Jan Drechsler

Co-Founder & CMO | Supermaterials | eGraphene // Startup Mentor & Coach

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

About

I am a curious and clear-minded generalist with 15+ years of experience as a commercial & marketing strategist and leader, solving brand, product, growth, and go-to-market challenges. My passion is helping startups, scale-ups, and new ventures create and market (complex) products by embedding a robust market-driven mindset. I powerfully advocate for good strategy, the power of narratives, and a marketing perspective.

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CMO at Sixonia
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Startup Mentor & Speaker at TUM Venture Labs
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Startup Mentor & Speaker at SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Venture Building at Boehringer Ingelheim
    Feb 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

    MVP development for a business platform positioned to increase revenue for farmers. Help to form product strategy, business model, use cases, branding, and user experience.

  • VP of Marketing at Wandelbots
    Sep 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Building the marketing team from 1 to 10 members with experts for brand, PR, social, content, performance, event, operations, go-to-market, and product marketing. Shaping the go-to-market, demand creation, website relaunch, brand design, employer branding and public perception From 0 to 2.5 million € booked ARR (50% marketing sourced) 1.000 MQLs with buying intent/ year Website traffic growth 300% YoY (60% organic & direct) Brand awareness growth 100% YoY Widespread public and industry PR, e.g., TechCrunch, Handelsblatt, FAZ, ARD Follower & subscriber growth of 80% YoY