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

16. October 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

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,

Aaron Gottardi

10. September 2025

Startups need more than a great idea. They need clarity, visibility, and the right connections. That’s where I come in. For over 10 years, I’ve

Hauke Holtkamp

8. September 2025

privacy advocate, developer, certified data protection officer takes care of all things product

Stefan Zitzlsperger

5. September 2025

Co-Founder at Convaise, TUM alumnus, passionate about machine learning, music and sports.

Sami Vaaraniemi

5. September 2025

Sami Vaaraniemi is a software engineer with experience in top-tier software companies such as Nokia, Skype, Microsoft. In his last position at Microsoft, he was

Bob Bereczki

5. September 2025

Bogdan Bereczki is co-founder and CPO of Certivity, serving as well as one of the managing directors. As an aerospace engineer he has worked internationally

Nico Wägerle

5. September 2025

Nico Wägerle is the CEO of Certivity. By training, Nico is a lawyer and worked for several years as Legal Counsel in the areas of

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

Anastasia Lonski

18. July 2025

Ich bin Ana, Gründerin von Salted Minds, systemischer Business Coach (dvct), Wirtschaftspsychologin (M.Sc.), Surferin und leidenschaftliche Gestalterin von Veränderung. Mit Salted Minds begleite ich Menschen