverse organizations, teams, and leaders to drive meaningful change.

Heiko Müller (A)

8. July 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

Rolf Giesbert (A)

8. July 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