Jean Loui Leppin

Mechanical Engineering @ TUM | sdw Scholar | START Munich | First Momentum

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • Venture Scout at First Momentum Ventures
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    First Momentum started as the first student-run VC in the DACH area and has grown into a first round, deep & industrial tech specialist fund with >50 investments. As a Venture Scout, I identify promising startups and founders and represent First Momentum in my local ecosystem. If you are working on something cool, feel free to get in touch!

  • START Munich (Greater Munich Metropolitan Area)
    • Events Department
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      Co-organizer for the "Road to START Hack", an entrepreneurial Hackathon for 180+ participants.

    • Community Member
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      Being the most prominent entrepreneurial community in Munich, START offers an international network and enables members to access Munich's startup ecosystem. START connects the new generation of entrepreneurs who master future social and technological challenges. Members organize exciting events ranging from workshops to insight sessions with innovative startups, driven founders, and knowledgable investors. START alumni founded successful startups like Freeletics, IDnow, Trade Republic and the conference Bits & Pretzels.

  • Teaching Assistant | Tech Coach at THINK.MAKE.START. by TUM and UnternehmerTUM
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Coached multiple startup teams across Batch #21 & #22 (~110 participants) during an intensive 2-week sprint, guiding them from idea to functional prototypes. Advised on ideation, rapid prototyping strategies, and pragmatic execution to enable fast iteration cycles.

  • Intern I Metallbau at Metall Innung München-Freising-Erding
    Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 · 6 mos

    Acquired a solid foundation in metalworking.

  • Selbstständig at UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace GmbH
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos

    Thanks to various memberships and scholarships, I was able to realize my projects—such as the "Drinking Case"—in the MakerSpace.