Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Experienced entrepreneur and venture builder with broad expertise in startups, venture building and ecosystem development. Currently, I'm building 11 Pioneers, my own personal company builder in the education space. 11 Pioneers' first venture, our AI & Automation Pioneers is profitable and growing - reach out if you are interested in leading one of our future portfolio companies as MD & co-owner. With SouthwestX, the Startup Factory in my home region I helped to establish, I'm investing and working hands-on with high-potential early stage entrepreneurs. We are investing in the earliest stages - even pre-incorporation and act as a true co-founder. Get in touch via Linkedin or [email protected]. Formerly, I co-founded Studybees, an edtech startup providing a smart learning platform and offline exam bootcamps all over Germany. After 7 years, we sold our company to Studocu. After selling Studybees, I joined Campus Founders to support the European edtech ecosystem by building and leading the LearnTech Hub - the innovation hub for the future of learning and work. In 3 years, we grew to 130 Edtech & HR Tech startups and 400+ ecosystem partners from SME to Mittelstand and Dax to Academia and Public Sector. Our focus: supporting startups through access to customers, capital and knowledge and enabling corporate partners through venture clienting, strategic innovation advice and curated high-level events. Before becoming an entrepreneur, I studied International Relations at the University of Heidelberg, Sciences Po Paris and the University of St. Andrews and gained work experience in different NGOs as well as the German Bundestag. With SouthwestX, I am investing in promising startup teams across sectors - with 11 Pioneers, I am launching and investing in non-venture scale companies in the education space. Always interested to get to know ambitious talents and (future) entrepreneurs. Happy to share my learnings and help you on your entrepreneurial path.
Investing in founders, researchers and builders who rethink AI, DeepTech and Green Transformation. We invest up to 100.000€ as the first investor (even pre-incorporation) and work hands-on with entrepreneurial teams as experienced co-founders, having built and scaled startups ourselves. Get in touch if you are working on a new entrepreneurial project!
Building a leading Startup Factory in SouthwestX in my home region - creating and supporting the next generation of founders and building bridges between Germany and France to enable European Sovereignty.