Our Mentors
People who have seen it all. Our mentors help our Startups and us with their experience and guidance.
Ahad Bagheri Senior Consultant
elaboratum GmbH
Heidrun Twesten Founder & Managing Partner
Impacct GmbH
Björn Freihmut Sales Consultant
BF Sales Consulting
Sören Stamer CEO & Co-Founder
CoreMedia AG
Dr. Florian Schneider Senior Associate
CMS Hasche Sigle
Hanno Zulla CEO & Founder
epublica GmbH
Thomas Pabst Partner
Skillnet GmbH
Johannes Sass CEO & Founder
Bluenini GmbH
Tobias Hagenau Co-Founder / CMO
HQLabs GmbH
Kaveh Raji CEO
sleekcommerce UG
Jochen Freese CEO
Ingenico Marketing Solutions GmbH
Sebastian Johnston Founder & GP
La Famiglia
Petra Vorsteher CAO & Co-Founder
Smaato Inc.
János Moldvay Co-Founder & CEO
Adtriba GmbH
Peter Samuelsen CEO
novomind AG
Jeremy Abbett Founder
Jeremy Tai Abbett Creative Evangelist
Olaf Seidel Program Director – Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development
GIZ
Ines von Jagemann Member of the Executive Board – Digital
Tchibo GmbH
Andreas Türck Founder
Buzzbird GmbH
Angela Löw-Krückmann Human Resource Consulting
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Mark Pelka CSO
PIA Performance Interactive Alliance
Dr. John Lange Head of Finance, Marketing & Classifieds Division, MD Axel Springer Digital
Axel Springer SE
Nina Klein Leitung Digital
Gute Leude Fabrik GmbH & Co.KG
Arndt Roller Partner/Geschäftsführer
BCG Ventures
Dr.-Ing. Marc Al-Hames Managing Director
Cliqz GmbH
Oliver Germer Owner
Germer Consulting Team
Kay Oberbeck Director Communications & PR DACH, Nordics & Benelux
Google Inc.
Michael Schweikart Co-Founder
Tomorrow
Kai-Oliver Rittner Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter
PEERSPECTIVE GmbH
Arne Flick CEO
IOT1 Academy
Roman Bach CEO
JamesEdition
Miriam Behbudi Lawyer
LWS Rechtsanwälte Ludwig Wöhren Schewtschenko Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft
Christiane Strasse CEO & Founder
Chem2Market GmbH
Raphael Vaino Partner & Managing Director
Senacor Technologies AG
Kersten A. Riechers Founder
quäntchen + glück
Marc Schachtel Managing Director & CTO
PARSHIP ELITE Group
Philipp Westermeyer Founder
Online Marketing Rockstars
Marc Stilke Co-Founder
blackprint Booster GmbH
Andrea Frahm Owner
Frahm & Partner Communications
Uve Samuels CEO
HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration
Arndt C. Groth President
Smaato
Beate Koch Executive Director New Business
G+J Digital Ventures
Marc Adam Independent consultant, Senior Advisor, chairman and investor
equi5 GmbH
Karsten Elbrecht Vice President Sales
CTS Eventim
Julia von Loessl Geschäftsführerin
Little Foshi – the kids concept
Thomas Preuss Partner
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
Tim Schiffers CEO
PARSHIP ELITE Group
Florian Weigang Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dialogue Tech FMC GmbH
Mirko Kaminski CEO
achtung! GmbH
Jochen Wegner Chefredakteur
ZEIT ONLINE
Georg Konjovic Founder/CEO
EV Angels GmbH
Marion Geray Managing Director
Technical Talents Ltd.
Michael Pletziger CEO
Ubilabs Inc.
Joerg Sievert Member of Investment Committee
GP Bullhound Sidecar III
Philipp Schroeder Founding Partner
Active Venture Partners
Peter F. Schmid CEO
Wer liefert was? GmbH
Ulrike Schäfer Leader Marketing
JobMatchMe GmbH
Michael Trautmann Vorstand
thjnk AG
Philipp Gloeckler Chief Business Intelligence Officer
moovel Group
Iskender Dirik MD/CEO-in-Residence Microsoft Startup Growth Partners / Microsoft Accelerator Berlin
Microsoft
Dr. Rainer Hillebrand Stv. Vorstandsvorsitzender
Otto Group
Dr. Ralph Oliver Graef Managing Partner
GRAEF Rechtsanwälte
Marcus Krekeler Managing Director
dgroup
Gabriele Bergert Managing Director/Partner
BERGERT E-Search & Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
David Fogel Co-Founder & Investor
Accelerated Digital Ventures
Stefan Laskowski Director, Prokurist, Steuerberater
Ebner Stolz
Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer Partner
Taylor Wessing
Antonius Huerkamp Geschäftsführer
Pixelboxx GmbH
Dirk Freise Founder
Shortcut Ventures GmbH
Maren Eckloff-Boehme CEO
Brightpoint Fund Services
Stephan von Rohden Influencer Marketing / Social Media Consultant
Freelance Marketing and Creative Services
Christoph Schuh Partner
Lakestar LP
Bettina Kahlau CEO
Bettina Kahlau Executive Consulting
Birger Veit Managing Director
celldivision
Markus Schneider CFO
20th Century Fox of Germany
Arne Kahlke CEO
LemonSwan
Jan Bringezu Managing Partner
Osthaven GmbH
Nikolas von Haugwitz Vorstandsmitglied
Hawesko Holding AG
Christoph Bauer Managing Director
ePrivacy GmbH
Albrecht Grell Executive Vice President, Digital Solutions and Innovation
DNV GL
Martin Kleppe Head of Development
Ubilabs
Nicholas C. Denissen Vice President Marketplace Business
Amazon
Ulrike Dockhorn Owner
aberratio GmbH
Stephan Uhrenbacher CEO
FLIO
Edgar Rosenberger Owner & Managing Director
RETAIL BRAND SERVICES
Sandra Fisher Innovation & Transformation Services
Salesforce
Erwin Bakker Chief Financial Officer
Dentsu Aegis Network Germany GmbH
Heiko Milde Geschäftsführer
IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH
Sören Kress Gründer & Geschäftsführer
Cannopus Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Eckhard Südmersen Geschäftsführer
Libri GmbH
Thomas Promny Unternehmer
Velvet Ventures GmbH
Pieter Haas CEO
MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group
Dirk Kleine Director
Microsoft
Oliver Gebien Director E-Commerce International
Montblanc International
Dirk Zeiler BizDev/Trainer
Customer.Dating
Hannes Fehr Entrepreneur & consultant
B2B Marketing Angels
Stan Sugarman Senior Vice President
Salesforce
Doreen Brodersen Chief Operating Officer
ANGEL Last Mile GmbH
Dominik Fassl Partner und CFO
Jung von Matt AG
Daniel Neuhaus CEO & Founder
Seaside Ventures GmbH
Sven-Olof Koopmann Partner
PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH
Evelyn Diemann Brand Strategist, Start-up Advisor & Owner
KoopLoft – The Inspiration Room
Martin Ostermayer Founder & Managing Partner
Shortcut Ventures GmbH
Jan Webering CEO & MD
Sevenval GmbH
Jan Honsel Managing Director
upljft GmbH
Matthias Schrader CEO
SinnerSchrader
Burkhard Leimbrock Commercial Director Europe
Twitch
Sandra Urban Project Lead
Lendico
Tibor Tscheke President & CEO
Ovitas, Inc. & CSO ScienceOpen
Jan Bechler Founder & Managing Director
Finc3 GmbH
Paul Krion Unit Manager Engineering
Amadeus IT Group
Rene Sulski Geschäftsführer
Sales Automation Labs
Roger Hillen-Pasedag Director Strategy, Innovation & CR
Hermes Germany GmbH
Till Dietrich Industry Manager
Martin Jung Director – Department Innovation and Business Development
IFB – Hamburgische Investitions- und Förderbank
Sebastian Borek CEO & Co-Founder
Founders Foundation gGmbH
Taner Kizilok Senior Product Manager & Lean Startup Coach
Freelance
Felix Rademacher Gründer & Geschäftsführer
coliquio GmbH
Sumeet Gulati Managing Partner
GENUI Partners
Petra von Strombeck Vorstandsvorsitzende
Lotto24 AG
Kristina Reymann Change & Transformationsmanager
Hamburger Sparkasse
Timm Kehler CEO
Zukunft ERDGAS GmbH
Lars Neumann Leiter Vorstandsprojekte / Geschäftsentwicklung
HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
Oliver Poppelbaum Bereichsleiter Sales & CRM
HSV Fussball AG
Susanne Mauermann Managing Partner
M-Powr Team GmbH
Daniel Raschke Managing Director
picalike GmbH
Ulrich Hegge Advisor / Investor / Board Member
AppNexus
Stefan Richter Owner
freiheit.com technologies gmbh
Petra Buchholz Geschäftsführung
Sciencetechs
Robert Stein Managing Partner
Arcana Capital
Sebastian Alexander Maciejewski Investment Director
VIA equity
Dr. Felix Menden Interim CIO
Lotto24 AG
Michael Weinreich CEO & President
Transcom
Susanne Fittkau Geschäftsführerin
Fittkau & Maaß Consulting GmbH
Sven Rittau CEO
K5
Dr. Willms Buhse CEO
doubleYUU
Lars Lehne CEO
SYZYGY AG
Roman Kocholl Managing Director
celldivision
Timo Salzsieder Chief Solution Officer/CIO
METRO AG
Torralf Köhler Head of Marketing & Sales
hamburg.de
Dr. Sarah Müller Geschäftsführerin
kununu GmbH
Arno Rinker CEO
Byteyard GmbH
Roberto Echeverría Botero Business Unit Manager
Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG
Michael Absolon Vice President Digital Agency & Loyalty
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions
Philipp Kraft Founder
SUPR (aquired by wirecard)
Axel Kuhlmann Freelancer
akcc
Klaus Ahrens Founder
buzzbird
Luca Brighenti Entrepreneur | Advisory Board Member | Country Manager
Zalando Marketing Services
Susanne Bujack Senior Account Executive
SAP Deutschland AG &
Oliver Koch Founder
TeraVolt GmbH
Dr. Stefan Wess CEO
Empolis Information Management GmbH
Eike Dehning Consultant
dhng consulting
Paul Jozefak CEO
Receeve
Werner Penk President Technology
Korn Ferry
Philip Dipner Managing Director
Content Fleet GmbH
Dirk Weipert CFO
Facelift brand building technologies GmbH
Peter Figge Partner & Vorstand
Jung von Matt AG
Jens Schumann
Tipp24
Klaus Schmidt CEO
MAGIX Software GmbH
Mirco Lange
Edeka
Dr. Andreas Seifert CEO
fabfab GmbH
Peer Dahlheimer Geschäftsführer
Hugendubel Digital GmbH & Co. KG
Marlis Jahnke Owner
Inpromo – Agentur für Online-Promotion und -Marketing
Sven Visscher CTO
Immowelt
Mirko Bass Business Development Manager EMEAR
Cisco Systems
Dirk Bramscheidt Founder & Managing Director
Brantalist – Digital Business Consulting
Jens Wasel CEO
KW-Commerce GmbH
Peter Kabel Founding Partner
AECAL Asian E-Commerce Alliance
Corinna Drube Director
LSP Digital GmbH & Co. KG
Nico Lumma COO
Next Media Accelerator
Dr. Lars Finger Partner
Deloitte Digital
Torsten Ahlers Managing Director
Otto Group Media GmbH
Dr. Judith Gentz Founder
aboutvalue
Andreas Schwabe Director
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Ulf Heyden Director New Business
BurdaForward GmbH
Aljoscha Kaplan Founder & MD
Raffay Media Ventures GmbH
Inga Wellmann Head of Department Arts & Creative Industries
Ministry of Culture, Hamburg
Moritz Hagenmüller Managing Director
Accenture
Raimund Bau CEO
So1 GmbH
Volker Martens Vorstand
Faktor 3 AG
Thies Rixen Leiter Cloud & IT-Outsourcing
QSC AG
Matthias Schmidt-Pfitzner Partner
McKinsey & Company
Arnd Benninghoff CEO
MTGx
Ingo Heinrich Co-Founder & CEO
stylefruits GmbH
Meinolf Ellers Managing Partner
next media accelerator
Hubertus Bitting Executive Director/Chief Research Officer
Statista Global
Helmar Hipp Managing Director
Cyberport
Tim von Törne Geschäftsführer
Man & Stone Capital
Andrea Wasmuth Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung
planet c GmbH- Corporate Content
Ulrich Kramer Managing Director
Pilot Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG
Andreas Voswinckel CEO
LIMAL GmbH
Martin Brücher Co-Founder
Fashion Cloud
Andreas Fuhlisch Geschäftsführer/ Partner
Mediaplus Media 3 GmbH & Co. KG
Matthias Brix Investment Manager
Neuhaus Partners GmbH
Sigmar Werz Corporate Director Global eCommerce
Beiersdorf AG
Gerd Kamp Chief Technology Scout
dpa-group
Jörg Überla Senior Advisor
Gruner + Jahr GmbH
Oliver Wolde CSO
Ströer Digital Group
Olaf Rotax Managing Partner & Founder
dgroup
Jens Redmer Principal, New Business Development
Google Inc.
Remco Westermann Vorstandsvorsitzender
gamigo AG
Philipp Hasenbein Managing Director
Lagardère Sports GmbH
Dr. Silvia Danne Consultant / Speaker / Author / CEO
Dr. Danne Medien & Marketing GmbH
Alice Blezinger Consultant
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Johann Butting VP, EMEA Sales
Slack
Julia Rowedder Manager Purchasing & Contracts
Lufthansa Technik
Sebastian Chill Founder & CEO
Appigo GmbH
Ben Regensburger MD
SevenOne Media GmbH
Björn Woge CEO
Woge Beteiligungs- & Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
Nathalie Bruls Principal
KKR
Wolfgang Schuster Senior Business Development Manager
Amazon Deutschland Services GmbH