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.

Andreas Mall

11. November 2026

CFO & Co-Founder: Before he co-founded CamperBoys he did his first startup “Almighty Boards” during his business studies.

Anastasia Lonski

11. November 2026

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 …

Alexander Knorr

11. November 2026

Alex is an electrical engineer who worked as a researcher in neuroscience and AI before co-founding cogniBIT.

Aleksandar Serdarevic

11. November 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 …

Aaron Hayos (A)

11. November 2026

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

11. November 2026

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 …

Lisa Wiesenfeld

11. November 2026

With 12+ years experience in digital transformation – from global companies to early-stage startups – I help founders and teams grow into confident leaders, build …

Heiko Müller (A)

11. November 2026

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 …

Syn2core GmbH

2. November 2026

Syn2core builds an AI co-pilot for frontline industrial workers that detects and prevents manual production errors in real time. Our software runs on AI glasses, …

Florian Schaule

13. February 2026

Florian studied Computer Science at TUM and Technology Management at CDTM. He is CTO of Peter Park.