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.

Markus Zipfel

10. July 2025

Als erfahrener Marketingmanager mit langjähriger Erfahrung in verschiedenen Branchen und Kompetenzen in Marketingmanagement, Messeorganisation und Marketingstrategie möchte ich meine Expertise an junge Unternehmen weiter geben

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,

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

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.

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

Martin Giese (A)

8. July 2025

Experienced startup investor, coach, and author with a strong focus on B2B sales, go-to-market strategies, and startup financing. Supports founders in building and scaling their

David Smith

8. July 2025

David is a Corporate and M&A partner specialising in international Venture Capital and M&A transactions in the consumer, industrials and TMT industries. David works closely

Detlef Mangels

8. July 2025

Medical Device Product CEO and Board Member, Leader of small teams up to 6, and 40 team members, Team player, Focus on Market Access Opportunities,