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.

Olaf Jacobi (A)

15. January 2026

Partners of Basic Ventures. I bring over 25 years of experience as a manager, entrepreneur and investor. As a VC I invested in over 100

Peter Mutzenbecher

15. December 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

Lisa Wiesenfeld

10. December 2025

With 11+ years in digital transformation – from global companies to early-stage startups – I help founders and teams grow into confident leaders, build resilient

Thomas Höfter

4. December 2025

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

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

Michael Meyerhoff

1. December 2025

Michael is a MedTech executive with 20+ years of senior professional experience.

Paul Mayer

1. December 2025

Paul is a software engineer with 10+ years experience in SMEs / MNCs and develops the system architecture.

Julia Moosbauer

1. December 2025

Julia is a mathematician (B.Sc., TUM) and data scientist (M.Sc., LMU).

Franz Pfister

1. December 2025

Franz holds a doctorate in medicine (LMU, Harvard), business administration (MBA, MBS) and data science (M.Sc., LMU), he is regarded as a leading expert at

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